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Hungry for connection? This is what we lose when we stop eating together | Shadi Khan Saif
Published: September 20, 2026 15:00
Mealtimes offer a pause in the day for parents and children to sit together, listen to one another and trade storiesMaking sense of it is a column about spirituality and how it can be used to navigate everyday lifeWhen I was growing up in a Muslimā¦
In a world of wars and climate crisis, a new leader could save the UN. But would Trump allow it? | Steve Bloomfield
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/20/un-new-leader-wars-climate-crisis-donald-trump
Published: September 20, 2026 13:38
As the organisation meets this week, it remains the best hope for restoring order. But it relies on goodwill from the US president ā and that is lackingIf all goes to plan, at some stage in the coming weeks 15 diplomats will emerge from a smallā¦
Star Trek is turning 60 ā and the vision it promised feels more distant than ever | Dave Schilling
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/20/star-trek-air-force-weapons
Published: September 20, 2026 11:00
The USās deployment of weaponry in space marks the latest backward step from the showās optimistic conception of the futureWho among us doesnāt dream of space in their youth?OK, maybe some of us. Like the ones with lives. While you were out playingā¦
From Lizzie Borden to Myra Hindley, why are we still so fascinated with female killers? | Rebecca Rideal
Published: September 20, 2026 09:00
Another true-crime drama about a woman accused of murder is hitting our screens, feeding into our cultureās unhelpful obsession with āfemale rageāOn 20 June 1893, in New Bedford, Massachusetts, a packed courtroom waited with bated breath for the jury toā¦
Donāt discount Reform because it's had a bad year. In our angry, fragile democracy, anything can happen | John Harris
Published: September 20, 2026 07:00
Nigel Farageās tactics are to play up the anxiety and resentment that people feel. Labourās job is simple: to offer hope and changeDespite the energised start Andy Burnham has made as prime minister, plenty of his partyās MPs and hardcore activists areā¦
By fixating on immigration numbers, are our leaders missing the bigger picture for working Australians?
Published: September 19, 2026 20:00
It can be tempting to blame grievance politics or the rise of One Nation for the tenor of current debate, but these are symptoms of a deeper malaiseWhen the immigration minister, Tony Burke, approached the National Press Club podium on Thursday, the eyesā¦
Australia has done precious little to prepare for the dangers of AI. Where is brilliant leadership when you need it? | Zoe Daniel
Published: September 19, 2026 20:00
Australia faces stark choices about the most significant technological development since the splitting of the atom in the 1930sGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThereās nothing like a threat of human extinction to focus theā¦
Maga wants more babies. But they donāt seem too worried about miscarriages in ICE detention |
Published: September 19, 2026 12:00
Officials lack data on miscarriages after October 2025. Detained women arenāt getting the prenatal healthcare they needMaga men have babies on the brain. They may not all be interested in changing diapers or hands-on parenting, but theyāre very keen onā¦
Ed Sheeran thought fans didnāt want artists to be politically engaged. Heās finding out how wrong he was | Jason Okundaye
Published: September 19, 2026 09:00
Twenty years ago, even Madonna faced radio blacklisting for being overtly political. But in our age of streaming, thereās less excuse for not speaking outIt must have come as a surprise to Ed Sheeran when all of his support acts withdrew from the remainderā¦
After 20 years of my school dinners campaign, Iām a happy man. At last, weāre going to feed kids properly | Jamie Oliver
Published: September 19, 2026 07:00
This weekās government announcement on school food standards is huge. Itās based on common sense and science. Beautiful!More than 20 years ago, when I started the campaign and TV series School Dinners, I couldnāt believe that we had standards for dog foodā¦
Meditating by the Dnipro: Iām an artist in Ukraine, searching for peace and a life between the missiles | Anna Ivanenko
Published: September 19, 2026 06:00
Sometimes, you can remember what ordinary life was like before Russiaās invasion. Then reality comes screaming backSometimes, where I live in Kyiv, I hear people say: āThis feels pre-war.ā It refers to situations that remind us of what life was likeā¦
Hereās how Germany can defend its democracy ā banning the AfD isnāt the answer | Timothy Garton Ash
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/19/germany-afd-banning-defend-democracy
Published: September 19, 2026 05:00
Instead, constrain it legally and fight it politically. The world is watchingFar-right nationalist populist parties are making the running everywhere from Washington to Warsaw. So why be so alarmed about a little regional electoral victory for one suchā¦
This Israeli election could be the countryās last ā this week I saw that for myself | Jonathan Freedland
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/18/israel-election-last-october-palestinians
Published: September 18, 2026 17:20
