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We laughed at Trump’s run for president and marvel at the rise of Pauline Hanson. Why didn’t we see the sleeping threat? | Zoe Daniel
Published: June 14, 2026 15:00
Commentators left, right and centre are trying to grasp the bouncing ping-pong ball that is One Nation which has been hiding in plain sightGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhen Donald Trump descended the golden escalator in 2015…
This ancient Jewish tradition brings me closer to my faith and invites me to imagine a better world
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/15/shema-ancient-jewish-tradition-faith
Published: June 14, 2026 15:00
Reciting the Shema in the morning and at night is a reminder that I am part of something biggerMaking sense of it is a column about spirituality and how it can be used to navigate everyday lifeAfter growing up in a home of atheists and agnostics, it took…
One reason US democracy is in trouble? Its supporters are moving elsewhere | Justin Gest
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/14/democracy-supporters-migration
Published: June 14, 2026 13:00
The recent exodus of people – voluntary and not – from the US threatens to worsen America’s authoritarian slippageThe recent frenzy of attempts to redraw electoral districts is ultimately about voice and silence in US democracy. When districts are cut to…
Door-to-door canvassing can be intimidating – but it’s also a source of hope | Saul Austerlitz
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/14/canvassing-democrats-voting
Published: June 14, 2026 11:00
Questions about the efficacy of door-knocking feel valid. But I see it as a weapon against autocracy – and a spiritual workoutIn the fall of 2024, I spotted a middle-aged couple standing on their front lawn in Bucks county, Pennsylvania. I waved and…
‘Labour had their chance – they flopped.’ Two days in Makerfield show me the scale of Burnham’s task | John Harris
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/14/makerfield-labour-andy-burnham-reform
Published: June 14, 2026 10:46
Touring this bitterly divided constituency, what strikes you most is people want something better. But what exactly? Keir Starmer teeters. The defence secretary exits, and thereby seems to confirm the prime minister’s demise. Andy Burnham scents a final,…
Amoc collapse could change Europe’s climate 10x faster than expected. We aren’t ready
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/14/amoc-collapse-europe-climate
Published: June 14, 2026 10:00
The system of ocean current that moves heat in the Atlantic Ocean plays a key role in regulating climate. Today’s monitoring of it may be discontinuedImagine we detect a large asteroid heading straight for Earth. We are able to intervene and prevent…
Trump is desecrating the Lincoln Memorial | Ted Widmer
Published: June 14, 2026 10:00
The monument excites reverence for the Declaration of Independence. Of course it is threatening to a president who doesn’t share its egalitarian visionThe Lincoln Memorial has always been special. Its siting is perfect, facing the Capitol, across the…
After losing both my parents, I realised what I needed: the total isolation of a Hebridean island | Graham Snowdon
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/14/parents-death-hebridean-island-solitude-harris
Published: June 14, 2026 09:00
Complete solitude may not be for everyone, but walking the windswept Harris hills by myself gave me the space to contemplate a difficult yearSitting in a remote cabin earlier this year on the Hebridean isle of Harris, watching the fishing boats come and go…
Russia is losing the war in Ukraine, and Putin is desperate. But that’s when he’s at his most dangerous | Simon Tisdall
Published: June 14, 2026 07:00
Don’t expect the Russian president to pursue peace. Instead, he could continue to expand the war beyond Ukraine’s borders – with dire risks for us allJust about everyone reckons Vladimir Putin is in deep trouble in Ukraine. Everyone – meaning Volodymyr…
I was a hardcore twitcher. I understand why the Cocos booby has Australia’s birders in a frenzy | Andrew Stafford
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/14/cocos-booby-twitching-australia-birders
Published: June 13, 2026 20:00
Twitchers can be the subject of derision but they have greatly expanded our understanding of birdlife in the age of extinctionThe discovery of a black-headed gull in Geraldton, Western Australia, has put Australian birders in a bit of a flap. Normal people…
