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  • Robert Reich

    Protesting against slaughter – as students in the US are doing – isn’t antisemitism

    Robert Reich
    Education is all about provocation. Without being provoked even young minds can remain stuck in old tracks
  • Sidney Blumenthal

    On trial, Trump is a shadow of the superhero his supporters crave

    Sidney Blumenthal
  • ‘On Monday, the court ruled that if Trump takes the witness stand, he may be cross-examined over past bad acts.’

    Trump has dodged financial calamity – for the time being

    Lloyd Green
  • Arwa Mahdawi

    ‘Miss AI’ is billed as a leap forward – but feels like a monumental step backwards

    Arwa Mahdawi
  • Donald Trump in court on 22 April 2024

    The Guardian view on arming Ukraine: US Congress votes against appeasement

  • ‘Porter’s actions shouldn’t be trivialized. But the real threat lies with the leagues, special interests, and media outlets integrating addictive gambling with the games we love.’

    The legalization of sports gambling in the US was a mistake

    Bhaskar Sunkara
  • What I would have told Congress if I were in Columbia president Shafik’s shoes

    Francine Prose
  • The death of the Republican party is not a tragedy to be celebrated

    Robert Reich
  • Columbia University is colluding with the far-right in its attack on students

    Moira Donegan
  • The Guardian view on the catastrophe in Gaza: it must not be overshadowed by the Iran crisis

  • Anti-woke Republicans attacked Columbia University. It capitulated

    Alisa Solomon, Marianne Hirsch, Sarah Haley and Helen Benedict
  • NPR needs a serious critique not a politically charged parting shot

    Margaret Sullivan
  • As a Palestinian American, I can’t vote for Joe Biden any more. And I am not alone

    Ahmed Moor
  • Trader Joe’s and Starbucks are helping Elon Musk undermine the US government

    Steven Greenhouse
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World view

  • Ranjana Srivastava

    Australia’s new national cancer plan is brimming with good ideas – here are my top three picks

    Ranjana Srivastava
  • Zoe Williams

    It’s clearer than ever that Brexit has failed – let’s not inflict its miseries on young people

    Zoe Williams
  • Jeremy Corbyn

    Our leaders seem determined to give war a chance. Their thirst for conflict endangers us all

    Jeremy Corbyn
  • Elon Musk’s battle over the Sydney church stabbing video is not about freedom of speech. It’s to titillate his followers

    Belinda Barnet
  • It’s St George’s Day, and England needs a reset. Here are three ways to do it

    Tom Baldwin
  • Sunak and his cabinet think one packed Rwanda flight will save them. It won’t

    Enver Solomon
  • The expansion of free childcare has been a Tory-fied mess of a bright Labour idea

    Polly Toynbee
  • A brutal rape case convulsed Spain. We made a film to let survivors know they are not alone

    Almudena Carracedo and Robert Bahar
  • Britain is sicker and poorer than it used to be. Sunak’s response? Attack disabled people

    Frances Ryan
  • Here’s the truth: energy transition is hard. Not everyone gets a pony

    Peter Lewis
  • Being back in the beach house that witnessed much of my 20s feels strange and wondrous – like a sort of time travel

    Nova Weetman
  • Narendra Modi holds up a mace during an election campaign rally in Agartala, India

    The Guardian view on India’s election: fixing a win by outlawing dissent damages democracy

  • Ajay Banga

    The Guardian view on debt and developing countries: time to offer some relief

    • A giant billboard in central Tehran showing Iranian ballistic missiles

      The Guardian view on Iran and Israel: they need to step back from the brink of open warfare

    • Demonstrators wave Iran's flag and Palestinian flags as they gather at Palestine Square in Tehran

      After Iran’s attack on Israel, further escalation must be stopped

    • Knesset begins impeachment debate for Israeli MP Ofer Cassif<br>epaselect epa11166727 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the voting session for the impeachment of Hadash-Ta’al party MP Ofer Cassif in Jerusalem, 19 February 2024. The motion was brought up after Cassif publicly supported South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). EPA/ABIR SULTAN

      The Observer view on Israel: only a ceasefire in Gaza can save it from its worst-ever crisis

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