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• There is no excuse for the killing of two Israeli embassy workers | Kenneth Roth

  Critics of Israel’s atrocious conduct in Gaza should be clear that their focus is the authors of that violence – not Israeli civiliansIsrael’s c...

  Published on May 22, 2025
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• The Guardian view on the US and South Africa: Trump looks to his base and partners look elsewhere | Editorial

  The president’s cynical ambush of Cyril Ramaphosa was not about American interests but racial grievancesThe most telling moment of Donald Trump’s ...

  Published on May 22, 2025
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• ‘Pro-worker priorities’? Trump’s budget offers the exact opposite | Steven Greenhouse

  The ‘big, beautiful’ measure going through Congress would cut health, food and education benefits – and offer a huge boost to the richestWith Do...

  Published on May 22, 2025
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• Ramaphosa withstood Trump’s bizarre ambush – but he let down South Africans | Zanele Mji

  Rather than trying to charm his US counterpart with golf, the South African president could have addressed the white supremacist attitudes holding our...

  Published on May 22, 2025
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• What did you do during the genocide in Gaza? | Arwa Mahdawi

  When future generations read about Gaza with horror and wonder how we allowed a livestreamed genocide to happen, what will you say?Now, when Israel is...

  Published on May 22, 2025
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• Famous men’s toxic fandoms have become a tool for punishing women | Tayo Bero

  From DDG to Tory Lanez, a male celebrity is accused of abuse – and his supporters reverse the roles of victim and offenderThere’s a new formula fo...

  Published on May 22, 2025
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• If aid doesn’t enter Gaza now, 14,000 babies may die. UN peacekeepers must step in | Michael Fakhri

  As a UN special rapporteur on the right to food, I have watched for 19 months as Israel starves children. The world must act nowOn Monday, Israel laun...

  Published on May 22, 2025
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• Volodymyr Zelenskyy has courage. Pope Francis had it too. Why are there so many cowards? | Alexander Hurst

  Corruption and greed have eroded morality in public life. Powerful people who do what is right are in short supply“Courage is seeking the truth and ...

  Published on May 22, 2025
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• The Guardian view on Russia sanctions: a brittle economy is Putin’s weakness | Editorial

  Ukraine’s allies must dial up sanctions to expose the fragility of the Kremlin’s strategy for perpetual warDonald Trump’s pledge to end the war ...

  Published on May 21, 2025
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• A new US report makes it clear: five-day in-office mandates are outdated | Gleb Tsipursky

  A government study shows clear benefits to the flexibility of telework. Companies ignore these findings at their own riskWhen the pandemic hit in earl...

  Published on May 21, 2025
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• A huge Democratic victory in Omaha offers a lesson for the party | Katrina vanden Heuvel

  The Nebraska city swung by 43 points to elect John Ewing Jr. Democrats should study the model he embracedFor the last several months, the Trump admini...

  Published on May 21, 2025
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• The US credit rating has been downgraded. But there’s an easy fix for our debt | Robert Reich

  Instead of cutting taxes on the richest Americans – who hold much of the country’s debt – simply raise themOn Friday, the credit rating of the U...

  Published on May 21, 2025
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• Maga Catholics are on a collision course with Leo XIV. They have good reason to fear him | Julian Coman

  They have been quick to brand the new pope an ‘anti-Trump’ ‘total Marxist’. In return, he is already critiquing their worldviewIn the outer re...

  Published on May 21, 2025
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• Trump is using his assault on government to retaliate against women | Judith Levine

  The administration’s attacks on the American Bar Association are part of a long line of actions that have clear commonalitiesLast week, a federal ju...

  Published on May 20, 2025
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• The children of Gaza are starving to death | First Dog on the Moon

  Time is running outSign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are publishedGet all your needs met at the First Dog shop if what you need...

  Published on May 22, 2025
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• I thought ghosts were mean, restless and set on revenge. Then I watched the TV show | Anna Spargo-Ryan

  The longer I watched the US sitcom, the more the propaganda got to me. Maybe ghosts just want someone to listen to them?The ghost in my house is calle...

  Published on May 22, 2025
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• Ditching the Liberals can put the grunt back into the Nationals – Australia’s rural party | Gabrielle Chan

  Country Australia holds the balance of power – if it wants to exercise it – in pretty much every parliamentAustralia news live: latest politics up...

  Published on May 22, 2025
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• I’ve studied the history of death. I know how we can better face up to our grief – and our own mortality | Molly Conisbee

  How we deal with bereavement has changed enormously over the years. But not all the old traditions should be forgottenMany years ago, as part of a sch...

  Published on May 22, 2025
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• As a Labour MP who voted against winter fuel cuts, I’m glad the PM has seen sense | Jon Trickett

  Our voters wanted change, not more austerity. Will the PM and his chancellor apologise for the anxiety and stress they’ve caused?Jon Trickett is the...

  Published on May 22, 2025
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• The UK risks falling apart. Keir Starmer can mend it now – but he doesn’t have much time | Martin Kettle

  The PM has little choice. Unless he brings the fractured nations together, none can move forward, and neither can heA house divided against itself can...

  Published on May 22, 2025
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• We bear the brunt of the climate crisis. A Pacific Cop could help shape the global response | Surangel Whipps Jr

  Australia should also make moves to address the climate impact of its fossil fuel production and exportsWatching from the western Pacific, we saw many...

  Published on May 22, 2025
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• Can Albanese really see what needs to be done? | Fiona Katauskas

  Maybe it needs to be spelt out for himSee more of Fiona Katauskas’s cartoons here

  Published on May 22, 2025
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• Cutting aid for girls’ education isn’t just wrong – it’s economically illiterate | Larry Elliott

  This slash-and-burn approach is indefensible and would have been anathema to previous Labour governmentsAsk any one of the 187 female Labour MPs wheth...

  Published on May 21, 2025
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• The UK has spoken out against the ‘monstrous’ human catastrophe in Gaza. Why won’t Australia do more? | Donald Rothwell

  Foreign affairs minister Penny Wong has called the risk to babies ‘horrifying’ but there is more Australia could do to make its position on Gaza c...

  Published on May 21, 2025
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• You would think after nearly three years of being wrong, the RBA might start to question its economics. But no | Greg Jericho

  Now that inflation is back within the target range, suddenly the RBA has rediscovered that it is supposed to also care about full employmentGet our br...

  Published on May 21, 2025
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• The Guardian view on the calls to save Gaza: Palestinians need deeds, not words | Editorial

  Israel faces growing international condemnation. But more is required to restore aid and bring a ceasefireThe UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher fears...

  Published on May 20, 2025
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• The Guardian view on protecting the Amazon: forest defenders must have support | Editorial

  Dom Phillips’ posthumously published book is an urgent reminder of why this unique landscape matters so muchIt doesn’t start for six months, but t...

  Published on May 20, 2025
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• The Guardian view on the EU trade deal: a rational step forward | Editorial

  Tangible gains from these negotiations will be limited, but the prime minister has at last set a positive toneSo much remains to be worked out in Sir&...

  Published on May 19, 2025
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• The Guardian view on Romania’s presidential election upset: a vote for stability and the west | Editorial

  A stunning comeback victory for the centrist mayor of Bucharest was also good news for Kyiv. But elsewhere in Europe, the far right continues to flour...

  Published on May 19, 2025
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• The Guardian view on Trump’s conflicts of interest: the shadow of kleptocracy | Editorial

  The dissolution of boundaries between the president’s official and commercial business is a leading symptom of democracy in crisisDonald Trump’s t...

  Published on May 14, 2025
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