Momfluencers are co-parenting with AI. Is it better than a man? | Arwa Mahdawi
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/13/momfluencers-ai-co-parenting
Published: June 13, 2026 12:00
Women in heterosexual marriages continue to do most of the caregiving. Now some are offering guides to AI-fying parentingIn honour of Pride I’d like to share some important news: Being Straight is Great, Actually! This public service announcement is…
‘Loneliness influencers’ are racking up views. After a breakup, I see the appeal | Dave Schilling
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/13/loneliness-influencers-breakups
Published: June 13, 2026 11:00
Following a failed relationship in my 40s, solitude is tempting. But I’m not giving up on finding love, warts and allMy birthday is coming up next month. I will be, by my count, even more ancient than I was last year. I’ll be far enough from 40 to make it…
The attacks on Graham Platner didn’t just fail – they may have backfired | Dustin Guastella
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/13/graham-platner-miane-victory-democrats-elite
Published: June 13, 2026 10:00
Graham Platner’s primary victory in Maine says more about the unpopularity of the Democratic party elite than any race to dateNot long after governor Janet Mills had effectively dropped out of the primary race, a storm grew around Platner’s campaign.…
The hill I will die on: I really don’t like ‘like’ – or other imprecise and redundant speech | Louis de Bernières
Published: June 13, 2026 09:00
Junk speak, like junk food, encourages verbal littering. It has to be one of the worst things about life in BritainI live in the Norfolk countryside, and what irritates me most about living here is the deluge of litter that gets thrown out of car windows…
It’s a Trumpian World Cup for racism and cynicism – why don’t those who condemned Qatar 2022 say so? | Jeremy Corbyn
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/13/donald-trump-world-cup-qatar-2022-white-house
Published: June 13, 2026 07:00
We must highlight the awful stance of the White House towards so many competing nations, but also the hypocrisy of leaders who acquiesceOmar Artan was to be the first Somali to referee at the World Cup finals. A Fifa-certified referee since 2018, Artan…
The right has created a false reality – fuelled by toxic images delivered straight to your phone | Jason Okundaye
Published: June 13, 2026 05:00
After a week of violence and discord, this is clear: some politicians know images supersede inconvenient facts. And Labour has no good responseWhen voters in Makerfield head to the polls next week, their decision, as is increasingly the case across the…
The SpaceX IPO made Musk a trillionaire. The old rules of capitalism no longer apply | Robert Reich
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/12/spacex-ipo-elon-musk-trillionaire
Published: June 12, 2026 17:40
The economic principles taught in school aren’t as relevant as hype, connections and total, arbitrary controlElon Musk is now the world’s first trillionaire, after his SpaceX exploration and satellite company went public on the Nasdaq on Friday.With shares…
The Guardian view on literature in wartime: words do not stop when the bombing begins | Editorial
Published: June 12, 2026 17:07
Writers do not only document the horror of conflict; they speak to a future that must exist beyond itLast week, thousands of readers gathered for a literary festival in Kyiv, risking air raids to hear from writers. Four brutal years of war have not…
The World Cup is a chance for non-sports fans like me to embrace the beautifully inconsequential game | Myke Bartlett
Published: June 12, 2026 15:00
What joy it is to invest deeply into how well a nation you’ve never heard of moves a ball around a fieldIf you’re not a football fan, it’s possible your life online has suddenly become quite alienating. Friends who may once have seemed sensible, sensitive,…
Data is not enough: from Covid to measles, America must relearn risk communication | Lynne Peeples
Published: June 12, 2026 14:00
The confusion over hantavirus and Ebola is a reminder that we must do better at explaining how to respond to an outbreakTwo unfolding outbreaks continue to command global attention. As a hantavirus outbreak tied to a cruise ship appears to be petering out,…
Labour’s woes are like a slow-motion car crash – and Keir Starmer isn’t even in the driving seat | Marina Hyde
Published: June 12, 2026 13:56
More resignations, more possible leadership challenges and dubious ‘sources’ – the PM has lost control of his own political agenda“This isn’t the beginning of the end,” one senior Labour adviser remarked yesterday. “It has gone way beyond that.” To the…
