A new argument for a progressive future
In an extract from their new book Abundance, two leading US thinkers set out the fundamental problem with mainstream beliefs – on both the left and right
The choreography of fascism
The shocking treatment of US deportees to El Salvador is just one attraction in Trump’s theme park of brutality. But why do so many Americans seem keen to buy a ticket?
The social media philosophers
Online influencers can no longer get away with being opinionless, detached, glamorous faces on a screen. Nowadays they need to offer more
We’re not ready for the next pandemic
Trump, foreign aid cuts and anti-vax hysteria have set the world back. We are less prepared than we were in 2020
The prisoner of Erdoğan
A report from the front line as Turkey slides into autocracy
Brazilian blend: The birth of modernism
The Royal Academy celebrates 10 Brazilian artists hugely influenced by Europe
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Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Putin’s dirty tricks campaign
Whether or not they were involved in the Heathrow fire, the Russians revel in the mayhem their hybrid actions cause
What is the meaning of life?
James Bailey’s new book attempts to finally answer humanity’s oldest and most profound question
The hard right will tear itself apart
The idea that Nigel Farage could be prime minister is laughable when he is struggling to hold his party together
Can Cop30 solve its ethical dilemma?
Thousands of trees are being felled in the Amazon rainforest to build a four-lane highway for this year’s climate summit in Belém
Our media obsession with Trump is playing into China’s hands
China may soon become the most powerful country on earth – but the UK media has taken its eye off the ball thanks to the circus in America
Everyday Philosophy: Why corporal punishment must be banned
Modelling physical violence as a way of controlling other people is bad in itself, but emotional damage for victims can be long-lasting and debilitating, too
Donald Trump, America’s unserious narcissist
Despite all the warning signs the first time around, the world is paying a very heavy price for Trump 2.0
Everyday Philosophy: John Cage and the sound of silence
A collective called the 1000 Artists have followed in the composer’s footsteps by releasing a silent protest album
Donald and Vladimir, a love story
Donald Trump and the mind-bending insanity of his foreign policy that treats enemies as friends and vice versa
How we fuel our philosophers
From Voltaire to Kant, the world would be a duller place without the discipline’s coffee-fuelled breakthroughs
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Tracey Emin: ‘Brexit was hideous and heinous’
Letters: Labour are showing a complete lack of empathy
The poster artists firing back at Musk and Trump
Why Big Tech has never been weaker
The cancer vaccines under threat from MAGA
Could Megyn Kelly become president?
The chancellor’s dodgy forecasts
Tim Bradford’s cartoon: Why do chancellors have to be made of iron?
And the most popular guest on GB News is…
Independent research carried out by Rats in a Sack reveals a surprising roster of guests on the hard right conspiracy theory TV channel
Brexit botcher Frost sees the music
The Tory leader has been bemoaning the “teenage” tastes of Labour ministers like Rachel Reeves. But was his hero Margaret Thatcher really any better?
Daniel Hannan, the world’s worst television reviewer
The Tory peer has rubbished the Netflix hit Adolescence for not being about something completely different
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Alastair Campbell
Dear Rachel, here’s a big idea for you
Marie Le Conte
We shouldn’t be shocked at Rachel Reeves and Freebiegate
Matthew d’Ancona
Could Megyn Kelly become president?
Patience Wheatcroft
The chancellor’s dodgy forecasts
Tanit Koch
Germany’s embarrassing mobile network
Paul Mason
Rachel Reeves’s impossible spring statement
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Nic Aubury’s 4-line poem: Alexander the Great-again
Can Spain keep the kids away from porn?
The barbarians of Italy’s far south
Trump kicks out an ambassador
North Macedonia loses an entire generation
Argentina returns to dictatorship
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The Two Matts
The Ballad of John and Paul … plus The End for Marine Le Pen?
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Q&A: Does journalism get any better than Adrian Chiles on toilet rolls?
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The failure of Rachel Reeves + the choreography of fascism
The Two Matts
Yes, Team Trump is incompetent. And yes, they LOATHE Europe
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Q&A: Should the French take back the Statue of Liberty?
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Reform’s falling apart – and the best book we’ve read in ages
Tracey Emin: ‘Brexit was hideous and heinous’
The acclaimed artist takes Florence in her first institutional solo show in Italy
The Brexit statistic that puts Rachel Reeves’s boasts to shame
The chancellor crowed about tiny real GDP growth while ignoring a much bigger bombshell
Britain needs to be more like Switzerland
The UK could boost growth with a bespoke EU deal like the one the Swiss have just renegotiated. What’s the hold-up?
A new front in the Brexiteers’ war on reality
A right wing think tank uses very selective evidence to claims Brexit damage has been overstated
EU defence fund won’t destroy the Brexit reset
UK exclusion from an EU arms fund makes a big deal on May 19 much more, not less, likely
Should Canada join the EU?
Stranger ideas have been mooted – but an expanded deal that shuts out Trump is more likely
The New Europe
North Macedonia loses an entire generation
With 59 fatalities and over 200 hospitalisations, the fire at Club Pulse was the stuff of nightmares
How Le Pen wrote the rules of her own downfall
The far right leader demanded French courts get tough on corrupt politicians. Now she is paying the price
Stop worrying about a Le Pen backlash
Her political ban might boost the National Rally – but equally, it could now crumble. So let’s celebrate
Paris versus the populists
The city’s referendum gives Parisians the chance to have their say. Should Britain do the same?
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Putin’s dirty tricks campaign
Whether or not they were involved in the Heathrow fire, the Russians revel in the mayhem their hybrid actions cause
The day Putin took power
The foundations of the Kremlin strongman’s ascent to power were forged in the ruins of Grozny a quarter of a century ago
Ten Trump Lies – and where they came from
The president comes out with a ludicrous stream of nonsense. But some of what he says has its origins in some unexpected places
Letters: Britain is fundamentally European
The UK needs to be part of the European project as a fully active member. Only then can Europe truly stand united against both Trump and Putin
Letters: With a European army we could deter Putin
If the UK was part of a Europe-wide army there would be sufficient forces to protect Ukraine without the need for US assistance
Britain’s post-Brexit era is over
Thanks to Putin’s aggression and Trump’s greed, the UK has regained its international status
The poster artists firing back at Musk and Trump
An exhibition of artworks telling the terrifying story of MAGA and Trump’s second coming has made it on to the streets of London in poster form
Living in the shadow of coal
Communities whose lives have been shaped and scarred by mining are now shaken by the prospects of a green transition
Karl and Bertha Benz, the couple who drove into history
In vino veritas? Inside the fake Spanish wine scandal
The Assessment and the mother of all battles
Tracey Emin: ‘Brexit was hideous and heinous’
The history of giving it some welly
Nic Aubury’s 4-line poem: Alexander the Great-again
Karl and Bertha Benz, the couple who drove into history
Rob Pilatus, the new Elvis who signed a deal with the devil
Jules Verne, the writer who travelled in his imagination
Capucine, the French cover girl turned Hollywood star
Ken Adam, the fighter pilot who defined the look of Bond
