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Joe Lycett: ‘Let’s fix things in our backyard before we try and fix the world’
TV

Joe Lycett: ‘Let’s fix things in our backyard before we try and fix the world’

The United States of Birmingham is an eye-opening look at the state of that nation from Joe Lycett

World War II made America great. Trump’s trade war could finally be its undoing
John Bird

World War II made America great. Trump’s trade war could finally be its undoing

It seems enough Americans, through the lens of the bizarre Donald trump, are pissed off with the world – which includes us

Celebrating 100 years of The Great Gatsby, ‘the greatest novel in the English language’
The Great Gatsby

Celebrating 100 years of The Great Gatsby, ‘the greatest novel in the English language’

Big Issue books editor Jane Graham celebrates the centenary of F Scott Fitzgerald’s Great American Novel, first published in April 1925

It’s time for our political leaders to grow a backbone and stop Trump’s state visit – here’s why
Zoe Gardner and Nick Dearden

It’s time for our political leaders to grow a backbone and stop Trump’s state visit – here’s why

Why did Trump win the election? Because successive presidents weakened America
John Bird

Why did Trump win the election? Because successive presidents weakened America

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In politics, Starmer’s seriousness will always trump Donald’s showmanship
Paul McNamee

In politics, Starmer’s seriousness will always trump Donald’s showmanship

‘The right is on the rise’: UK’s democracy is too fragile to be ‘complacent’ about Trump, experts say
Donald Trump

‘The right is on the rise’: UK’s democracy is too fragile to be ‘complacent’ about Trump, experts say

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’

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

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

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

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’

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

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

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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’