The supreme court’s voting rights decision is a death knell for American democracy | Moira Donegan
The US was not a true democracy before the Voting Rights Act. Wednesday’s decision has essentially destroyed the law Is America a democracy? The term implies an equality of rights…
Jimmy Kimmel’s quip about Melania Trump is protected speech, and Disney must stand tall | Margaret Sullivan
Americans don’t want the government to decide what TV comics can and can’t say A few days before the alleged assassination attempt on Donald Trump last weekend, one comic’s joke…
After Golders Green, this is what British Jews need from the government, the police – and the rest of society | Dave Rich
Jews in Britain are facing a wave of hate spread by hostile states, and some homegrown. We can only tackle it by working together Another week, another attack on British…
Angus Taylor’s shameful remarks about ‘bad’ countries obscure the bigger question – how can we make sure Australia is a good one? | Sisonke Msimang
The Liberal party would rather sow division than solve problems – but grievance yields a bitter harvest At a time when his party has a real opportunity to throw out…
Cuba is running out of time. We need fuel now to save lives | Francisco Pichón
With the US blockade cutting off oil, the island’s healthcare has been wrecked, access to clean water lost and babies put at risk Four months into Cuba’s deepening energy crisis,…
Puffy legs, heavy aches, rippled skin: what is lipedema?
This underdiagnosed condition, which causes leg pain and swelling, affects one in 10 women, yet most doctors haven’t heard of it The first thing Becca Gold noticed was her pants.…
‘They’re as lost and inauthentic as us’: the Oscar winner who made a Farage satire – and released it on WeTransfer
In 2022, Aneil Karia won an Academy Award for his short starring Riz Ahmed. Now, he’s skewering Reform-style parliamentary candidates with the help of Jack Lowden and an unlikely online…
‘Making the scarlet letter into my career’: my life as a sex writer
I thought my mother was ashamed of my taboo profession. Then I realized our experiences were more similar than I thought My first viral personal essay was titled: “In Defense…
북한 or 조선? South Korea debates what to call North Korea
For Seoul, what to call the North is difficult when you view it as a rebel-held region awaiting reunification On a mild spring morning in central Seoul this week, a…
‘Don’t fall!’: foil boarders describe hair-raising shark chase caught on video off California coast
Foil boarders were pursued by shark – likely a great white – off Santa Barbara before it lost interest and swam away Sign up for the Breaking News US email…