The UN has shamed Israel over sexual violence in conflict. Now there must be accountability | Janine di Giovanni
Published: June 12, 2026 12:00
Russia is also included on the UN’s blacklist – and it faces enormous pressure from sanctions. The same consequences must apply to Israel• Janine di Giovanni is executive director of The Reckoning Project, a war crimes reporting unit in Ukraine, Sudan and…
As John Healey goes, the political vultures circle Starmer. And so continues our history of PM-icide | Simon Jenkins
Published: June 12, 2026 11:00
A small, eccentric electorate gets to oust the UK’s leaders and then chooses largely inadequate replacements. It’s an absurd process and we’re locked into it againOne thing is clear. British politics has yet to rid itself of the torments of the past…
Trump keeps insulting female journalists. It’s time for the press to stop tolerating it | Margaret Sullivan
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/12/trump-insults-female-journalists
Published: June 12, 2026 10:00
‘Piggy’, ‘corrupt’, ‘stupid’: the president keeps lashing out. Here’s how journalists can stand up to himFor many years now, Donald Trump has been saying awful things to – or about – the female media figures who have the nerve to ask him questions and…
Welcome to ‘the Claw’: the White House fighting cage captures Trump era rot | Sidney Blumenthal
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/12/trump-ufc-fighting-cage
Published: June 12, 2026 10:00
The 154ft-tall structure for the UFC Freedom 250 gives Trump a chance to to put the government out to the highest bidder“If the government decides, very quickly, to bulldoze the Statue of Liberty – the people whose ancestors that was the first thing they…
A new test claims to tell how well you’re ageing – and even when you’ll die. But I’d rather not know | Helen Pilcher
Published: June 12, 2026 09:00
I think I’ll leave new methods to measure biological age to the Kardashians. Too much knowledge about your mortality can be bad for your healthIn the season 5 finale of The Kardashians, the family took a commercially available blood test to discover how…
Left, right and centre – I see all strands of the Labour tribe pulling together in Makerfield. This is bigger than Burnham | Polly Toynbee
Published: June 12, 2026 07:00
Everyone here knows this is a sliding doors moment. A win could be a new beginning for the party, a loss an unimaginable calamity They flock to Makerfield from everywhere: canvassers and camera crews, MPs, peers and volunteers, from Swansea to Gateshead,…
Here in Georgia our festivals are full, but our poets are in prison – and now we feel abandoned by Europe | Archil Kikodze
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/12/georgia-festivals-poets-prison-europe-cultural
Published: June 12, 2026 04:00
Anti-government protests continue, but our young people are leaving. Increasingly destitute cultural gatherings have become my places of solace‘They want us to stop seeing each other, to lose contact, to feel alone,” the Icelandic writer Sjón told me. By…
The UK defence minister's shock resignation is a warning for all of Europe | Paul Taylor
Published: June 11, 2026 17:20
John Healey is right about the risk of wars. But it has become politically treacherous for Nato leaders to borrow for defenceSince the historic Nato summit in The Hague one year ago this month, European leaders have pledged massive increases in defence…
John Healey quitting defence puts a time bomb under No 10. He is a loyalist: this is no ordinary departure
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/11/john-healey-quits-defence-secretary
Published: June 11, 2026 17:08
He served through the eras of Blair, Brown, Miliband and Corbyn in a party that knows and respects him. It will matter that even his patience has run out John Healey is not a rash man. Slow to anger, calm in a crisis, loyal and yet beneath it all,…
Cassette tapes were the voice notes of my youth, bringing tales from the diaspora to our living room | Shadi Khan Saif
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/11/cassette-tapes-voice-notes-of-my-youth
Published: June 11, 2026 15:00
A Melbourne exhibition summons memories of my family gathering to listen to stories from distant relativesOn a sunny Melbourne winter morning, I visited the State Library of Victoria to catch up with a mate and stumbled upon an exhibition of heartfelt…
