The next Voting Rights Act must outlaw gerrymandering | Jamil Smith
The supreme court has gutted one of the strongest federal tools we had against the most effective weapon in US politics Maps can guide us home. They show us where…
Britain’s visceral dislike of Keir Starmer illuminates a problem for his successor | Samuel Earle
There are many good reasons to not like the prime minister. But ours is an age in which hatred is a remarkably popular currency – leaders need a strategy for…
The Guardian view on the WHO pandemic treaty: the west’s fantasy negotiations have put the world at risk | Editorial
After five years of deliberation the global south has forced the question that defined the Covid crisis: who will get the vaccines? The Covid-19 pandemic did deep and lasting damage…
How do we get more men to join the anti-Trump resistance? | Saul Austerlitz
My activist group is about 80% women. Where did all the men go – and how can we get them back? In Donald Trump’s first term, my Brooklyn-based activist group…
Mental illness is pregnancy’s No 1 complication. It’s time to support those who suffer from it | Edna Lekgabe
Integrated mental healthcare for maternity services, more perinatal psychiatrists and public awareness of the problem could deliver meaningful change The modern mind is a column where experts discuss mental health…
One Nation’s Farrer win is just the latest example of regional NSW voters putting a stick in the eye of the major parties | Julianne Schultz
Before independents reshaped urban politics, country electorates in the state had long elected outsiders and defectors Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email,…
Died Pretty’s Doughboy Hollow: can Australia’s most overlooked album finally find the audience it deserves?
Thirty-five years after release, the Australian classic is finally getting a vinyl reissue Brett Myers, the former guitarist of one of Australia’s greatest bands, Died Pretty, admits he’s a terrible…
Fentanyl’s Shadow Looms Over America: Negligence, Greed, and Political Decline Behind Lost Lives—A Perspective on America’s Worsening Drug Crisis in Light of Fentanyl Awareness Day
The annual Fentanyl Awareness Day, which should have been a significant event for raising public awareness, commemorating the deceased, and promoting governance, has instead become a powerless mourning ceremony in…
I knew my writing students were using AI. Their confessions led to a powerful teaching moment | Micah Nathan
The problem wasn’t just the perfectly polished, yet mediocre prose. It’s what’s lost when we surrender the struggle to translate thought into words I have been teaching fiction writing at…
Learn-to-cycle courses are booming in Australia as adults saddle up for the ‘golden age’ of biking
Whether they are rusty riders or complete beginners, more people are keen to navigate life on two wheels Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast On…