menu_open

The Guardian

We use cookies to provide some features and experiences in QOSHE

More information  .  Close

At last, the chance to legalise assisted dying in the UK – and end the untold, unnecessary anguish

Every Labour government forges ahead with life-changing liberal reforms, and this one will be no exception. Expect the right to die to be one of...

yesterday 40

The Guardian

Polly Toynbee

Nine journalists do their block over Scott Cam’s Paris Olympics appearance amid strike

The presence of the Nine TV personality Scott Cam in Paris to promote The Block was the final provocation for print journalists contemplating...

yesterday 20

The Guardian

Amanda Meade

The Guardian view on Strictly Come Dancing: a serious stumble but hopefully not a fall

The new political dawn, when the BBC might have hoped for at least a brief period of tranquillity, came to an abrupt end with the double whammy of...

yesterday 7

The Guardian

Editorial

Kamala Harris still needs to define herself – but she is the ultimate anti-Trump candidate

A week has always been a long time in politics, but this might have been the longest week in Kamala Harris’s life. While Joe Biden is still...

yesterday 3

The Guardian

Arwa Mahdawi

The media is already failing in its duty to fairly cover Kamala Harris

It’s going to be ugly, that much is already clear. In the few days since Kamala Harris began her 2024 campaign for president, the media has shown...

yesterday 70

The Guardian

Margaret Sullivan

Israelis want Netanyahu to resign. Why did Congress invite him to speak?

To put it bluntly - Benjamin Netanyahu is the enemy of the Israeli people, the Palestinian people, and of every person on this earth who values...

yesterday 30

The Guardian

Tamar Glezerman

Eric Liddell won gold at the 1924 Paris Olympics. His was a life of inspiration to draw upon

As I arrange my timetable for the next two weeks to allow plenty of space to cheer on our Olympians in Paris I feel a strong sense of nostalgia. It...

yesterday 2

The Guardian

Tim Costello

Martin Rowson on the black hole in Britain’s public finances – cartoon

yesterday 2

The Guardian

Karen Middleton Political Editor

Anthony Albanese, stick and carrot at the ready, prepares for delicate cabinet reshuffle

There are reshuffles and there are reshuffles. The first kind of ministerial redesign occurs after an election. In that situation, the frontbench...

yesterday 3

The Guardian

Karen Middleton

Why is violence against women only getting worse? The answer doesn’t lie with Andrew Tate

Natalie Fleet was only 15 when she got pregnant by an older man. At the time, she says she didn’t really know how to describe what was happening;...

yesterday 60

The Guardian

Gaby Hinsliff

Sonya Massey, killed by police after asking for their help, deserved better

The police killing of Sonya Massey, the 36-year-old Black woman who was shot in the face by a white sheriff’s deputy in her own home after she...

yesterday 50

The Guardian

Tayo Bero

Donald Trump is a misogynistic, billionaire felon. Here’s why Americans can’t stop voting for him

There is no such thing as a universal leader. Leaders always represent a specific social group: a political party, a religion or a social movement....

yesterday 100

The Guardian

Stephen Reicher

How will we solve the world’s water wars? An ancient Spanish court offers one answer

Every Thursday at noon, outside the west door of Valencia’s cathedral, nine black-cloaked figures – one wearing a banded cap and with a...

yesterday 100

The Guardian

Roman Krznaric

Long-winded, fruitless public inquiries just pile more misery on victims. It doesn’t have to be this way

Could you name the 18 public inquiries currently open in the UK? I will start you off: the deadly fire at Grenfell Tower; the overreach of...

yesterday 40

The Guardian

Samira Shackle

Conservatives’ racist and sexist attacks on Kamala Harris show exactly who they are

Like a warm compress drawing pus from a wound, the Democratic presidential candidacy of Kamala Harris immediately brought out the misogyny and...

yesterday 200

The Guardian

Judith Levine

I’ve been thinking about life after death – and I want to come back as Keanu Reeves

Keanu Reeves says that, at 59, he’s thinking about death all the time. We’ve a lot in common, Keanu and I. I’m 57 and I, too, think about death...

