How Mamdani is defying immigrant expectations by embracing his identity: ‘His boldness resonates’ New York City mayor-elect refused to ‘be in the shadows’ in the face of Islamophobic attacks during his campaign

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‘Huge victory’ in Portland as judge’s final order bars Trump from sending national guard Karin Immergut said earlier she ‘found no credible evidence’ that protests in Oregon city were out of control

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Missing 1.5C climate target is a moral failure, UN chief tells Cop30 summit UN secretary general António Guterres urges opening session in Brazil to bring about a ‘fundamental paradigm shift’

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The Guardian view on Zohran Mamdani’s victory in New York: the Democrats can build on an uplifting night | Editorial Editorial: A historic campaign that focused on the theme of affordability can offer wider lessons to a re-energised opposition

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‘It is the scariest of times’: Margaret Atwood on defying Trump, banned books – and her score-settling memoir At 86, she’s a literary seer and saint – and queen of the Canadian resistance. So what does the writer make of our dystopian world?

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What would you do if democracy was being dismantled before your eyes? Whatever you’re doing right now | Andy Beckett In California, daily life under Trump is marked by sporadic resistance and avoidance. Neither will defeat the autocrats, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres in sole interview before Cop30

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The tragic change a single year has made in America | Margaret Sullivan As we approach the anniversary of the 2024 election, we awake to new horrors each day. But we must not give up hope

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The Children’s Booker prize will tell kids that they matter As the number of children reading for pleasure hits a record low, the new award highlights its importance for wellbeing, and will give away thousands of books

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YouTube video by Senator Jeff Merkley Trump’s Authoritarianism and How We Protect ‘We the People’ Government – Merkley Marathon Speech

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Iris Murdoch’s poems on bisexuality to be published – read one exclusively here Drawn mostly from notebooks discovered in the attic of the late novelist and philosopher’s Oxford home, a new collection spans 60 years and touches on deeply personal themes

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Jewish figures across the globe call on UN and world leaders to sanction Israel Exclusive: In an open letter, Israeli ex-officials, artists and intellectuals say ‘unconscionable’ actions in Gaza amount to genocide

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US ‘on a trajectory’ toward authoritarian rule, ex-officials warn A network of former intelligence and security officers says democratic decline is accelerating under Trump’s rule

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‘Alarming rise’ in mental health stigma in England, research shows One in 10 people unwilling to live next to someone who has been mentally ill even if they have recovered, Mind reports

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A lasting peace between Israel and Palestine? We’ve heard that before – the result was more bloodshed | Jason Burke In 1982, Ronald Reagan picked up the phone to Menachem Begin to tell him to end a war. There are lessons from history and we need to learn them, says Guardian international security correspondent Jaso...

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Pete Hegseth’s attempt to gag journalism is a resounding failure | Margaret Sullivan Hegseth wants journalists to only publish ‘explicitly authorized’ information. That is not how the free press works

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US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was cancelled

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‘It’s over! It’s over!’ they shout, but people here in Gaza still fear what the future may bring | Hassan Abo Qamar Phase one of Donald Trump’s peace plan has brought joy and relief, yet it’s hard to believe this fragile peace will last, says Palestinian writer and journalist Hassan Abo Qamar

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I had to flee the US – as a foreign, Black, pro-Palestinian activist, I tick every box on Ice’s list | Amandla Thomas-Johnson I’ve never been accused of any crimes, let alone prosecuted. My experience sums-up the draconian plight of non-citizens in the US, says journalist Amandla Thomas-Johnson

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Israel’s Gaza flotilla interception triggers protests, diplomatic expulsions and calls for strikes Thousands marched in cities across the world following the interception of the flotilla and detainment of activists including Greta Thunberg

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One year since Israel’s major escalation in Lebanon, victims of war crimes await justice and reparations One year since the Israeli military significantly escalated its attacks in Lebanon, victims of violations of international law are still awaiting justice and reparations, the Lebanese government has yet to grant the International Criminal Court (ICC) the jurisdiction to carry out investigations on its territory, and many residents of towns and villages in southern Lebanon are still […]

Over a year since the Israeli military significantly escalated its attacks in Lebanon, victims of violations of international law are still awaiting justice and reparations.

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While the red carpet was rolled out for Donald Trump:
•⁠ ⁠genocide and apartheid against Palestinians continues by US-funded Israel
•⁠ ⁠people of colour in the US are terrorised by ICE agents
•⁠ ⁠LGBTQI+ communities in the US are forced to live in fear

I have now been a journalist for 40 years. The forces ranged against my profession have never been so powerful | George Monbiot Once, I believed that humanity’s problem was an information deficit. Now, I know you can’t speak truth to power if power controls your words, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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Jews and Israel are not the same. That lie is enabling atrocities | Norman Solomon The claim is central to rationales for arming Israel even as leading human rights groups decry genocide in Gaza

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Americans have 400 days to save their democracy | Timothy Garton Ash I never thought I’d see fear spread so far and fast. Next year’s midterm elections are now crucial for the Democratic party – and for democrats everywhere, says Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash

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A racist mob menacing refugee children and our town. Read this and see what lies ahead, unless we act now | Anonymous Last weekend, it fell to ordinary people to oppose the far right and others. The national toxicity has reached us: a kind of hate I haven’t seen since the 1970s

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‘You want to talk about a world of lies?’ Teaching philosophy in prison | Jay Miller The long read: My class of college students and inmates can get loud and rowdy, with everyone engaged. This is what philosophy should look like

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Mahmoud Khalil on exile, liberation and Ice detention: ‘It was a clear act of cruelty’ His grandparents survived the Nakba and he fled Assad’s Syria. Khalil is no stranger to political persecution, but not even Trump’s crackdown can silence him

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I thought I was growing up in a racially tolerant Britain. I now realise I was wrong | Rohan Sathyamoorthy I’ve experienced more racism in the past year than the rest of my life put together – the only answer is for young people to stand up to the far right, says writer Rohan Sathyamoorthy

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Free speech, Palestine Action, and Britain as a pariah state | Amnesty interview Sacha Deshmukh is the Chief Executive of Amnesty UK. He came by the studio to speak to us about Amnesty's decision to issue an Urgent Action against the UK g...

Amnesty UK Chief Executive Sacha Deshmukh sat down with @politicsjoe.bsky.social about Amnesty's decision to issue an Urgent Action against the UK govt for their crackdown on freedom of expression & misuse of terror legislation to criminalise peaceful protest.

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