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Analysis: David Lammy Sounds Increasingly Stupid for Refusing to Say ‘Genocide’

Rivkah Brown

The backlash against the home secretary's remarks shows how widely accepted it has become that Israel is committing a genocide in Gaza, writes Rivkah Brown.

Review: Asif Kapadia Doesn’t Know What He’s Trying to Say

Juliet Jacques

The director's new film 2073 gestures at social ills but struggles to name culprits, let alone solutions. The result is to induce despair rather than prompt action, writes Juliet Jacques.

Opinion: Rachel Reeves Has a Miracle Cure for Britain: ‘Growth’

James Meadway

Two percentage points of economic growth would mean an extra £24bn in taxes - but Britain’s public services need an extra £142bn a year just to restore 2000s standards. Put this way, the chancellor's fixation on growth appears delusional, writes James Meadway.

Keir Starmer and King Charles visit Samoa, October 2024. Chris Jackson/Reuters

Opinion: No, Keir Starmer – Reparations Aren’t Just About the Past

Ash Sarkar

You don’t have to agree that Britain is the villain of the world to think we have a responsibility to pay for climate adaptations in poorer countries, writes Ash Sarkar.

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Report: Science Museum Grasses on Workers Protesting Tommy Robinson

Simon Childs

The museum praised a demonstration against Tommy Robinson – then wrote to the police about striking staff joining in.

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Long Read: Jas Athwal Claims He Was Cleared of Sexual Assault. Was He?

Rivkah Brown

The newly elected Labour MP gained instant notoriety as the biggest landlord in the Commons. Less known is that in 2019 he was accused of serious sexual assault. Athwal claims that he was cleared by the party. The truth wasn’t so clear-cut, Novara Media can reveal.

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Long Read: US Politics Has Reached a Dead End

Luke Savage

After a brief flirtation with change, writes Luke Savage, America’s presidential race has reverted to type: sclerotic, exhausted and grossly unpopular.

Opinion: Where Is the UK’s Green Jobs Revolution?

Ewan Gibbs

For all the talk of the government’s ambitious plans to decarbonise the UK’s energy sector, as it stands, things feel like they’re stuttering to a halt, writes Ewan Gibbs.

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Long Read: Discontent Deepens Among Guardian Staff Over Palestine ‘Double Standard’

Rivkah Brown

Staff say the paper’s decision to permit Howard Jacobson’s controversial piece while censoring a leading Palestinian author is driven in part by a fear of antisemitism allegations. Rivkah Brown reports.

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Opinion: I Went to Gaza. What I Saw Was a Holocaust

susan abulhawa

‘Israel is committing the holocaust of our time,’ writes Palestinian author susan abulhawa, ‘and it is doing it in full view of a seemingly indifferent world.’

Opinion: Yahya Sinwar’s Death Will Expose the West’s Lies

Rivkah Brown

In its accidental killing of the Hamas leader, Israel has achieved what it set out to after 7 October, writes Rivkah Brown. What excuse will Biden and his crew come up with for Netanyahu now?

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Red Flags: How the Fuck Am I Supposed to Menstruate Under Capitalism?

Sophie K Rosa

In some times and some cultures, menstruating people have been hidden away, writes Sophie K Rosa. In the UK, we are expected to hide in plain sight, pretending to be something we are not: pain-free, sane, happy, energised.

Palestinian children gather to receive food from a charity kitchen in southern Gaza, October 2024. Mohammed Salem/Reuters

Opinion: Are Palestinians Invisible?

Adina Jamal

If Palestinians were truly seen as human beings to those in power, we wouldn’t have seen more than a day of bloodshed in the name of ‘self defence’, writes Adina Jamal.

Analysis: How the Media Covered the Al-Aqsa Hospital Fire (Or Didn’t)

Sebastian Shehadi

As images of people being burned alive in their beds spread via social media on Sunday night, legacy outlets strained to look away. Sebastian Shehadi reports.

Obituary: Alex Salmond, A Predator Who Changed Scottish Politics Forever

Adam Ramsay

With the death of Scotland’s former first minister, the need for a new independence movement is clearer than ever, writes Adam Ramsay.