previous day 10

The Guardian

Adrian Chiles

It’s scary to be Black and give birth in England. These are the ways the NHS is letting us down

The fact that Black mothers in England are almost twice as likely to have their births investigated for potential NHS safety failings is shocking...

previous day 10

The Guardian

Tinuke Awe

A Trump presidency would leave Ukraine to its fate – because he has China in his sights

It’s a safe bet that no leader outside the United States is following its current election more closely than Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr...

previous day 10

The Guardian

Rajan Menon

Unlike Joe Biden, Kamala Harris will be a genuine champion for abortion rights

When he was still the nominee, Joe Biden’s preferred euphemism for abortion was “Roe”. He would talk about “upholding” Roe v Wade even after...

previous day 40

The Guardian

Moira Donegan

It might be hard to take the future of the Conservative party seriously right now – but we must

The contest to succeed Rishi Sunak as Conservative leader may seem like an argument between corpses in a tomb. The candidates are yesterday’s...

previous day 30

The Guardian

Martin Kettle

The Republican party remains the party of denying women human rights

The Republican party of the United States remains the party of denying women fundamental human rights. The US press as a whole remains the...

previous day 100

The Guardian

Rebecca Solnit

Great British Energy is becoming a reality – bringing with it cheap, clean and secure energy

The public voted for change at the general election. Perhaps nowhere more than when it comes to energy. Every person and business has paid the...

previous day 80

The Guardian

Ed Miliband

From politics to porn: will 2024 be the year in which deepfake fears finally become real?

As long as there have been deepfakes, there has been political deepfake panic. Concerns about the use of deepfakes – that is, artificially...

previous day 10

The Guardian

Samantha Floreani

Keir Starmer, please – scrap the distasteful weekly brawl that is PMQs

Boring. That was the universal response to Wednesday’s first prime minister’s questions of the new parliament. Where was the screaming,...

previous day 6

The Guardian

Simon Jenkins

The Guardian view on Labour’s Commons reforms: too cautious and too piecemeal

In his first speech to the new parliament, Sir Keir Starmer told MPs: “The fight for trust is the battle that defines our political era.” It...

previous day 6

The Guardian

Editorial

The correct response to a disaster like Covid is to plan for the next one. I don’t see Britain doing it

It’s hard to know where to start if you are a brand new government taking on a mega-survey of risk and potential emergencies in the UK. Beyond...

previous day 10

The Guardian

Lucy Easthope

God complexes and playground bragging rights: the school pen licence was serious business

Few schooling practices elicit a polarising reaction among Australian adults quite like the pen licence does. If you don’t know what is, it’s...

previous day 5

The Guardian

Louis Hanson

Netanyahu is presiding over a sharp decline in the US’s pro-Israel consensus

Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech before a joint session of the House and Senate may look like a political victory: the prime minister of a foreign...

previous day 5

The Guardian

Eli Clifton

By disciplining MPs for voting to pull children out of poverty, Keir Starmer has shown us who he really is

The Labour leadership has told you who it is, over and over again: it is time to believe it. Keir Starmer has suspended seven Labour MPs because...

wednesday 40

The Guardian

Owen Jones

‘Grocery store tourism’: why a country’s secrets can be found in the snack aisle

If you teleported me to a foreign city for a day and gave me a choice between a trip to the supermarket or a museum, I’d almost always choose the...

wednesday 20

The Guardian

Arwa Mahdawi

A genocidal war criminal will address Congress. As a congressman, I’m outraged

The United States and our federal government love to portray ourselves as leaders in peace, diplomacy and human rights. In the eyes of the world,...

wednesday 60

The Guardian

Jamaal Bowman

Naked hiking, messing with statues, sloth selfies – too many of us have forgotten how to be tourists

It seems as though a lot of people have forgotten how to be tourists. As a travel writer, I can’t quite believe some of the behaviour we’re seeing...

wednesday 50

The Guardian

Laura Hall

Democrats are poised to win. But only if they make the election about Trump

Now that Kamala Harris is the presumptive Democratic nominee, you’ll be hearing a lot of speculation about how she might poll against Trump. What if...