Can we separate the art from the person who made it? Not in the case of a monster like Rolf Harris | Paul Daley
Published: June 11, 2026 15:00
I met Harris before his crimes came to light. Even then I sensed his public image was a facadeI’m not convinced by the old adage that we should never meet our idols because they are bound to disappoint us. I’ve never wanted to approach human exceptionalism…
Patients are dying in A&E corridors - but I've seen how things could be different | Sophie
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/11/accident-emergency-long-waits-nurse
Published: June 11, 2026 14:32
When I started nursing at 21 we were able to deliver timely, good care. That has become nearly impossibleSophie (not her real name) is a member of the Royal College of Nursing and a senior A&E nurse in a hospital in the south of EnglandI began my career as…
Welcome to Trump’s World Cup, a depressingly angry version of football uniting the planet | Barney Ronay
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jun/11/donald-trump-world-cup-ted-lasso-usa
Published: June 11, 2026 12:44
Ted Lasso will deliver a message of hope before the USA’s first game, in an America that is not a fit or desirable host right nowShortly before 6pm local time on Friday night at the Los Angeles Stadium, the actor who plays Ted Lasso – the fictional manager…
Alabama wants to execute a man by nitrogen hypoxia. That is cruel | Austin Sarat
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/11/alabama-execution-nitrogen-hypoxia
Published: June 11, 2026 11:00
To put it plainly, nitrogen hypoxia kills by starving someone of the oxygen needed to sustain lifeThe eighth amendment prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment is among the most noble and valuable constitutional protections. It is the only provision of…
Young people in Britain are suffering a joblessness epidemic – and, so far, Labour is just making it worse | Larry Elliott
Published: June 11, 2026 10:53
Youth unemployment is harming the mental health of a generation. A sluggish economy will only make things harderUnemployment is bad for anyone, but really hard on the young. That’s because prolonged periods of worklessness in your late teens or early 20s…
What my dad taught me about the inevitability of death | Amanda Sloat
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/11/death-inevitability-psychology
Published: June 11, 2026 10:00
Most fathers would shield their children from death. Mine, a psychologist, did the oppositeMy dad and I kept a running list of ways we didn’t want to die. Being buried alive was always No 1. Whenever we learned about unusual deaths – accidents involving…
Those tedious errands, tasks and chores that AI wants to replace? They help keep you fit | Manoush Zomorodi and Keith Diaz
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/11/ai-tasks-errands-health
Published: June 11, 2026 10:00
There’s a downside to too much convenience: it harms our bodiesThere is a seductive fantasy being floated by AI executives that all the efficiency their products will bring us will lead to humans finally returning to their essential, best selves. Picture…
Trump’s claims about California vote-rigging are a grim preview of November | Moira Donegan
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/11/trump-california-vote-rigging-claims
Published: June 11, 2026 10:00
The ‘fraud’ he sees is in the very concept of democracy, in the idea that people who don’t agree with or fawn over him might have a say, tooBy now, it is an event as regular and predictable as the tides: a Democrat wins an election, and Donald Trump says…
British women are among the angriest in Europe. Well, what’s wrong with that? | Emma Brockes
Published: June 11, 2026 09:00
A new survey seems to correlate anger with being unhappy – but it can be an energising and frankly entertaining emotion tooA while ago, to amuse myself, I ran a search through my text archive for the phrase “I can’t stand it”, which delivered pages and…
Reform and Restore are both hard right and poisonous – but their differences could be their undoing | Andy Beckett
Published: June 11, 2026 07:00
It is not enough to revile them both. Understanding the personal and ideological divergence is essential to taking back the ground they now occupyFor all their claims to be mould-breaking politicians, the feuding Nigel Farage and Rupert Lowe are in many…
David Sullivan is a relic – the day of the celebrity ‘porn baron’ is over. But the vileness he peddled is much worse now | Joan Smith
Published: June 11, 2026 05:00
