America

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

The realisation that our liberal ways and beliefs are supported by US power may be the biggest realisation we may need to have

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

Why is UK government and media pretending that Trump’s election in anything other than a disaster? And why do Conservatives look so happy? 

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

In the face of growing challenges we need to keep agitating for a better future

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

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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

Hamilton tour review – an urgent production as America needs heroes to rise up
Theatre

Hamilton tour review – an urgent production as America needs heroes to rise up

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

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

The Kennedy dynasty’s darkest secret
opera

The Kennedy dynasty’s darkest secret

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

‘Who Is America?’ sees Sacha Baron Cohen become a troll fit for US politics
Film

‘Who Is America?’ sees Sacha Baron Cohen become a troll fit for US politics