Spend time on the ground and you see how high the stakes are for next monthās contest ā for Israelis and Palestinians alikeCandidates always say it, but this time itās true. When Israel goes to the polls on 27 October, it really will be the most importantā¦
The Guardian view on NAZAās persecuted directors: journalism is not treason | Editorial
Published: September 18, 2026 16:46
Politicians who threaten filmmakers rather than investigate alleged military crimes expose not strength but a leadership frightened of the evidenceAcross Israel, politicians, military leaders and much of the media are trying to discredit a documentary thatā¦
Australiaās big polluters rely on carbon offsets for climate credibility. But the system looks like a house of cards | Adam Morton
Published: September 18, 2026 15:00
Credits are treated as a like-for-like swap for emissions, but carbon stored in nature is entirely different to burning millennia-old fossil fuelsThe fight within the Greens that led senators to cross the floor last week over koala protection in a nationalā¦
My sonās death during a college football workout was preventable. Lessons must be learned
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/sep/18/college-sports-heatstroke-jordan-mcnair-matthew-mayich
Published: September 18, 2026 14:10
Arizona State hockey player Matthew Mayich is fighting for his life after collapsing during practice. Tragedies like this can be avoidedLate last month, Arizona State hockey player Matthew Mayich collapsed during a team workout. He is now fighting for hisā¦
To protect democracy, Democrats should talk about corruption ā not authoritarianism | Jared Abbott and Joan C Williams
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/18/democrats-corruption-authoritarianism
Published: September 18, 2026 12:00
The party needs to thread the needle between college-educated and working-class voters. Our survey offers a wayResisting authoritarianism is the second-highest priority for Democratsā college-educated base. But for working-class Americans, itās only theā¦
Earl Spencer SLATES the king. Charles DESTROYS Spencer. If only Diana were here to click on it | Marina Hyde
Published: September 18, 2026 11:19
Itās a battle for hearts and minds ā and TikTok, and the āGram. Just as it should be. #royalbeefReading the extracts from Earl Spencerās book about his sister Diana, and the kingās two-footed takedown of it, itās hard to escape the idea that Spencer andā¦
An effective ban on disabled people leaving Britain? You read that right, and we will not settle for it | Frances Ryan
Published: September 18, 2026 11:00
This scandal shows there are many who donāt expect us to live rich lives ā and that paternalism lives on in disability servicesDisabled people are being barred from leaving the country. This isnāt the first line of a dystopian novel but a scandal quietlyā¦
Robert Kraftās attempts to silence Macklemore have backfired spectacularly | Arwa Mahdawi
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/18/robert-kraft-macklemore-ed-sheeran-tour
Published: September 18, 2026 10:00
The billionaireās attempted crackdown on Ed Sheeranās tour only amplified pro-Palestinian statements. Itās been a joy to watchA few weeks ago, the worst thing you could say about Ed Sheeran was that his music was a bit bland. A Guardian music writer onceā¦
Slowly then all at once: this emboldened Celtic alliance could spell the end of the UK | Simon Jenkins
Published: September 18, 2026 07:00
Itās something akin to a quiet earthquake: home nations jointly declaring their wish to be freed from English domination. A big move needs a big responseMonday must have been a historical first. Never before have three of the four ānationsā of the Unitedā¦
El NiƱo is supersizing! Are governments finally taking climate change seriously? No! | First Dog on the Moon
Published: September 18, 2026 06:49
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Children and mature adults we know about, but why is society so clueless about young people in between? | Gaby Hinsliff
Published: September 18, 2026 05:00
While thereās much mocking of gen Z, the idea that the state should do more for those aged 18 to 25 is catching on around Westminster. About time, tooWhen did you realise you had finally grown up? Itās a trick question, obviously: maturity is justā¦
The spectre of āremigrationā is haunting Europe. Slovenia in 1992 gives us a blueprint for this state terror | Miha Mazzini
Published: September 18, 2026 04:00
In February that year, the Slovenian government officially deleted 25,000 citizens, turning them overnight into illegal immigrantsSo much of your daily life ā your job, your health, your home ā hinges on the fact that your name is in a government database.ā¦
We terminated a pregnancy so our daughter never had to suffer. It was agony. It cannot be the right of One Nation ā or any anti-abortion activist ā to choose for us | Anonymous
Published: September 17, 2026 22:00
We must defend ā ardently, passionately, implacably ā the right of parents to decide, in whatever circumstances they find themselvesIt felt like a cliche out of a medical drama. We huddled together in the ultrasound room, marvelling at the shadow of ourā¦
The Guardian view on EU-Canada relations: strategic ambition with lessons for Britain | Editorial
Published: September 17, 2026 17:48