While he denies wrongdoing, Sullivan traded on the idea of womens’ bodies as consumable objects. His terrible era laid the ground for the 21st-century porn industryThere was a time, not so long ago, when female breasts appeared daily in some national…
The EU is inviting the Taliban to Brussels. Europe’s credibility lies in tatters
Published: June 11, 2026 04:00
As ICE-style deportation rules come into force, the unsavoury circle the EU wants migrant deals with includes the Afghan regime. This is a nadirI sometimes think of the former EU home affairs commissioner Ylva Johansson, who just six years ago spoke of…
Tim Wilson is battling Labor’s capital gains tax changes. But in his own book he argues for going even further | Judith Brett
Published: June 11, 2026 01:37
On paper, the shadow treasurer is thoughtful. In parliament, performative outrage overwhelms his thinkingTim Wilson has thrown himself into fighting the reduction of the capital gains tax discount in Labor’s budget, as well as the abolition of negative…
Infantino plays the hits as Fifa’s defender-in-chief on eve of World Cup | Pablo Iglesias Maurer
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jun/10/gianni-infantino-world-cup-fifa
Published: June 10, 2026 21:41
The Fifa president’s monologue before the 2022 World Cup attained legendary status for all the wrong reasons. He was in familiar form four years onGianni Infantino’s speech on the eve of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar is the stuff of legend. You know the one…
The Guardian view on the men’s World Cup: the build-up was unedifying, but now the football takes over | Editorial
Published: June 10, 2026 17:25
Rows over US visas and excessive ticket prices have overshadowed flawed tournament preparations. But fans will still hope for a gripping spectacleOne hundred and four matches involving 48 competing nations, to be played in 16 venues across a continent and…
There are no guardrails now on the right of UK politics: where Restore Britain goes, others will follow | Owen Jones
Published: June 10, 2026 15:00
In the UK – and across the west - incendiary language and white supremacist policies are entering the political mainstreamWhat qualifies as too rightwing these days? It’s a question I’ve considered often in recent years. But it takes on even greater…
For those shedding a tear over house prices falling, these numbers may change your mind | Greg Jericho
Published: June 10, 2026 15:00
An average home would cost $595,500 now if prices were the same relative to income as before John Howard turned the market into an investor casinoGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIn the first three months of this year, house…
Trump’s slush fund is gone – but his IRS agreement is a new level of self-dealing | Mohamad Bazzi
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/10/trump-irs-immunity-audit
Published: June 10, 2026 14:00
The president’s immunity from continuing audits made fewer headlines than the ‘anti-weaponization fund’, but it’s no less egregiousLast week, Todd Blanche, the acting US attorney general, told Congress that he was abandoning plans to establish a $1.8bn…
Trump is stripping Americans of their citizenship at a shocking rate | Moustafa Bayoumi
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/10/trump-denaturalization-american-citizenship
Published: June 10, 2026 12:00
This month, the administration is seeking to denaturalize 17 people, part of an effort unprecedented in modern US historyI still remember my citizenship ceremony from 2011. There was a festive spirit among the dozens of us who were about to become the…
Cars burn in Belfast, bricks fly in Southampton – and the ubiquitous cry of ‘civil war’ goes up again | John Harris
Published: June 10, 2026 11:25
For most, what we see in real life is mundane. But those who wish to fan the flames of anti-immigrant feeling share a different image onlineIt was the summer of 2024 when it all decisively started, with the horrific murders in Southport, countrywide…
America’s 250th birthday celebration is replacing history with toxic myth | Judith Levine
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/10/america-250-maga-christian-nationalism
Published: June 10, 2026 11:00
This year’s events will be a mélange of Trumpian egotism, Maga populism and Christian nationalismMusicians who dropped out of the Great American State Fair said they were tricked.“I HAVE INFORMED MY AGENTS THAT I WILL NOT BE PERFORMING AT THE FREEDOM 250…
Big agriculture is killing our bees. We’ll all pay the price | Jennie Durant
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/10/agriculture-bees-environment
