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Trump’s assault on the Smithsonian: ‘The goal is to reframe the entire culture of the US’
Trump’s assault on the Smithsonian: ‘The goal is to reframe the entire culture of the US’
The long read: The president has vowed to kill off ‘woke’ in his second term in office, and the venerable cultural institution a few blocks from the White House is in his sights
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:46 AM
Trump’s assault on the Smithsonian: ‘The goal is to reframe the entire culture of the US’
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Frank Dunlop was a theatrical visionary and the Young Vic is his enduring legacy | Michael Billington
Frank Dunlop was a theatrical visionary and the Young Vic is his enduring legacy | Michael Billington
The director, who has died aged 98, permanently changed the landscape of British theatre by creating the Young Vic – and it reflected his own energetic and ever innovative nature
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:14 AM
Frank Dunlop was a theatrical visionary and the Young Vic is his enduring legacy | Michael Billington
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‘The sight of it is still shocking’: 46 photos that tell the story of the century so far
‘The sight of it is still shocking’: 46 photos that tell the story of the century so far
Did the 21st century begin on 1 January 2000? Or was it that blue sky day in September 2001 when the planes hit the twin towers? These images from the last 25 years chronicle modern history in the making
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 6:43 AM
‘The sight of it is still shocking’: 46 photos that tell the story of the century so far
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you'd think that the fact the president of the united states is completely fucking insane would be a bigger news story
December 10, 2025 at 3:35 PM
you'd think that the fact the president of the united states is completely fucking insane would be a bigger news story
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What will be the cost of Keir Starmer’s new medicines deal with Donald Trump? British lives | Aditya Chakrabortty
What will be the cost of Keir Starmer’s new medicines deal with Donald Trump? British lives | Aditya Chakrabortty
More than £3bn that could have been used for UK patients will go to big pharma for its branded products, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:26 AM
What will be the cost of Keir Starmer’s new medicines deal with Donald Trump? British lives | Aditya Chakrabortty
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All of the suspected drug boat killings are murders | Kenneth Roth
All of the suspected drug boat killings are murders | Kenneth Roth
There is no rule of law if the president can deem anyone an enemy combatant and order them summarily shot
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December 10, 2025 at 3:54 PM
All of the suspected drug boat killings are murders | Kenneth Roth
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Does Pete Hegseth even believe that war crimes exist? | Sidney Blumenthal
Does Pete Hegseth even believe that war crimes exist? | Sidney Blumenthal
The US defense secretary’s belief that the military should not be held to account has been a defining factor in his career
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December 8, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Does Pete Hegseth even believe that war crimes exist? | Sidney Blumenthal
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My guide to populist-proofing your democracy – before it’s too late | Timothy Garton Ash
My guide to populist-proofing your democracy – before it’s too late | Timothy Garton Ash
From public service broadcasting to an independent judiciary, these are the things that we must fight to keep, says Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:56 AM
My guide to populist-proofing your democracy – before it’s too late | Timothy Garton Ash
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It’s another Labour reboot challenge: how many adults do they need ‘in the room’ before they start telling the truth? | Marina Hyde
It’s another Labour reboot challenge: how many adults do they need ‘in the room’ before they start telling the truth? | Marina Hyde
The PM has brought in Darren Jones, whose superpower is ‘relentless delivery’. If that won’t save the world, what will? asks Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
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September 2, 2025 at 1:23 PM
It’s another Labour reboot challenge: how many adults do they need ‘in the room’ before they start telling the truth? | Marina Hyde
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I have seen the extent of child poverty in the UK and I say this: the two-child benefit cap must go | Stephen Cottrell
I have seen the extent of child poverty in the UK and I say this: the two-child benefit cap must go | Stephen Cottrell
A recent visit to Middlesbrough brought home the depth of deprivation and the urgency of taking action now, says Stephen Cottrell, the archbishop of York
www.theguardian.com
September 1, 2025 at 10:41 AM
I have seen the extent of child poverty in the UK and I say this: the two-child benefit cap must go | Stephen Cottrell
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From the streets of Baghdad, I saw a clear line to the bloodshed in Gaza | Owen Jones
From the streets of Baghdad, I saw a clear line to the bloodshed in Gaza | Owen Jones
The west faced no reckoning for the death and destruction it wreaked in Iraq. That made the war crimes we’re now witnessing inevitable, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
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August 26, 2025 at 9:34 AM
From the streets of Baghdad, I saw a clear line to the bloodshed in Gaza | Owen Jones
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We criminalise the political stunt at our peril. It is a crucial art form that is impossible to ignore | Mark Borkowski
We criminalise the political stunt at our peril. It is a crucial art form that is impossible to ignore | Mark Borkowski
At the same time as we applaud the suffragettes and the likes of Peter Tatchell, Britain is losing the right to protest, says Mark Borkowski, a crisis PR consultant
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August 20, 2025 at 7:39 AM
We criminalise the political stunt at our peril. It is a crucial art form that is impossible to ignore | Mark Borkowski
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There is no ‘Trump Doctrine’ in foreign policy. Just chaos | Sidney Blumenthal
There is no ‘Trump Doctrine’ in foreign policy. Just chaos | Sidney Blumenthal
The recent summit meeting in Alaska between Trump and Putin was nothing short of a theater of the absurd
www.theguardian.com
August 19, 2025 at 5:17 PM
There is no ‘Trump Doctrine’ in foreign policy. Just chaos | Sidney Blumenthal
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I spent decades at Columbia. I’m withdrawing my fall course due to its deal with Trump | Rashid Khalidi
I spent decades at Columbia. I’m withdrawing my fall course due to its deal with Trump | Rashid Khalidi
The university’s draconian policies and new definition of antisemitism make much teaching impossible
www.theguardian.com
August 1, 2025 at 11:15 AM
I spent decades at Columbia. I’m withdrawing my fall course due to its deal with Trump | Rashid Khalidi
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Give the public what they want!