Mark Carneyās response to the challenges posed by an unreliable US president contains a clarity of vision that is lacking in post-Brexit BritainThere is no āassociate membershipā of the European Union, nor any blueprint for what such a thing might involve.ā¦
Two years and one World Cup down, Mauricio Pochettino is still assessing
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/sep/17/mauricio-pochettino-calls-the-kids
Published: September 17, 2026 17:15
The US managerās first squad of the 2030 World Cup cycle leans heavily on youth, injecting intrigue into the four-game window. Sign up for our free newsletter hereIn the moments after the USMNTās 4-1 crash-out in the last-16 at this summerās World Cup,ā¦
Australiaās approaching summer fills me with dread. Iām not equipped to battle 40C | Rebecca Shaw
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/18/australia-summer-40c-heat-fills-me-with-dread
Published: September 17, 2026 15:00
When people say they love the heat, I presume they either have air conditioning or are lyingAs a cultured citizen of the globe (social media), I am witness to a lot of different opinions about the weather throughout the year. I will soon be sharing my own,ā¦
Paid influencers are everywhere in US politics. We need transparency | Martin J Riedl and Samuel Woolley
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/17/paid-influencers-us-politics-transparency
Published: September 17, 2026 14:00
Secret coordination between politicians and social media creators is a form of astroturfing. But there are few legal regulationsNot long ago, it was common wisdom among social media influencers that they shouldnāt talk politics. There was a widespreadā¦
Robert Kraft, once the NFLās good guy, is just another billionaire silencing Macklemore | Howard Bryant
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/sep/17/robert-kraft-macklemore-ed-sheeran-stadium-ban-nfl
Published: September 17, 2026 13:14
The Patriots ownerās decision to ban the rapper from performing at the teamās stadium brings back memories of the blackballing of Colin KaepernickSix years ago, in the middle of a āracial reckoningā that never was, a White House that had begun out ofā¦
Trump says the US doesnāt need Canada. But itās the source of key minerals for the military | Vince Beiser
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/17/trump-canada-military-minerals
Published: September 17, 2026 13:00
Trump himself has acknowledged the US need for Canadian aluminum ā and has largely exempted metals from new tariffsAs trade talks with Canada shambled toward collapse in late August, Donald Trump brayed on Truth Social: āWE DONāT NEED CANADA, THEY NEEDā¦
Watching NAZA was like peering through a window ā and seeing the machinery of killing in Gaza | Mahmoud Mushtaha
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/17/naza-film-documentary-killing-gaza
Published: September 17, 2026 12:30
For so long I wondered why I survived while family and friends were killed. Now I know the only difference between life and death may have been an AI algorithmThe lights go down, and for a moment I forget Iām watching a screen. It fills with a rooftop inā¦
Bad news this week for Trump ā but Fox viewers might have missed it | Margaret Sullivan
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/17/fox-news-trump
Published: September 17, 2026 12:00
The network continues to cater to its presidential āaudience of oneā, downplaying his supreme court loss and moreTwo breaking stories roiled US politics this week and immediately got big play on most news sites.The supreme court surprisingly rejected ā forā¦
British people understand the climate crisis threat. Today Iām empowering them to tackle it | Andy Burnham
Published: September 17, 2026 12:00
With nearly Ā£30m of funding, Iām giving communities power over local energy. They know the gravity of global heating, and they want to be part of the solutionAndy Burnham: UK must fully commit to reaching net zero by 2050On the day I became prime minister,ā¦
Dear Ed Sheeran, fence-sitting is so last century: musicians can no longer opt out of politics | Zoe Williams
Published: September 17, 2026 11:00
Itās all very 2026: with a stadium owner on one side and angry support acts on the other, the cornered star will have to pick a sideEd Sheeran, seeking to stay out of politics, has become, in this moment, the most political artist in the world. And inā¦
Trumpās love of fossil fuels is about more than money | Moira Donegan
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/17/trump-fossil-fuels-industry
Published: September 17, 2026 10:00
The US decision to remove limits on coal and gas plant emissions is rooted in a perception of manliness in these industriesYou can impress a certain kind of person at a party by reciting the fact that there are more yoga instructors in the US than thereā¦
Big AI is trying to own the pathway to work. Universities shouldnāt play along | Ella Hafermalz
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/17/big-ai-work-universities
Published: September 17, 2026 09:00
Universities need protect their position in education so that students have an independent pathway to employmentAI companies like OpenAI are insinuating themselves into the pathway from education to work. Soon they may claim it entirely, a disastrousā¦
Howās your apocalypse stockpiling coming on? Three weeks in, mine has hit a few snags | Emma Brockes
Published: September 17, 2026 08:00