wednesday 10

The Guardian

Michael Podhorzer

For most young Australians, the dream of owning a home has moved into the realm of fantasy

Home ownership has always been deeply embedded in the Australian psyche. For decades, it has been considered the ultimate emblem of financial and...

wednesday 6

The Guardian

Rebecca Huntley

Theatre can be a force for change – I went looking for it on the Italy/Slovenia border

Gareth Southgate had a “genuine desire to unite people around a particular project rather than divide people and cause upset,” said British...

wednesday 10

The Guardian

Arifa Akbar

It’s easy to blame petrostates – but self-proclaimed ‘climate leaders’ like the US and UK are driving the crisis

It is a delusion to believe that the world’s climate is being pushed to the brink solely by undemocratic petrostates such as Russia and Saudi...

wednesday 9

The Guardian

Tessa Khan

A second Trump presidency would send Australia down a dark economic path. Here’s how it might play out

While Kamala Harris has restored some hope for Democrats in November, the likelihood of a Trump presidency still remains very strong. And if that...

wednesday 50

The Guardian

Greg Jericho

Extreme wealth has a deadening effect on the super-rich – and that threatens us all

On a calm and beautiful morning off the coast of south Devon last week, I was watching a small pod of dolphins from my kayak. I had spotted them...

wednesday 400

The Guardian

George Monbiot

The era of privatisation is nearly over. But cleaning up the mess left behind will take years

Among many other challenges in dealing with the failure of urban policy in Australia, the Minns government is faced with the task of renegotiating,...

wednesday 70

The Guardian

John Quiggin

Russia is lying about its economic strength: sanctions are working – and we need more

President Vladimir Putin and his authoritarian regime are peddling the false narrative that the Russian economy is strong, and that its war machine...

wednesday 6

The Guardian

Eight European Finance Ministers

The FDA chief is right: we are failing people with diabetes

A funny thing happened when Dr Robert Califf, the Food and Drug Administration commissioner, delivered the keynote address to the American Diabetes...

wednesday 7

The Guardian

Neil Barsky

The Guardian view on the Paris Olympics: a space for some joie de vivre

Forget the politics; relish the spectacle. That was, in essence, Emmanuel Macron’s hopeful message this week, as he called for a domestic...

wednesday 6

The Guardian

Editorial

Elon Musk is spending $45m a month to elect Trump. Let’s boycott his companies

For many years I’ve argued that the consolidation of great wealth in the hands of a few undermines our democracy. Elon Musk is the poster child...

wednesday 6

The Guardian

Robert Reich

How do young people ever get any work done? They’re always so distracted

‘You are bloody useless,” the erection manager said to me. He was referring to my proficiency at scaffolding. His name was Alan and that was his...

wednesday 7

The Guardian

Adrian Chiles

My vote was a plea for Labour to tackle child poverty. Its response? To suspend me

What is it that drove, on Tuesday night, seven Labour MPs to vote for an amendment tabled in parliament by another party, with the virtual...

wednesday 5

The Guardian

John Mcdonnell

Good riddance, Bibby Stockholm. Now let’s ditch all of the UK’s other cruel asylum gimmicks

So it’s goodbye to the unloved Bibby Stockholm barge, which has been referred to by its critics as a “floating prison” and has accommodated...

wednesday 7

The Guardian

Diane Taylor

I need to cheer instead of despair, to witness dreams come true. I need the Olympics

It feels a little embarrassing to be a grown adult excited for the Olympics. I am not sure why. Perhaps it’s the unequivocal joy. That feels...

wednesday 7

The Guardian

James Colley

I deeply regret riding an elephant on holiday. This year, we should all make the ethical choice

It won’t surprise anyone to know that I’m not the sort of person who’d choose to go to tourist attractions that keep animals in captivity for...

23.07.2024 20

The Guardian

Chris Packham

Parisians like me love to grumble about the Olympics – but could we be about to enjoy them?

If I were a city, I almost certainly would not want to host the Olympics. So my thought last summer was that I would put my Paris apartment on...