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Feature: Latin America Is Leading the Charge Against Ultra-Processed Food

Aron Penczu

Brazil, Chile and Colombia are among those cracking down on fake foods, whose incursion into the global south has triggered memories of colonialism. Aron Penczu reports.

Report: Israel Detained a US Journalist for 4 Days. Why Was the World Silent?

Rivkah Brown

Jeremy Loffredo was detained for allegedly publishing sensitive military information. The US state department said nothing for two days. Rivkah Brown reports.

Lord Walney arrives at the ADS Group annual dinner in January. Mark Kerrison / Alamy Stock Photo

Report: Lord Walney Keeps His Job – For Now

Simon Childs

This week it looked like the government’s anti-protest advisor John Woodcock AKA Lord Walney had lost his job. Then it didn’t. Now he’s ‘under review’. What the hell is going on, asks Simon Childs.

Analysis: David Lammy Sounds Increasingly Stupid for Refusing to Say ‘Genocide’

Rivkah Brown

Opinion: Rachel Reeves Has a Miracle Cure for Britain: ‘Growth’

James Meadway

Opinion: No, Keir Starmer – Reparations Aren’t Just About the Past

Ash Sarkar

Report: Science Museum Grasses on Workers Protesting Tommy Robinson

Simon Childs

Long Read: Jas Athwal Claims He Was Cleared of Sexual Assault. Was He?

Rivkah Brown

Long Read: US Politics Has Reached a Dead End

Luke Savage

Opinion: Where Is the UK’s Green Jobs Revolution?

Ewan Gibbs

Long Read: Discontent Deepens Among Guardian Staff Over Palestine ‘Double Standard’

Rivkah Brown

Opinion: I Went to Gaza. What I Saw Was a Holocaust

susan abulhawa

Opinion: Yahya Sinwar’s Death Will Expose the West’s Lies

Rivkah Brown

Opinion: Are Palestinians Invisible?

Adina Jamal

Analysis: How the Media Covered the Al-Aqsa Hospital Fire (Or Didn’t)

Sebastian Shehadi

Obituary: Alex Salmond, A Predator Who Changed Scottish Politics Forever

Adam Ramsay

Feature: Latin America Is Leading the Charge Against Ultra-Processed Food

Aron Penczu

Report: Israel Detained a US Journalist for 4 Days. Why Was the World Silent?

Rivkah Brown

Report: Lord Walney Keeps His Job – For Now

Simon Childs

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Analysis: David Lammy Sounds Increasingly Stupid for Refusing to Say ‘Genocide’

Rivkah Brown

Review: Asif Kapadia Doesn’t Know What He’s Trying to Say

Juliet Jacques

Opinion: Rachel Reeves Has a Miracle Cure for Britain: ‘Growth’

James Meadway

Opinion: No, Keir Starmer – Reparations Aren’t Just About the Past

Ash Sarkar

Report: Science Museum Grasses on Workers Protesting Tommy Robinson

Simon Childs

Long Read: Jas Athwal Claims He Was Cleared of Sexual Assault. Was He?

Rivkah Brown

Long Read: US Politics Has Reached a Dead End

Luke Savage

Opinion: Where Is the UK’s Green Jobs Revolution?

Ewan Gibbs

Long Read: Discontent Deepens Among Guardian Staff Over Palestine ‘Double Standard’

Rivkah Brown

Opinion: I Went to Gaza. What I Saw Was a Holocaust

susan abulhawa

Opinion: Yahya Sinwar’s Death Will Expose the West’s Lies

Rivkah Brown

Red Flags: How the Fuck Am I Supposed to Menstruate Under Capitalism?

Sophie K Rosa

Opinion: Are Palestinians Invisible?

Adina Jamal

Analysis: How the Media Covered the Al-Aqsa Hospital Fire (Or Didn’t)

Sebastian Shehadi

Obituary: Alex Salmond, A Predator Who Changed Scottish Politics Forever

Adam Ramsay

Feature: Latin America Is Leading the Charge Against Ultra-Processed Food

Aron Penczu

Report: Israel Detained a US Journalist for 4 Days. Why Was the World Silent?

Rivkah Brown

Report: Lord Walney Keeps His Job – For Now

Simon Childs

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