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
July 2, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Give the public what they want!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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This is a really important story: on the danger of believing your own conspiracy theories. Iran did. Is the US next?
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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What America Can Learn From Iran’s Failure
The regime’s predicament shows what happens when conspiracies, rather than reality, shape decision making.
www.theatlantic.com
June 26, 2025 at 6:33 AM
This is a really important story: on the danger of believing your own conspiracy theories. Iran did. Is the US next?
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
I just signed the petition to to demand the Government tax the super rich to rebuild our NHS, schools, and other public services. Will you sign too? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...
Tax the super rich to stop cuts to public services
Across the UK, living standards are falling and millions live in poverty, while the cost of living crisis has made affording the basics difficult. Public services we all rely on - our hospitals, schoo...
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May 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I just signed the petition to to demand the Government tax the super rich to rebuild our NHS, schools, and other public services. Will you sign too? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...
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Thank God for immigrants open.substack.com/pub/iandunt/...
Thank God for immigrants
This week, of all weeks: Thank God they came here and chose to make it their home.
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May 16, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Thank God for immigrants open.substack.com/pub/iandunt/...
🚨🌱 The Chancellor is reviewing all public spending from scratch. Please join me in signing the @campaignforthearts.org petition to remind the UK Govt: the arts make our lives happier & our communities stronger. Now is the moment to invest in them. www.campaignforthearts.org/petitions/sp...
Petition: Make the arts part of UK National Renewal | Campaign for the Arts
The Chancellor is reviewing all public spending from scratch. The arts make our lives happier and our communities stronger. Now is the moment to invest in them.
www.campaignforthearts.org
May 12, 2025 at 9:39 AM
🚨🌱 The Chancellor is reviewing all public spending from scratch. Please join me in signing the @campaignforthearts.org petition to remind the UK Govt: the arts make our lives happier & our communities stronger. Now is the moment to invest in them. www.campaignforthearts.org/petitions/sp...
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Should benefit claimants risk having their bank accounts spied upon and driving licences revoked? I don’t think so | Neil Duncan-Jordan
Should benefit claimants risk having their bank accounts spied upon and driving licences revoked? I don’t think so | Neil Duncan-Jordan
MPs like me are horrified by proposals to treat vulnerable people as suspects simply because they need state support, says Neil Duncan-Jordan, the Labour MP for Poole
www.theguardian.com
April 26, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Should benefit claimants risk having their bank accounts spied upon and driving licences revoked? I don’t think so | Neil Duncan-Jordan
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Extra exam time: why do so many schoolkids suddenly need it?
Extra exam time: why do so many schoolkids suddenly need it?
Every year, more pupils are granted special ‘access arrangements’ to give them a fairer chance in GCSEs, A-levels and other exams. But with more than 600,000 arrangements in England alone, can the schools keep up? And are some students gaming the system?
www.theguardian.com
April 24, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Extra exam time: why do so many schoolkids suddenly need it?
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Trump has found in El Salvador a model for the repressive state he wants to build – and he’s just getting started | Jordana Timerman
Trump has found in El Salvador a model for the repressive state he wants to build – and he’s just getting started | Jordana Timerman
Nayib Bukele has shown how brutal control can be sustained not just through force, but by raising the cost of speaking out, says journalist Jordana Timerman
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April 19, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Trump has found in El Salvador a model for the repressive state he wants to build – and he’s just getting started | Jordana Timerman
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Being Putin’s stooge won’t win Trump a peace prize. The Order of Lenin, though, is in the bag | Simon Tisdall
Being Putin’s stooge won’t win Trump a peace prize. The Order of Lenin, though, is in the bag | Simon Tisdall
The strange warmth between the leaders has sent a chill globally at the prospect of a troika of authoritarian states
www.theguardian.com
March 8, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Being Putin’s stooge won’t win Trump a peace prize. The Order of Lenin, though, is in the bag | Simon Tisdall
He's behind you!
February 25, 2025 at 10:45 AM
He's behind you!
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Superb, by Brendan Loper in the New Yorker. Simply superb. ~AA
February 14, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Superb, by Brendan Loper in the New Yorker. Simply superb. ~AA