23.07.2024 8

The Guardian

Alexander Hurst

Why I’m swapping ‘adult food’ for bland, hedonistic snacks

I don’t want to undermine my international standing as a gourmand (you are, after all, looking at the woman who once ate the entire Bella Italia...

23.07.2024 4

The Guardian

Nell Frizzell

Why is it so hard to get ultra-processed foods out of our diets? A lack of time

Ding. The microwave beeped. I grabbed the bowl of bright orange macaroni and cheese and slid it in front of my daughter, alongside an apple and...

23.07.2024 3

The Guardian

Lindsey Smith Taillie

A whole new community on the site of a defunct power station near Erewash? Yes, please

When Keir Starmer promises that his new government will “bulldoze” through the planning system as “the builders not the blockers”, there is...

23.07.2024 30

The Guardian

Polly Toynbee

After several miscarriages – each with its own trauma – my husband and I were forced to cobble together a new life

Miscarriage is fairly common: it is estimated that approximately one in four pregnancies end in miscarriage – but equally common has been the lack...

23.07.2024 20

The Guardian

Tess Pryor

Unions who think Republicans are warming to labor rights are getting played

When Teamsters president Sean O’Brien spoke at the Republican national convention on opening night, it seemed to hint that the Republican party –...

23.07.2024 60

The Guardian

Steven Greenhouse

Our landmark book revealed the cost of inequality. Fifteen years later, things have only got worse

When we first wrote The Spirit Level: Why Equality is Better For Everyone, we had no idea it would become a bestseller. The book was filled with...

23.07.2024 60

The Guardian

Richard Wilkinson And Kate Pickett

The world’s highest court has confirmed what we Palestinians always knew: Israel’s settlements are illegal

Over the past 57 years, Palestinians in the West Bank such as myself have suffered the rise of Israeli settlements taking over our land,...

23.07.2024 100

The Guardian

Raja Shehadeh

I worked to elect Kamala Harris. She must break with Biden on Israel and Palestine

On a late summer day in 2019, I packed up my life into an old Nissan Altima and drove across the country from San Francisco to Waterloo, Iowa, to...

23.07.2024 100

The Guardian

Lily Greenberg Call

Running Kamala Harris may actually be a political masterstroke for the Democrats

Kamala Harris will likely be the next president of the United States – and that’s overall good news if you care about democracy, justice and...

23.07.2024 100

The Guardian

Steve Phillips

Why is Bella Hadid in the headlines? Because it distracts from the hell on Earth that is Gaza

On Wednesday, Benjamin Netanyahu is having the red carpet rolled out for him in Washington DC. The Israeli prime minister, who is propped up by...

23.07.2024 10

The Guardian

Arwa Mahdawi

When a bad Trump joke becomes an affair of state, Germany has lost more than its sense of humour

“The point of comedy is to make fun of everyone,” a Berlin friend told me recently. What matters, he argued, is that you make yourself look silly...

23.07.2024 4

The Guardian

Fatma Aydemir

Joe Biden’s trajectory is like a Shakespearean tragedy

George Clooney can now play Joe Biden in the movie. After he urged the president to quit the race, the penultimate scene became greater than any...

23.07.2024 2

The Guardian

Sidney Blumenthal

From inheritance age to a calamity clause: what should I consider when making a will as a parent?

Before children, I would have never thought to do a will. Even as I acquired some assets, I figured the state could work out what to do with all...

23.07.2024 5

The Guardian

Lucille Wong

DIY smear tests are on their way? I’ll be first in the queue

DIY smear tests for women in England may be imminent, after a pilot scheme produced promising results. In London, 27,000 undertested or untested...

22.07.2024 3

The Guardian

Emma Beddington

Food giants are strangling Britain’s farmers and consumers. What’s the solution? Break them up

When British farmers protested outside the Houses of Parliament earlier this year, they sent 49 scarecrows, after a survey had found that 49% of UK...

