America

King of the thrill Harlan Coben: ‘America used to seem cool – now it’s gone berserk’
Letter To My Younger Self

King of the thrill Harlan Coben: ‘America used to seem cool – now it’s gone berserk’

Creating worlds in his own head as a child prepared him for writing novels. Tragedy and the Boss helped his talent mature

Polarisation and a test for Starmer: How Trump 2.0 will pose a major climate challenge for the UK
Donald Trump

Polarisation and a test for Starmer: How Trump 2.0 will pose a major climate challenge for the UK

Trump’s inauguration will see the return of a climate sceptic to the White House. It could make life difficult for Keir Starmer and the UK

Paranoia is back in politics. But today’s conspiracy theories have roots in a strange history
Dan Davison, Sacha Marten

Paranoia is back in politics. But today’s conspiracy theories have roots in a strange history

There are no easy solutions to the rampant conspiracy theories in today’s politics, write Dan Davison and Sacha Marten

Letters: Our US ‘special relationship’ could be dangerous if there’s a world war
Letters

Letters: Our US ‘special relationship’ could be dangerous if there’s a world war

Wicked: The musical reimagining of The Wizard of Oz shows a way to reclaim the American dream
Film

Wicked: The musical reimagining of The Wizard of Oz shows a way to reclaim the American dream

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I’m a street paper vendor and here’s why I support Donald Trump: ‘We’re not as divided as we think’
Opinion

I’m a street paper vendor and here’s why I support Donald Trump: ‘We’re not as divided as we think’

Whether you’re angry at the United States or not, we still owe them a great deal
John Bird

Whether you’re angry at the United States or not, we still owe them a great deal

Donald Trump is no less of a villain for winning an election – beware his effect on UK politics
Adam Barnett

Donald Trump is no less of a villain for winning an election – beware his effect on UK politics

Spain’s deadly floods prove climate change is no longer a distant threat
Paul McNamee

Spain’s deadly floods prove climate change is no longer a distant threat

Top 5 books to read for the American election, chosen by prize-winning poet Kelly Michels 
Books

Top 5 books to read for the American election, chosen by prize-winning poet Kelly Michels 

California’s governor wants to use AI to solve homelessness – but it’s backfired, badly
Homelessness

California’s governor wants to use AI to solve homelessness – but it’s backfired, badly

Americans are buying up Britain from right under our noses. Here’s why
Angus Hanton

Americans are buying up Britain from right under our noses. Here’s why

Origin review – a genuine, often unsettling cinema outlier
Film

Origin review – a genuine, often unsettling cinema outlier

American Fiction review – a satirical take on novel writing with Jeffrey Wright
Film

American Fiction review – a satirical take on novel writing with Jeffrey Wright

Ralph Nader on shaping history, broken American politics and the enduring appeal of Donald Trump
Politics

Ralph Nader on shaping history, broken American politics and the enduring appeal of Donald Trump

Greed, betrayal and exploitation: The cruel true story behind Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon
Film

Greed, betrayal and exploitation: The cruel true story behind Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon

Everybody Knows by Jordan Harper review – if only all fiction was this evocative
Review

Everybody Knows by Jordan Harper review – if only all fiction was this evocative

Eminem, Ramaswamy, and the slim pickings from shady politicians
Paul McNamee

Eminem, Ramaswamy, and the slim pickings from shady politicians

‘It’s not fun to be right’: How new wave pioneers Devo predicted Trump and our ‘bankrupt materialism’
Interview

‘It’s not fun to be right’: How new wave pioneers Devo predicted Trump and our ‘bankrupt materialism’

Sydney Sweeney on the Reality of life as a whistleblower
Reality

Sydney Sweeney on the Reality of life as a whistleblower

Alan Lomax created a ‘global jukebox’ for us all
Alan Lomax

Alan Lomax created a ‘global jukebox’ for us all

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BetterPod: Ariel Hobbs on March for Our Lives and the fight against gun violence in the US
mass shootings

BetterPod: Ariel Hobbs on March for Our Lives and the fight against gun violence in the US

‘They’re coming for me next’: Americans worried the Supreme Court will remove more rights
Robin Ince

‘They’re coming for me next’: Americans worried the Supreme Court will remove more rights

Not to brag, but Donald Trump hit a hole-in-one and he wants the world to know
Donald Trump

Not to brag, but Donald Trump hit a hole-in-one and he wants the world to know

In Silicon Valley, many find it impossible to make ends meet
Books

In Silicon Valley, many find it impossible to make ends meet