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The emerging 'debate' about immigration is a cruel example. It's distracting us from addressing the issues that would improve lives ...

Her privileges in America's two-tiered legal system reportedly range from from unlimited toilet paper to puppy playtime ...

The abject obedience of GOP members for the president has not augured well in the 4 November elections ...

The plan would leave Ukraine's democracy in jeopardy and its sovereignty compromised ...

In the 90s my mum embarrassed me with her rejection of ultra-processed foods - but the growing body of evidence about them is vindicating her, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett ...

A pension-pot World Cup is looming for CR9 and with Donald Trump in the White House and Mohammed bin Salman at his back, it seems this is now a safe space ...

A moment of peril demands a new approach - on everything from funding to the BBC charter, says Pat Younge, former chief creative officer of BBC Television ...

This week's local elections are the latest reminder that when social democrats move rightwards, they're making a mistake, says academic and author Cas Mudde ...

To prevent a future pandemic we'd need agile leadership, smart decision-making, humility and trustworthiness. How does one build those into a political system, asks Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh ...

The autumn budget will mop up some damage, but the true source of the economic crisis is clear. The government should now fix it - tragically, it won't, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland ...