Britain’s Be Ready campaign aims to encourage (frighten?) citizens into preparing for disaster | First Dog on the Moon
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The Guardian view on Lula’s comeback: a victory for Brazil and the world, as well as a Trump rebuff | Editorial
A fourth presidential victory gives Lula another chance to defend democracy, protect the Amazon and deliver for Brazil’s working people Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s win in Brazil’s presidential election…
As students we never sought power – here’s how we reclaimed Serbia | Novak Simin
After freedom, we want to give our people something radical: a normal, functioning state Two years ago, I harboured no political ambition whatsoever. I was a student at the faculty…
Lula miraculously beat the Brazilian far right and Donald Trump. But have no doubt: the region is still in peril | Jordana Timmerman
After the rejoicing, it will be vital to learn the lessons. The rightward shift is neither inevitable nor irreversible, but progressives cannot rest for a moment The impossible happened. President…
Donald Trump has been a disaster for rural America | Steven Greenhouse
The president’s policies have taken such a toll on farmers that Republicans face trouble in deep-red states Donald Trump’s policies have been a disaster for the nation’s farmers, so much…
In a rush to lure AI companies, the Australian government risks undoing a creative ecosystem that has taken decades to build | Dan Guthrie
If proposed copyright reforms proceed, Australia will become a global IP-laundering paradise. Why would a UK business license its TV shows here if they can be scraped at will? Australia…
‘We don’t have inflation’? Five charts show the US economic reality of Trump’s second term so far
As the US midterm elections approach, we take a look at data to see a true picture of the US economy under Trump With the midterm elections fast approaching, many…
‘Zero-energy companionship’: bizarre hobby takes seed among China’s stressed young adults
Faced with a stagnant jobs market, many are spurning children or pets in favour of ‘raising bricks’ Young adults in China looking for a cheaper, low-maintenance alternative to having children…
The chaos in France is a ‘warning signal’ for Australia’s public spending and rising costs
Australia’s public debt may be well below that of France but there are lessons to be taken from its economic woes Get our daily political email, free app or daily…
I used to think I had impeccable taste in music. My kids taught me to stop being a snob | Myke Bartlett
Music may not define them in the way it defined many of my generation, but my children still know a good tune when they hear one There was a moment,…