Published: June 10, 2026 10:00
We’re thinking about the crisis facing pollinators all wrong. And we’ve come to a crucial momentLast winter, commercial beekeepers lost more than 60% of their colonies – their worst losses on record. We tend to blame bee losses on separate, singular…
The Spurs can match the Knicks’ energy in the NBA finals but not their desperation | Chuck D
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jun/10/chuck-d-new-york-knicks-nba-finals
Published: June 10, 2026 09:00
As a lifelong Knicks fan, the Public Enemy frontman knows how much New York craves an end to its 53-year NBA title droughtI didn’t see the Knicks win their second championship in 1973 because I had to go to bed.That night, the Knicks beat the LA Lakers,…
We economists have done the maths: ‘growth’ is a doomed strategy – there is a better way | Olivier De Schutter and others
Published: June 10, 2026 08:00
Our roadmap has been shaped by experts across the world, from UN agencies to grassroots movements. We call on political leaders at all levels to use itWe live in an age of manufactured scarcity. In a world richer than ever before, roughly one 10th of the…
Nothing says stupidity like Reform's obsession with destroying British jobs | George Monbiot
Published: June 10, 2026 07:00
The net zero economy is booming, so claims that prosperity depends on oil and gas are bunkum – unless you’re a Reform backer with fossil fuel interests, of courseReally? You want to destroy a million jobs? Vote Reform UK for mass unemployment: is that your…
Putin and Trump are both trapped in losing battles against reality | Rafael Behr
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/10/putin-trump-ukraine-iran-wars-authoritarian
Published: June 10, 2026 05:00
The Ukraine and Iran wars are very different, but a common authoritarian delusion unites the men who started themA strongman president, self-styled redeemer of national glory, is trapped in a conflict he can’t win but doesn’t know how to end without…
A drone alert blasted on my phone – we had to take shelter. This is the new reality on Nato’s eastern flank | Linas Kojala
Published: June 10, 2026 04:00
In Lithuania, and throughout the Baltic, we have lived for years with Russian hostility – but the tech now means that London, Berlin and Paris are just as vulnerableA couple of weeks ago, I was walking through the streets of Vilnius, on my way to give a…
How do you want to live? Both James Valentine and the pope have offered a challenge to humanity at a crossroads | Peter Lewis
Published: June 10, 2026 01:54
Both public figures have urged us to be active makers of the world we want our children to inheritJames Valentine meets the pope at the Pearly Gates. This is not the lead-in to a punchline delivered too soon, but a match made in heaven that could help…
The Guardian view on Ukraine and the prospects of peace: time to ramp up the pressure on Putin | Editorial
Published: June 9, 2026 17:30
Russia’s ‘spring offensive’ is failing and Kyiv’s drones have brought the war to Moscow and other cities. Europe must strengthen Zelenskyy’s hand furtherLast week, Vladimir Putin responded with characteristic disdain to an open letter from Volodymyr…
‘Parasitic cleanses’ are the latest health trend to infest social media. But what does the evidence say? | Antiviral
Published: June 9, 2026 15:00
Influencers are promising pills with all sorts of ‘natural’ ingredients, but do they actually work and could they cause harm? Read more in the Antiviral seriesParasitic infections are fairly uncommon among otherwise healthy people living in most major…
Why do the right’s Henry Nowak protests look like a party? Distasteful as it is, they’re having fun | Jonathan Liew
Published: June 9, 2026 15:00
Booze, laughter and football chants: the British right are relishing in what they see as their George Floyd moment Continue reading...
A cage-fighting arena is just what Trump’s White House lawn needed. I have a suggestion on how to use it | Marina Hyde
Published: June 9, 2026 13:50
The president’s new Craposseum is the perfect venue for Vance, Hegseth and others to battle for favour. Fight, fight, fight indeedOn behalf of the US administration, the American embassy in London has published a notice advising the UK government not to…
Here are 10 ways a ‘super’ El Niño could impact the planet | Benjamin Selwyn
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/09/super-el-nino-global-economy
Published: June 9, 2026 12:00
The climate phenomenon is intensifying an already unequal global economy Continue reading...