Cans of tuna, sparkling water and an old torch ā if the end of the world came for me now Iād struggle, but itās hard to know how to prepare for an unknown threatItās been three weeks since the government advisory urging us to start stockpiling in case ofā¦
Driving thatās too fast, too dangerous and utterly lawless: why do we tolerate this petro-masculinity? | George Monbiot
Published: September 17, 2026 05:00
In towns and in the countryside, I see SUVs and pickup trucks driven without care or consicence. Itās the Magafication of transportWhere is lawbreaking not just visible, but designed to be seen? Where is antisocial behaviour worn as a badge of honour?ā¦
Opening the door for Canada is a harmless gesture. But it wonāt fix Europeās security crisis | Paul Taylor
Published: September 17, 2026 04:00
Beyond the morale boost and Mark Carneyās stardust, āassociate membershipā means littleUrsula von der Leyen brought a new mascot to her annual State of the Union address to the European parliament: the Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney.The leader of aā¦
Do whales grieve? Scientistsā research off Australiaās Gold Coast suggests they might | Olaf Meynecke for the Conversation
Published: September 17, 2026 02:22
The behaviours we observed could represent grief, but they could also reflect maternal attachment, confusion or instinctive caregivingIt was a tragic sight.One day last July, a newborn humpback whale calf lay motionless on the seafloor, just a kilometreā¦
The Guardian view on the Houthi advance in Yemen: another vital Middle East artery becomes a battlefield | Editorial
Published: September 16, 2026 17:36
The extraordinary success of the rebels, and Saudi counterstrikes, threaten economic havoc. But the countryās civilians are paying the highest priceEven in a region beset by turmoil and learning to expect the unexpected, the lightning advance of Yemenāsā¦
I have faced abuse, assaults and death threats because Iām an MP. Itās making politics a no-go zone | Dawn Butler
Published: September 16, 2026 15:08
A new report highlights the dangers experienced by those who seek to serve the public. People are being deterred and your democracy is sufferingThere is a rising tide of abuse in our politics and I feel it every day. This week, the Electoral Commissionā¦
The dominance of AI is not inevitable. We can choose to change things for the better | Nick Evershed
Published: September 16, 2026 15:00
Countries have come together before to make international agreements in the face of existential threatsWith many technological developments, from algorithm-driven social media to AI, many people assume thereās a degree of inevitability to their widespreadā¦
In such a rich country, it is shameful how many Australians on jobseeker are dying in desperate poverty | Greg Jericho
https://www.theguardian.com/business/grogonomics/2026/sep/17/australians-jobseeker-dying-in-poverty
Published: September 16, 2026 15:00
Lifting the abysmally low jobseeker rate to the poverty line would save thousands of livesGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastStunning new data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) shows the abysmally low rateā¦
The Letby inquiry report makes one thing crystal clear: too much NHS management is scandalously poor | Tom Dolphin
Published: September 16, 2026 13:21
Non-medical managers are the only safety-critical part of the service that do not have a regulator. Lady Justice Thirlwall says that must change. So do weTom Dolphin is chair of the British Medical Association councilThe publication of the Thirlwallā¦
Watching Cavan Sullivan, excitement is tempered by memories of hypetrains past
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/sep/16/cavan-sullivan-mls-philadelphia-union
Published: September 16, 2026 11:00
The 16-year-old Union star isnāt the first wunderkind to be feted by the American soccersphereThe trouble with trying not to hype up Cavan Sullivan is that he keeps on doing cool stuff. Like this past weekend, when he scampers along on a Philadelphia Unionā¦
The US government is failing Americans on AI | Shakeel Hashim
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/16/us-government-failing-americans-ai
Published: September 16, 2026 10:00
Trump and Republicans want companies to regulate themselves. Itās a dereliction of duty that will make AI less safeIt is hard to get Sam Altman, Elon Musk and Dario Amodei to agree on much. But over the weekend, all three AI company CEOs called for AIā¦
Trumpās $5,000 pledge to voters is a shameless bribe | Steven Greenhouse
Published: September 16, 2026 10:00
Not only would the plan do vast economic damage ā it assumes that Americans are easily bamboozledWhenever Donald Trump gives a speech, itās filled with so many lies and self-serving exaggerations that when he does utter something true, I see that as a sortā¦
Why is the White House being so weird about Natalie Harp again? | Arwa Mahdawi
Published: September 16, 2026 10:00
The presidentās assistant travelled with him to Ireland ā which really shouldnāt be much of a story. But his comms team seems determined to make it onePassport, money, emotional support human: Donald Trump had all the travel essentials on his recent tripā¦
āPacingā wonāt eliminate the risk of AI doom. Hereās what could | David Krueger
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/16/ai-safety-plan-dario-amodei-anthropic
