The toxic emotional symbolism of guns in America
Those who feel most empowered by guns are isolated white men, afraid they will lose their place in society.
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Republican primaries in Georgia haunted by the spectre of Trump
The former president’s election lies lost him Georgia. Or did they?
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How America leads the world in school massacres
The Texas school shooting was the tenth such massacre in the country since 1990.
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The Texas school shooting won’t change the US’s deadly gun laws
It doesn’t matter to the Republican Party and the NRA that guns are being used repeatedly to kill children.
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US growth set to surpass China for the first time since 1976
Forecasts suggest US GDP will grow by 2.8 per cent this year, compared with just 2 per cent in China.
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The Buffalo shooting and the rise of the lone wolf terrorist
The latest far-right atrocity is part of a growing contagion where extremism is spread through memes, gaming-inspired fantasies and apocalyptic…
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China’s repression of Uyghurs extends far beyond its own borders
Urgent action needs to be taken to combat Beijing’s transnational campaign against the ethnic minority.
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Shaming mothers for not breastfeeding won’t solve formula shortages
There are many physical and economic reasons that parents use baby formula. Pretending otherwise is making a bad situation worse.
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How period apps could be a gift to anti-abortion movements
Privacy campaigns are warning women that data on their menstrual cycle could be used against them if they had an…
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Watergate in the age of Donald Trump
Fifty years ago, the scandal that brought down Richard Nixon revealed flaws in American democracy that still haunt US politics…
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Noam Chomsky: “We’re approaching the most dangerous point in human history”
The US professor, now 93, on the climate catastrophe and the threat of nuclear war.
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Victory for Sandy Hook families only highlights wider gun policy failure in the US
To describe the success of the families’ lawsuit as limited is not to disparage its momentousness.
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How the US economy has roared back to life
GDP growth stood at 5.7 per cent in 2021, the highest rate since 1984.
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Progressives vowed to push Joe Biden left. What happened?
Progressives have notched up some wins but Democrats are divided ahead of November’s midterm elections.
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“You know it shouldn’t exist”: Guantánamo at 20
The 39 men still held there are out of reach of the US court system.
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Elizabeth Holmes didn’t exist, so it was necessary to invent her
The Theranos founder and convicted fraudster sold wealthy investors a compelling story of genius, determination and success.
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Donald Trump’s endorsement of Hungary’s Viktor Orbán makes sense
The two leaders have much in common, including their embrace of grievance politics.
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The pandemic was the US’s story of the year in 2021. Will 2022 be the same?
Omicron has been a painful reminder that Covid-19 isn’t finished with the US.
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Crystal ball or shattered glass: how did my 2021 predictions hold up?
As 2021 comes to a close, I take stock of whether I saw into, or was stunned by, the future.
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Savagery in America is symptom of an increasingly disordered world
The Kyle Rittenhouse affair is a symptom of American lawlessness.
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