The Guardian18 hours agoWe must stop letting Russia define the terms of the Ukraine crisisverified_publisherThe Guardian - Slavoj ŽižekIn recent weeks, the western public has been obsessed with the question “What goes on in Putin’s mind?” Western pundits wonder: do the people around him tell him the whole truth? Is he ill or going insane? Are we pushing him into a corner where he will see no other way out to save face than to …
The Guardian18 hours agoAmerica’s billionaire class is funding anti-democratic forcesverified_publisherThe Guardian - Robert ReichDecades ago, America’s monied interests bankrolled a Republican establishment that believed in fiscal conservatism, anti-communism and constitutional democracy. Today’s billionaire class is pushing a radically anti-democratic agenda for America – backing Trump’s lie that the 2020 election was …
The Guardian11 hours agoThe Guardian view on Viktor Orbán’s Brussels bashing: a reckoning must comeverified_publisherThe Guardian - EditorialIn recent years, as Viktor Orbán has consolidated his hold over Hungary’s body politic, he has acquired a cult following on America’s Republican right. That status was confirmed last week when US conservatives staged a special conference in Budapest, the centrepiece of which was an address by the …
The Guardian11 hours agoThe Guardian view on children’s social care: a heartbreaking marketverified_publisherThe Guardian - EditorialThere are 80,000 children in the care of local authorities in England. At the current rate of growth of 2% a year, the figure will be 100,000 in a decade. If removing more and more children from their families was producing good results in terms of preventing harm, and setting them up for life, …
The Guardian11 hours agoAfter the election I feel something new, a tiny brightness between hope and reliefverified_publisherThe Guardian - Anna Spargo-RyanAs a woman about to turn 40, I’m at the top end of the millennial age bracket. People my age have lived through so much: low-rise jeans, the film Batman & Robin, boyfriends who broke up with us over MSN Messenger and the threatened return of low-rise jeans. (Opening with a gag is a millennial’s way …
The Guardian13 hours agoWhat makes me feel patriotic about the Queen's jubilee? Trifles and all-day drinkingverified_publisherThe Guardian - Zoe WilliamsThere was only one thing Mr Z wanted from 2022, which was to be out of the country for the jubilee. Unfortunately, I failed to prioritise this one solitary wish, and now it’s too late because I am committed to making a trifle. Somehow a significant voice has been lost in the conversation about this …