Think Musk the billionaire was bad? Brace yourself for Musk the trillionaire | Arwa Mahdawi
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/09/elon-musk-trillionaire-oligarchy
Published: June 9, 2026 11:00
Becoming the world’s first trillionaire is only going to supercharge this sense of impunity and bring us one step closer to full-blown oligarchy“Whoever said ‘money can’t buy happiness’ really knew what they were talking about,” Elon Musk wrote in February…
The spectre of gen Z socialism is haunting the world … according to the Economist | Normon Solomon
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/09/gen-z-socialism-the-economist
Published: June 9, 2026 10:00
The magazine writes: ‘Resisting Gen-Z socialism is therefore an urgent task.’ That urgency must outweigh any urgency of feeding hungry peopleA spectre is haunting Europe and America – the spectre of gen Z socialism.That’s the urgent warning from the…
The hill I will die on: Marmite is an insipid English imitation of Vegemite – the true Aussie hero | Kathy Lette
Published: June 9, 2026 07:00
Marmite asks: ‘Do you love me or hate me?’ Vegemite couldn’t give a stuff. It’s as dry as our Aussie humour, and I wouldn’t have it any other wayThe hill I would die on is made of Vegemite. Marmite is a minuscule mound in comparison. A hapless hillock. A…
Let this be a warning – if Europe worries about Trump, it has even more reason to fear JD Vance | Gaby Hinsliff
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/09/warning-europe-worries-trump-fear-jd-vance
Published: June 9, 2026 07:00
His toxic Henry Nowak intervention fits a pattern. Vance has hard-right views, a disdain for European society – and he may yet become presidentImmigration is falling in Britain. It’s falling so fast and so hard – net migration to the UK nearly halved…
Young people need money because our system is rigged. Here’s a way to give it to them | Polly Toynbee
Published: June 9, 2026 05:00
One plan would see young workers offered early access to a slice of future pensions. It’s not perfect, but we need bold ideasWhile we wait with nail-biting anxiety for the voters of Makerfield to decide the fate of the country, the prospect of renewal at…
I face sexist abuse every day as a female MP – misogyny is unacceptable whatever side of the aisle we’re on | Georgie Purcell
Published: June 9, 2026 04:57
I am one of Jacinta Allan’s most vocal critics. But calling a woman a witch is not political criticism, and must be called outLike most households, mine has a morning routine.As we wait for our baby to wake, my partner makes me a coffee and I open an app…
Is Switzerland tired of prosperity? I can think of no other reason for our next foolish referendum | Joseph de Weck
Published: June 9, 2026 04:00
Capping the population at 10 million is a far-right fantasy. It would dismantle the openness that has made the country richZürich on a Sunday morning can feel like the day after Armageddon: so empty, so calm, despite being Switzerland’s biggest city. But…
The Guardian view on climate equality: a richer life and real public abundance, not just more stuff | Editorial
Published: June 8, 2026 17:28
The Global Justice Report offers a hopeful bargain: tax extreme wealth and replace consumer excess with social and economic security for allHumanity can raise living standards, reduce inequality and keep global heating within a 2C rise, according to a…
If Australian data centres are going to power the AI revolution, we deserve a fair return | David Pocock
Published: June 8, 2026 15:00
We cannot afford to make the same mistake as we did with gas. If tech companies are going to use our land, energy and water for AI, they must pay their fair share of taxOver the past few months, tens of thousands of Australians have emailed their local MP…
Republicans in Congress are defecting from Trump over Iran. Will more follow? | Rajan Menon and Daniel Depetris
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/08/republicans-trump-iran-war-powers-resolution
Published: June 8, 2026 12:00
The vote reflects his diminished standing at home and loss of leverage over Iran as he scrambles to exit a disastrous warDonald Trump suffered a significant setback last week. On Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed a measure under the 1973 War…
Look at the protests Jared Kushner has caused in Albania. This could be a shining light for Europe | Lea Ypi
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/08/albania-jared-kushner-protests-europe
Published: June 8, 2026 10:39
The slogan ‘Albania is not for sale’ reveals a nation that respects itself, and will not sell its soul for investment“That’s how we found it. We swam to the island, we went on a hike barefoot to the top and we were just captivated. And over the course of…
Bernie Sanders’ AI sovereign wealth fund plan is good. But we think this is better | Nathan E Sanders and Bruce Schneier
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/08/bernie-sanders-ai-sovereign-wealth-fund-plan