Published: September 16, 2026 09:00
The stark reality is this: we donāt know how to maintain control of these systems. But there are actions we can takeWith Jacob Coxonās resignation from Anthropic, we have reached the AI risk tipping point. Millions of people are finally coming toā¦
Big-money donations poison British politics. We can stop the mega-rich buying access and influence | Gordon Brown
Published: September 16, 2026 09:00
Iāve seen how imbalances in campaign spending can distort democracy. The multi-million-pound gifts to Reform must act as a final wake-up callThe British people cannot be bought, but their views and votes can be heavily influenced by a flood of politicalā¦
Itās my self-care hack of the year: I quit our local veg box scheme, and set my mind free | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/16/quit-veg-box-scheme-set-my-mind-free
Published: September 16, 2026 05:00
Being a member felt like the right thing to do ā and it was a boon during the pandemic. But oh, the emotional labour. I can never look at a turnip againLast week, as summer gave way to pumpkin season, I found myself contemplating the final squash. Like theā¦
To understand the threat to our real democracy, watch Putin's fake one | Rafael Behr
Published: September 16, 2026 04:00
As Russians vote this weekend, remember that Britain is not immune to the cynical tactics and corrosion of trust that keep him in powerMillions of people will participate in elections in Russia this weekend and a new parliament will be chosen, but notā¦
Is Labor going to roll over for big tech ā or will it protect the rights of everyday Australians? | Holly Rankin
Published: September 16, 2026 02:24
Every family photo you ever posted would be fair game for AI companies unless you choose to opt outLeaked documents from a government proposal show that the Albanese government is considering reversing the fundamental rights of Australians under copyrightā¦
As the politicians play catchup the tech bros agree: we may only have a decade left | John Crace
Published: September 15, 2026 16:47
AI probably thinks a world that can elect Trump as president is so messed up it deserves to be put out of its miseryWe can all sleep easy. In a post on his Truth Social account, Donald Trump has declared that fears over artificial intelligence were all aā¦
Gua sha looks good on Instagram ā but is it worth the hype or a waste of time?
Published: September 15, 2026 15:00
The practice does increase blood flow to parts of the body, but experts say this isnāt necessarily a health benefit: āA punch to the nose also increases blood flowāRead more in the Antiviral seriesThe world of wellness fads is a cyclical place. Everythingā¦
When is an ebike not an ebike? When it has a powerful illegal engine. Get this menace off our roads | Peter Walker
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/15/ebike-powerful-illegal-engine-roads-cyclist
Published: September 15, 2026 14:00
As a cyclist I want the authorities to act with clarity. Lime bikes and renters can be annoying, but the true threat is those who dangerously flout the lawOne of the curiosities of debates about cycling in the UK is that almost all of them centre on theā¦
Opposition to Mamdaniās 9/11 remembrance was painful to witness | Francine Prose
Published: September 15, 2026 14:00
A petition against the mayorās presence reeked of Islamophobia ā and ran counter to the sense of togetherness that followed the attacksEveryone who was in New York on 11 September 2001 has their 9/11 story. My husband and I were at JFK, boarding a plane toā¦
Polling turns politics into one big game. There are too many of them ā and that does us no good | Jonathan Liew
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/15/polling-politics-game-reform-uk
Published: September 15, 2026 12:27
Surely thatās the lesson the Reform polling furore should teach us. Politics should be about actually helping people, not mastering the line on a graphSolemn faces all round. We will listen. We will learn. We will hone and improve. Yes, itās time for theā¦
Iām a psychoanalyst. Social media is damaging childrenās inner lives in ways we donāt fully understand | Robin Kirman
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/15/social-media-children-identities-behavior
Published: September 15, 2026 09:00
Discussion has focused on behavioral outcomes. But Metaās settlement shines a light on damage to young peopleās emerging desires and identitiesDuring the landmark social media addiction trial that led to Metaās recent $17.1bn settlement, a therapistā¦
AI safety requires more than just slowing our pace | Stuart Russell
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/15/ai-safety-requirements
Published: September 15, 2026 08:00
Safety requirements are non-negotiable. They depend on meeting concrete goals, not just adjusting a timelineIt has been a week of high drama in AI, precipitated by the resignation of the AI safety researcher Jacob Coxon from Anthropic. This followedā¦
Thank goodness Labourās āshambolicā plan to reorganise local councils has been paused. What was it thinking? | Polly Toynbee
Published: September 15, 2026 08:00
This misconceived Treasury pet project may have been foisted on the government, but it would have added to votersā mistrust in politicsShock reverberated through Englandās councils last week. āBeggars belief!ā āShambolic!ā council leaders protested to theā¦