22.07.2024 10

The Guardian

Nicholas Shaxson

The post-Biden era may be uncertain for the Democrats, but for Trump it will be utterly dismaying

To borrow from Shakespeare, “Nothing in his life became him like the leaving it.” Joe Biden might have clung on. He could, in his pain and pride,...

22.07.2024 100

The Guardian

Simon Tisdall

The latest US presidential twist throws the race wide open – but what could it mean for Australia?

The 2024 US presidential election is proof that in America nothing succeeds like excess. The standing down of President Biden is just the latest...

22.07.2024 1

The Guardian

Arthur Sinodinos

After 30 years of dieting I was exhausted. So I started to ask: what if I stopped?

Two years ago, in a session with my therapist, I suddenly found myself saying, “I want to talk about my relationship to my body sometime.” Just...

22.07.2024 10

The Guardian

Jason Prokowiew

Voiceless in Gaza

22.07.2024 200

The Guardian

John Harris

Populism has plenty of false promises to solve Britain’s problems. Labour will need to expose them

For a politician who has usually avoided high-flown rhetoric, Keir Starmer is suddenly sounding remarkably ambitious. As he addressed the House of...

22.07.2024 10

The Guardian

John Harris

Not yet panicking about AI? You should be – there’s little time left to rein it in

A short while ago, a screenwriter friend from Los Angeles called me. “I have three years left,” he said. “Maybe five if I’m lucky.” He had...

22.07.2024 90

The Guardian

Daniel Kehlmann

Kamala Harris is no dominating leader – but that may be her biggest strength

Kamala Harris is now the frontrunner to be the Democratic party’s candidate for the most powerful job in the world. She appears sorely...

22.07.2024 3

The Guardian

Simon Jenkins

The ICJ has demolished Israel’s claims that it is not occupying Palestinian territories

Friday’s international court of justice (ICJ) ruling was a wholesale repudiation of Israel’s legal justifications for its 57-year (and...

22.07.2024 60

The Guardian

Kenneth Roth

How Taiwan bucked a global trend – and restored voters’ trust in politics

How do you build back trust in government and politicians? Globally, the trust crisis is blamed for the rise of populism. In the UK, the new...

22.07.2024 10

The Guardian

Polly Curtis

I am a sweaty woman – and I am not ashamed

There is a particular summer weather that I – and perhaps I alone – love. Hot, overcast and damp. The days when the air feels like the breath of...

22.07.2024 10

The Guardian

Nell Frizzell

While we stay up to watch the Paris Olympics, sleep will be crucial for Australia’s athletes

The Paris 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games will unite the world’s best athletes, each facing unique challenges in their quest for gold....

22.07.2024 2

The Guardian

Shana Kemp

Kamala Harris must be chosen through an ‘open convention’. It is the democratic way

Joe Biden has never been the greatest orator or had the strongest political backbone, but he has always displayed one important skill throughout...

22.07.2024 1

The Guardian

David Sirota

The Guardian view on Joe Biden quitting the race: a fresh start for Democrats

Joe Biden’s announcement on Sunday marked the beginning of the end of an American political life filled with second acts. None was more...

22.07.2024 5

The Guardian

David Sirota

The Guardian view on unrest in Leeds: fodder for far-right disinformation

The renowned social historian David Kynaston observed at the weekend that multicultural Britain has made huge progress compared with 60 years ago,...

22.07.2024 1

The Guardian

David Sirota

The Democrats must back Kamala Harris. An ‘open convention’ would be a fiasco

Joe Biden’s resignation has left the party with two clear options. The first and easiest is for the convention to be a rally for Kamala Harris as...

22.07.2024 1

The Guardian

Ben Davis

Biden’s withdrawal from the 2024 race: our panelists’ reactions

It was the right move. Joe Biden’s dropping out of the race at this late stage is unprecedented and risky. The risks of a Trump presidency are...

21.07.2024 10

The Guardian

Ben Davis

Joe Biden has given America a fighting chance to defeat Donald Trump

The best time for Joe Biden to drop out of the presidential race would have been several weeks ago, in the panicked days after his disastrous...

21.07.2024 100

The Guardian

Moira Donegan

036f5d5724c052abdcf2c44d159d9a81