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How Do We Reclaim the Northern Soul?

Craig Gent

Northern England was deliberately torn apart within living memory. Putting it back together will demand a total overhaul of the British constitution, writes our North of England Editor Craig Gent.

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How the Guardian’s Editor-in-Chief Caved to Pro-Israel Pressure

Rivkah Brown

Having started her career as an unflinchingly pro-Palestine author-activist, Guardian editor Katharine Viner has since risen to one of the most powerful positions in media. The ascent has changed her, colleagues say. Rivkah Brown reports.

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The Chief Rabbi Has Always Been a Servant of Empire

Joseph Finlay

Ephraim Mirvis’s comments about Israel have shocked many who think of the chief rabbi as an apolitical office. That’s never been the case, writes Joseph Finlay.

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Palestinian Satirical Cinema Has the Last Laugh

Juliet Jacques

The works of Elia Suleiman and David Osit capture the numbness produced by decades of occupation and in so doing offer an antidote to it, writes Juliet Jacques.

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Aged 82, Patricio Guzmán Is Still Making Revolutionary Cinema

Juliet Jacques

The exiled Chilean documentary-maker has been capturing successive waves of revolution and rebellion in his home country for over four decades, writes Juliet Jacques – and contributing to them through art.

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How Centrist ‘Frenemies’ Podcasts Turned Politics Into a Parlour Game

Juliet Jacques

From Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart to Ed Balls and George Osborne, political 'frenemies' are having a moment. It’s all part of a centrist attempt to turn politics into a dinner table argument rather than a matter of life and death, writes Juliet Jacques.

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The Weird Story of the Climate Hoaxers Who Planted Fake ‘Top Secret’ Government Documents Around London

Ash Sarkar

Novara Media tracked down the middle-aged advertising creative behind an elaborate hoax to trick journalists into reporting on fake documents which suggested Rishi Sunak's national security advisor was sounding the alarm on climate change.

The Four Neat Tricks Corporations Used to Take Over the World

Claire Provost & Matt Kennard

As the old empires have crumbled, corporations have staged a silent coup against democracy - reaching every corner of the globe.

Effective Altruism Is Infiltrating UK Politics and It’s Time We Woke Up

Matteo Tiratelli

Founded in Oxford in the early 2010s, the movement has since earned a fanbase of American billionaires who are now pumping money into British politics, Labour in particular, writes Matteo Tiratelli.

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How to Make a Home in a Housing Crisis

Sophie K Rosa

It can be hard for alternative ways of living to endure when they defy the brutal, capitalist logic of private property, writes Sophie K Rosa in her new book Radical Intimacy. But everywhere - and even as conditions worsen - people are homemaking out of the rubble.

Mental Healthcare Often Isn’t Care at All

Micha Frazer-Carroll

Carceral approaches to mental healthcare are on the rise in Britain. This should worry us all, argues Micha Frazer-Carroll.

‘Levelling Up’ is Encouraging Gulf States to Buy Northern Football Clubs

Ali Reda & Philip Proudfoot

The Tories have welcomed oil sheikdoms buying up football clubs in England’s cash-strapped post-industrial north as part of their ‘levelling up’ agenda. Philip Proudfoot and Ali Reda explain.

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The Missing Guests at COP27? Drug Barons

Clemmie James

As long as organised crime controls the world’s carbon sinks, forums like COP27 have the wrong people in the room, writes Clemmie James.

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The Tory Crisis Didn’t Start With Liz Truss and It Won’t End With Her

Jonas Marvin

Dominic Cummings warned a Truss premiership would be a ‘guaranteed fiasco’. But if the disaster lettuce has gone, the political decay that created her has not, writes Jonas Marvin.

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Generation Left Rejected History. Does It Have a Future?

Michael Chessum

From Occupy Wall Street to Millbank, the generation that awoke in 2010 rejected left history, writes Michael Chessum. Is this why it's struggled to form a coherent political tradition?

Feature: The Green Revolution Could Make Cornwall a Mining Capital Again. Who Stands to Benefit?

Lucie Akerman

Lithium mining is set to spark a gold rush in Cornwall. But with past experience of extractive industries, residents hope community organisation will chart a different future, reports Lucie Akerman.

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The Next World War Could Be Over the Arctic

James Meadway

The Arctic Council is collapsing over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, writes James Meadway, setting the stage for a geopolitical conflict of epic proportions.

The Wages for Housework Campaign Is As Relevant As Ever

Sophie K Rosa

It may have started in the 1970s, but the 'wages for housework' campaign is just as relevant today. Sophie K Rosa speaks with some of its organisers about its lasting impact and why today's feminist movement should be taking notes.

How Do We Reclaim the Northern Soul?

Craig Gent

How the Guardian’s Editor-in-Chief Caved to Pro-Israel Pressure

Rivkah Brown

The Chief Rabbi Has Always Been a Servant of Empire

Joseph Finlay

Palestinian Satirical Cinema Has the Last Laugh

Juliet Jacques

How Centrist ‘Frenemies’ Podcasts Turned Politics Into a Parlour Game

Juliet Jacques

The Weird Story of the Climate Hoaxers Who Planted Fake ‘Top Secret’ Government Documents Around London

Ash Sarkar

How to Make a Home in a Housing Crisis

Sophie K Rosa

Mental Healthcare Often Isn’t Care at All

Micha Frazer-Carroll

‘Levelling Up’ is Encouraging Gulf States to Buy Northern Football Clubs

Ali Reda & Philip Proudfoot

The Missing Guests at COP27? Drug Barons

Clemmie James

The Tory Crisis Didn’t Start With Liz Truss and It Won’t End With Her

Jonas Marvin

Feature: The Green Revolution Could Make Cornwall a Mining Capital Again. Who Stands to Benefit?

Lucie Akerman

The Next World War Could Be Over the Arctic

James Meadway

The Wages for Housework Campaign Is As Relevant As Ever

Sophie K Rosa

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Long Read

How Do We Reclaim the Northern Soul?

Craig Gent

How the Guardian’s Editor-in-Chief Caved to Pro-Israel Pressure

Rivkah Brown

The Chief Rabbi Has Always Been a Servant of Empire

Joseph Finlay

Palestinian Satirical Cinema Has the Last Laugh

Juliet Jacques

Aged 82, Patricio Guzmán Is Still Making Revolutionary Cinema

Juliet Jacques

How Centrist ‘Frenemies’ Podcasts Turned Politics Into a Parlour Game

Juliet Jacques

The Weird Story of the Climate Hoaxers Who Planted Fake ‘Top Secret’ Government Documents Around London

Ash Sarkar

The Four Neat Tricks Corporations Used to Take Over the World

Claire Provost & Matt Kennard

Effective Altruism Is Infiltrating UK Politics and It’s Time We Woke Up

Matteo Tiratelli

How to Make a Home in a Housing Crisis

Sophie K Rosa

Mental Healthcare Often Isn’t Care at All

Micha Frazer-Carroll

‘Levelling Up’ is Encouraging Gulf States to Buy Northern Football Clubs

Ali Reda & Philip Proudfoot

The Missing Guests at COP27? Drug Barons

Clemmie James

The Tory Crisis Didn’t Start With Liz Truss and It Won’t End With Her

Jonas Marvin

Generation Left Rejected History. Does It Have a Future?

Michael Chessum

Feature: The Green Revolution Could Make Cornwall a Mining Capital Again. Who Stands to Benefit?

Lucie Akerman

The Next World War Could Be Over the Arctic

James Meadway

The Wages for Housework Campaign Is As Relevant As Ever

Sophie K Rosa

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