Swedenās far right is down, but not yet out. Left and centre leaders must seize this opportunity | Cas Mudde
Published: September 15, 2026 06:00
The danger is that other parties just channel the far right ā and that will make them vulnerable. Better to fully commit to a progressive agendaAfter the previous Swedish general election, in 2022, the leaders of the two biggest Swedish parties made aā¦
The incoming āsuperā El NiƱo will create chaos around the world. And we are far from ready for it | Bill McGuire
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/15/rise-global-temperatures-super-el-nino
Published: September 15, 2026 05:00
One of the biggest upheavals in a millennium is on its way, strengthened by the climate crisis. We need leaders who make things better not worseIf you think you have heard enough about the growing āsuperā El NiƱo, trust me, you are going to hear a lotā¦
I know why many east Germans vote AfD. And no, itās not an inherited longing for dictatorship | Carolin WĆ¼rfel
Published: September 15, 2026 04:00
Grievance politics has grown in the east of the country where I was born. But west Germans have hard questions to answer tooThe fear that a fascist, far-right movement would rise to power again in Germany has been with me since my youth. On 6 September,ā¦
Europeās summer emergency was a dire warning for Australia. What can be learned before itās too late? | Nick Rowley
Published: September 15, 2026 01:36
Between 2000 and 2018, extreme heat caused more deaths in Australia than all our bushfires, floods, storms and cyclones combinedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBack in Aprilā¦
The Guardian view on the united Ireland debate: shifting dynamics need to be treated with caution | Editorial
Published: September 14, 2026 18:11
Donald Trumpās blithe comments at the weekend were characteristically unhelpful. A careful and considered discussion on the subject has yet to beginA decade ago, the Democratic Unionist party (DUP) viewed Brexit as a potential gamechanger in the struggleā¦
As Reform celebrates Ā£72m in donations, tell me this: are you ready to see two rich men buy our democracy? | Owen Jones
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/14/reform-72m-donations-nigel-farage-super-rich
Published: September 14, 2026 17:19
Itās not just that Nigel Farage claimed his movement abhorred the super-rich. Itās also the obscenity of individuals seeking so much sway over who runs the countryAs Ā£72m in donations makes its way to Reform UKās bank accounts, consider what Nigel Farageā¦
Canada should become an EU state in all but name. Hereās how to make that a reality | Fabian Zuleeg
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/14/canada-eu-member-state-uk-japan-mark-carney
Published: September 14, 2026 15:19
From the UK to Japan, so many countries need to quickly be brought inside the European tent without the rigours of full membershipThe worst conclusion to draw from Icelandās EU referendum result last month would be that the country, apparently now onā¦
The right is wrong about digital duty of care. It promises Australians more freedom, not less | Peter Lewis
Published: September 14, 2026 15:00
Laborās law would allow choice for social media users and build accountability into the internet rather than allow the tech industry to operate with impunityWhen you hear them cry āfreedomā, you know a culture war is brewing. And so it was last week that aā¦
Sydney Sweeneyās prediction ad is cynical, unhealthy and reveals plenty about modern sports | Jane McManus
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/sep/14/sydney-sweeney-prediction-ad-sports
Published: September 14, 2026 14:30
The actorās latest promotion has stirred outrage but will no doubt be good for the prediction markets hoping to lure in young menPrediction markets are a cynical business.Many customers will lose money, and the real product may just be the delightfulā¦
I worked at Google DeepMind. You should listen to the warnings about AI | Alex Turner
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/14/google-deepmind-ai-warnings
Published: September 14, 2026 12:00
We must stop companies from allowing AI to self-improve into an uncontrollable level of intelligence Major AI lab CEOs advocated for slowing the pace of AI development this weekend. They are right to be concerned: the field runs an extremely dangerous raceā¦
Thereās a surprisingly simple reason for Englandās high antidepressant use: lots of people need them | Dean Burnett
Published: September 14, 2026 12:00
The idea that GPs are ignoring guidelines and āoverprescribingā doesnāt hold water. Instead, look to our social and economic crisesDean Burnett is a doctor of neuroscience A new NHS report has revealed the highest ever levels of antidepressant use recordedā¦
Labor unions must unite against AI datacenters | Tyler Turner
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/14/labor-unions-ai-datacenters
Published: September 14, 2026 12:00
Workers should start with a moratorium against building until our livelihoods and communities are protectedFor the surging number of Americans who now live alongside constantly humming computer-filled mega-warehouses, it is clear AI datacenters come withā¦
Zuckerberg says the science isnāt settled. But the harms of short-form video on the brain are starting to show | Caty Enders