Published: June 8, 2026 10:00
While we do not outright oppose the taking of AI company stock, or of a US a sovereign wealth fund, there are better ways to achieve the senator’s goalsLet no one accuse Bernie Sanders of ducking the big questions. Writing in the New York Times last week,…
Jalen Brunson heard the doubters. Now he has the Knicks on the brink of history
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jun/08/jalen-brunson-new-york-knicks-nba-finals
Published: June 8, 2026 09:00
As a former NBA player, I know that criticism is part of the game. But in an age when players are under attack constantly, the Knick star is an example to us allThe entire basketball world is singing the praises of Jalen Brunson and rightfully so. He has…
Those who championed free speech in the UK and US now wage war on it. And here’s why: Palestine | Mehdi Hasan
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/08/uk-us-champion-free-speech-war-palestine
Published: June 8, 2026 08:00
It was once an article of faith that even those who speak words we disagree with deserve protection. As regards Palestine, that’s now not trueRemember the Satanic Verses controversy? Remember “Je suis Charlie”? Remember the constant invocations of Voltaire…
Can you really see if someone is lying? Probably not – but you might hear it | Kirsty King
Published: June 8, 2026 07:00
We are in dangerous territory as courts encourage jurors to discern untruth from body language. In fact, the words are far more revealingImagine you are a juror on a murder trial. A married couple have been found shot dead. The defendant, a man known to…
What to do as murder is exploited to spread lies about race and privilege? Stand firm – fight back | Nesrine Malik
Published: June 8, 2026 05:00
Too many leaders have appeased the rightwing culture warriors. In the wake of the Henry Nowak rioting, the time for a push against toxicity and untruths is nowIt is easy to regard, and thus disregard, the riots following the conviction of Henry Nowak’s…
France is starting to own its role in the slave trade. Now it needs to repair its Caribbean legacy | Marie-Annick Gournet
Published: June 8, 2026 04:00
The notorious Code Noir is gone. But people in Guadeloupe and Martinique continue to live with the consequences“Vive la République, et vive la France.”Emmanuel Macron closed his 21 May speech marking the 25th anniversary of the passing of the Taubira law,…
Writing is an exercise in the art of persuasion. If we use AI we lose the art | Alan Finkel
Published: June 8, 2026 00:54
Every reader deserves to be informed about whether what they are reading is human or AIA few weeks ago, Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert, an academic in political science at Macquarie University, wrote an opinion piece in the Sydney Morning Herald in which she…
My father spent a lifetime fighting for women to be pastors. His OAM proves change is slow but possible | Julianne Schultz
Published: June 7, 2026 23:00
Social change requires patience, as my 94-year-old father has found out, as he pushed against the status quo in his bid to change the Lutheran churchAll around the world people are saying they want change.The vagueness of what that change might be has…
The Guardian view on cancer treatments: new hope for patients now and in the future | Editorial
Published: June 7, 2026 16:25
A drug for pancreatic cancer shows immense promise, but we shouldn’t forget research in the field is a story of small victoriesIt is unlikely that we will ever declare a final victory over cancer. Governments have often promised it: from Nixon’s 1971 “war…
My most capable clients are becoming prisoners of their phones – but there is a way out | Modern Mind
Published: June 7, 2026 15:00
The first step is making scrolling a little harder by creating an obstacle, giving your rational brain time to catch up with your impulsive thumbThe modern mind is a column where experts discuss mental health issues they are seeing in their workIn my…
Labour doesn't seem to like Send schools for kids like mine – but here's what we'll lose if these precious places are forgotten | John Harris
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/07/labour-send-schools-autism-education-children
Published: June 7, 2026 11:00
An autism school in Wiltshire exemplifies what’s so different about education in a tailored environment, and the outcomes for children speak for themselvesIn the old Wiltshire milltown of Calne, there is an autism specialist school called the Springfields…
Why are so many Black women dying at the hands of their partners?
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/07/black-women-murders-domestic-violence-crisis
Published: June 7, 2026 11:00
Black women are two and a half times more likely to be murdered by men than white women are. This is a public health crisisIn April alone, at least half a dozen Black women were allegedly killed by their partners, including the high-profile cases of Cerina…