19+ hour, 37+ min ago   (771+ words) Warning: our democracy won’t survive the death of reading. Read on if you still can The Guardian Warning: our democracy won’t survive the death of reading. Read on if you still can While fascists protest in UK ports and purvey…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (818+ words) Without laws requiring transparency or a right of review, our human rights will be rationed away by algorithmic and automated decision-making tools As we hurtle towards a post-human future, the absence of a human rights act in Australia will put…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (439+ words) The former New York Times columnist is taking a step away from politics to focus on moral and humanistic concerns the media rarely cover David Brooks knows there are plenty of podcasts out there. But as the veteran commentator prepares…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (858+ words) In 2022, my country entered a new era of cruelty. It will take more than one election to get the old, tolerant Sweden back Last year, a baby named Emanuel was born in Sweden. Before his first birthday, his parents were…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (853+ words) Young people still want partners and children. Governments must address the insecurity and isolation preventing them from building familiesWhy are people in one of the world’s richest, safest countries having so few children? Singapore is asking that question. In 2000, its…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (201+ words) The Guardian Vauxhall factory closure shows that capitalism is alive and well in Luton The closure of the Vauxhall plant in Luton is not the failure of capitalism but its success (‘Capitalism is dying’: in Luton, these former car workers…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (832+ words) Fee of £1,709 compares with an estimated administrative cost of just £324, according to Home Office data People applying to become British citizens are charged more than five times the amount it costs the Home Office to process their application, a new…...