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/14/zuckerberg-short-form-video-cognitive-harm
Published: September 14, 2026 11:00
Recent social media lawsuits have addressed concerns about mental health. But what about its cognitive effects?A few years ago, when Iād just started graduate work, I was waiting with a grandmother finishing a questionnaire Iād handed her about herā¦
Islamophobia is rising ā and Britainās politicians have been dangerously complacent in tackling it | Arun Kundnani
Published: September 14, 2026 11:00
Mainstream figures have been enabling anti-Muslim racism, creating the ideal conditions for the rise of hard-right political partiesFive years ago, many Muslims wondered if the prejudices they faced were set to fade away. The āwar on terrorā was dwindlingā¦
The situation in Iran is dangerously escalating ā but whatever you do, donāt call it a war | Arwa Mahdawi
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/14/iran-war-trump-semantics
Published: September 14, 2026 10:00
Forget the bombing: the Trump administration keeps insisting this isnāt a war. But itās not just a matter of semanticsāI will not send you to fight and die in stupid foreign wars that never end,ā Donald Trump promised a crowd in Pennsylvania in 2024. Whileā¦
One Nationās immigration policy deserves serious discussion ā but not for the reason you might think | Alan Gamlen
Published: September 14, 2026 08:21
Its proposal to regulate the size and composition of the temporary migrant population has merit, but other aspects are blunt and punitiveThe surprising thing about One Nationās new immigration policy is not that it contains extreme ideas. It is that partsā¦
Phone coverage across the London tube? Thatās sent me hurtling down a tunnel of despair | Lucy Pasha-Robinson
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/14/phone-coverage-tube-london-underground-tube
Published: September 14, 2026 07:00
Going deep underground used to offer a refuge from the pressure to be constantly connected. Thatās soon to change ā and Iām not happy Rejoice! For by the end of 2026, 4G and 5G mobile coverage is expected across the whole London underground network. Afterā¦
The US right still paints Muslims as the āenemyā. But they are fighting for a brighter future for Americans | Nesrine Malik
Published: September 14, 2026 05:00
Progressive politicians such as Zohran Mamdani offer answers to the bitter post-9/11 legacy of failures at home and abroadTwenty-five years after 9/11, two pieces of journalism, describing two different phenomena in contemporary New York, tell us a greatā¦
We greet the news that AI could extinguish us with a glazed indifference. What is the way out of this nihilism? | Brigid Delaney
Published: September 14, 2026 03:49
There are several answers, and none of them will be provided by tech. One thing we must do is identify the ingredients for human flourishingTo imagine the future as being almost entirely bleak has somehow crept into the collective this year.Last week I wasā¦
The Guardian view on Russian parliamentary elections: glimpses of weakness behind the facade | Editorial
Published: September 13, 2026 16:25
The Kremlinās clumsy efforts to engineer the outcome reveal growing anxiety about the public mood and a war that is failingVladimir Putinās authoritarian powers are not constrained by elections, but he is alert to the danger that his rule would lookā¦
Chatbots can exploit our most basic human drive for attachment. Hereās how to have healthier relationship with AI | Gaynor Parkin and Dave Winsborough
Published: September 13, 2026 15:00
This intimacy economy is tapping into the deepest parts of our intimate psychological infrastructureThe modern mind is a column where experts discuss mental health issues they are seeing in their workMichael* is an engineer whose company embraced the AIā¦
Why is the Trump administration calling bike lanes āDEIā? | Dave Schilling
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/13/trump-administration-bike-lanes-dei
Published: September 13, 2026 11:00
The government apparently has an issue with paths for cyclists. Take it from someone who canāt ride a bike: this makes no senseIām out of gas. Not metaphorically. Literally, my car has the barest minimum amount of fuel in it. This is not because I like toā¦
The perilous economic conditions facing the UK can be traced back to Trump | Richard Partington
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/13/uk-autumn-budget-healey-trump
Published: September 13, 2026 09:27
As John Healey drafts his autumn budget, the US presidentās policies continue to inflate debt servicing costsBritain is not entirely in control of its own destiny, from the rising cost of the weekly shop, to the vaulting cost of government borrowing. Whatā¦
Warning: our democracy wonāt survive the death of reading. Read on if you still can | John Harris
Published: September 13, 2026 09:00
While fascists protest in UK ports and purvey nonsense and poison online, ever fewer people have the perspective or analytical tools to challenge themImagine this. Quite by chance, your TikTok feed presents you with footage of the fascists who recentlyā¦
Think of the parable of a frog in boiling water. Thatās us dithering as the āunprecedentedā weather becomes more extreme | Helen Pilcher
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/13/extreme-weather-unprecedented-feel-normal
Published: September 13, 2026 07:00
The complacency is staggering: just another hot summer, a flooded street, a crop failure. We are accepting this extraordinary deterioration as normalRecently, I overheard a conversation in a cafe where someone described their toast as āawesomeā. I feltā¦
Putin would rather keep killing than admit heās lost. As a winter of misery looms in Ukraine, Nato must step in | Simon Tisdall
Published: September 13, 2026 05:00
The Russian leader is ploughing on with his forever war ā and each day is a crime against humanity. Western democracies cannot simply sit on their handsUkraineās people face a winter from hell. Thwarted on the battlefield, Russia is stepping up systematic,ā¦
The far right is becoming normalised in Germany ā and winning. Australia should take heed | Charlotte Feakins
Published: September 12, 2026 20:00
One Nation and the AfD may not look the same, but they are singing from the same song sheet - and both have had recent electoral successFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastTheā¦
As Australia faces an AI-generated future, a human rights act is needed more than ever
Published: September 12, 2026 20:00
Without laws requiring transparency or a right of review, our human rights will be rationed away by algorithmic and automated decision-making toolsAs we hurtle towards a post-human future, the absence of a human rights act in Australia will put us all atā¦
Why is Trumpās $5,000 offer to voters ālike a womanā? Ask Fox News | Arwa Mahdawi
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/12/trump-voters-woman
Published: September 12, 2026 12:00
Host Jesse Watters says Trumpās offer to Americans if Republicans retain Congress is āan enticementā, not a bribeI think I finally understand why Fox News pays Jesse Watters the big bucks. The network star, famous for hot takes like men shouldnāt āeat soupā¦
What can halt Fifaās authoritarian turn under Infantino? Change from the outside | Jules Boykoff
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/sep/12/fifa-gianni-infantino-donald-trump-change
Published: September 12, 2026 09:00
The World Cup and its aftermath made clear that Fifa needs independent oversight by governments and NGOs dedicated to preserving the peopleās gameThe 2026 World Cup was a whirling swirl of scintillating soccer that prompted much-needed conversations aboutā¦
The hill I will die on: Comedians should not be hot | Amy Annette
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/12/the-hill-i-will-die-on-comedians-not-hot
Published: September 12, 2026 09:00
People making a living from being funny should be exempt from the beauty rules the rest of society plays byItās a fact that being funny is an evolutionary trait, developed by the unattractive to entice the very good-looking to mate with them. Yes, that isā¦
Bayeux tapestrymania has gripped Britain. But what does it say about our own age of war and upheaval? | Charlotte Higgins
Published: September 12, 2026 07:00
The tapestry is drawing crowds to the British Museum ā and each person who sees it will draw a different meaning from this epic, vivid artworkI have seen the Bayeux tapestry four times since childhood, and loved it on each viewing, for the sheer miracle ofā¦
Call it the Miliband doctrine. Letās hope the new Israeli settlement boycott is just the start | Steve Bloomfield
Published: September 12, 2026 05:00
This weekās move suggests that, even in the age of Trump, Britain will once again have an āethical dimensionā to its foreign policy. Thatās good for the world Almost 30 years ago, the Labour titan Robin Cook announced his arrival at the Foreign Office byā¦
The Guardian view on controlling AI: humanity cannot outsource its survival | Editorial
Published: September 11, 2026 16:34
Keeping people in charge means little if supercomputers determine the evidence, choices and time on which their decisions dependIf there were a 10% chance that AI could wipe out humanity, no responsible government would leave its development to companiesā¦
The āwar on terrorā weakened the first amendment. Now we desperately need it | Jameel Jaffer
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/11/9-11-war-on-terror-first-amendment
Published: September 11, 2026 16:00
Over the past quarter-century, the US supreme court has repeatedly failed to protect first amendment rights. We are suffering the consequencesCongress ratified the first amendment in 1791 but the supreme court didnāt breathe life into it until after theā¦
Australia and Canada can learn from each other on climate if we separate action from declaration | Rosa Galvez
Published: September 11, 2026 15:00
Climate integrity means being honest about the gap between emissions reduced on paper and emissions reduced in the atmosphereCanada and Australia are both democracies built on abundant resources, extraordinary biodiversity and world-class science, withā¦
In Gaza, weāve seen horror unfold with global powersā support. Is that a blueprint for horror elsewhere? | Ahdaf Soueif
Published: September 11, 2026 14:29
For now, it is Palestinians who are being killed and displaced. But ideologies of supremacy and domination threaten us allLast week, Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israelās minister of national security, put out an AI-generated video that showed a conveyor belt ofā¦
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