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Is it time for a wealth tax?
Ahead of the Budget, could a new levy on the rich be an essential tool in fighting deprivation and wealth inequality, or would it prove unworkable?
Liam Byrne, Dan Neidle
United States
Andrew Mitchell: I would choose Kamala Harris over Trump
Mark Damazer
Culture
We ignore the real world-changing books
Peter Hoskin
Media Confidential
Michael Lewis on his critics: “It’s all horseshit”
Law
The Chagos sovereignty deal shows the UK’s legal and diplomatic weakness
DAT Green
Politics
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The Insider
The problem with Labour’s Lords reform
Removing hereditary peers is long overdue. But Starmer’s plans will make little difference to how parliament operates
Andrew Adonis
Labour Party
Starmer’s bonfire of controls
Tom Clark
Politics
Tanni Grey-Thompson: Disabled people aren’t ‘inspiration porn’
Sally Dixon
Politics
Can Jenrick or Badenoch win back lost Tory voters?
Peter Kellner
US election 2024
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United States
At Trump’s Pennsylvania rally I saw the key ingredients of fascism
Returning to the site of his near-assassination in the swing state, the Republican candidate gloried in the adoration of people who sought his permission to be terrible
Henry Porter
Culture
An American massacre—1,200 dead
Alex J Kay
From the magazine
Culture
Maga goes to Hollywood
Matthew d’Ancona
From the magazine
United States
Gender and race won’t hold Kamala Harris back
Jill Abramson
From the magazine
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A year on from the 7th October, Samir Al-Youssef and Ayelet Gundar-Goshen reflect on horror and trauma in the Middle East. Our critics offer a US culture special, while former Nato secretary general George Robertson pens a letter to voters

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The humiliation of trying to survive

Looking back at 7th October and the start of the Gaza war, a Palestinian writer reflects on a year of horror and trauma

Samir El-Youssef
Fragments: when reality falls apart
Ayelet Gundar-Goshen
Gender and race won’t hold Kamala Harris back
Jill Abramson
A letter to America: Nato is a priceless asset and a firm friend
George Robertson
Maga goes to Hollywood
Matthew d’Ancona
Beyond Vance
Susie Mesure
Elif Shafak: ‘We’re living in the Age of Angst’
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Beyond Vance
Susie Mesure
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Crime and Justice Popular Stories image
Locking up climate protesters is the mark of a broken justice system
Alan Rusbridger
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The truth of the Guildford bombings
Nick Davies
Middle East Popular Stories image
Hezbollah is weakened, but still dangerous
Matthew Levitt
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Europe must do more for Ukraine
Luke McGee
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Young life: Is the office romance dead?
Alice Garnett
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Sex life: I’m going to stop pigeon-holing my sexual identity
Tilly Lawless
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Mindful life: We need to find the words to talk about suicide
Sarah Collins
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Long life: There is a cultural chasm in this country that needs to be crossed
Sheila Hancock
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Clerical life: Composing a carol
Alice Goodman
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UNITED STATES
Andrew Mitchell: I would choose Kamala Harris over Trump
Mark Damazer
LABOUR PARTY
What is leftist government now? Starmer doesn’t seem to know
Philip Collins
CULTURE
We ignore the real world-changing books
Peter Hoskin
LAW
The Chagos sovereignty deal shows the UK’s legal and diplomatic weakness
DAT Green
TAX
Is it time for a wealth tax?
Liam Byrne, Dan Neidle
THE INSIDER
The problem with Labour’s Lords reform
Andrew Adonis
LANGUAGE
Regardless of who wins, Joe Biden is a lame duck president
Sarah Ogilvie
UNITED STATES
At Trump’s Pennsylvania rally I saw the key ingredients of fascism
Henry Porter
LABOUR PARTY
Starmer’s bonfire of controls
Tom Clark
POLITICS
Tanni Grey-Thompson: Disabled people aren’t ‘inspiration porn’
Sally Dixon
World
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United States
Donald Trump’s hurricane lies may take years to clean up
The former president responded to Helene and Milton by undermining the state and vilifying migrants. The destruction his lies cause will be long-lasting
Jill Abramson
Climate Change
How many more hurricanes before we wake up to the climate crisis?
Alan Rusbridger
Ukraine
Europe must do more for Ukraine
Luke McGee
United Nations
How Taiwan lost its place at the UN
Isabel Hilton
Podcasts
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OCTOBER 17, 2024
Michael Lewis on his critics: “It’s all horseshit”
OCTOBER 16, 2024
Peter Geoghegan: Labour and “dark money”
OCTOBER 13, 2024
Q&A: Is an editor's life just about boozy lunches?
OCTOBER 11, 2024
Prospect Lives: Catching flights and making moves
OCTOBER 10, 2024
Esther Solomon: Editing in a war zone
OCTOBER 09, 2024
Sayeeda Warsi on the Tories and why ‘Muslims don’t matter’
OCTOBER 06, 2024
Q&A: Should social media platforms be regulated?
OCTOBER 03, 2024
Justine Roberts: Mumsnet takes on Big Tech
OCTOBER 02, 2024
Emily Lawford: Incels offline
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
Jon Sopel on meeting Donald Trump—and the BBC’s “mess”
Culture
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Art
Van Gogh’s constant search for God
The National Gallery’s new exhibition doesn’t reveal the artist in a new light—but that, in a way, is the point
David McAllister
Culture
One painting at a time: ‘Fortitude’ by Sandro Botticelli
Alice Garnett
Culture
The truth of the Guildford bombings
Nick Davies
Culture
The comeback kid
Peter Hoskin
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Ideas
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Gender
The women who hate feminism
While concern focuses on extreme sexism among young men, a growing number of gen Z women are buying into misogynistic thinking
Sarah Manavis
Ideas
Remote control
Stefan Stern
Gender
The incel trap
Emily Lawford
From the magazine
Culture
Now more than ever, we need political theatre
David Edgar
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Phone Hacking
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Phone Hacking
Did the Murdoch empire hack MPs for commercial ends?
What if Rupert Murdoch’s newspaper company didn’t just hack phones to get a scoop, but targeted elected politicians—right to the very top—in pursuit of its business ambitions?
Nick Davies
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Phone Hacking
How Murdoch’s company magicked away 31 million emails
Nick Davies
From the magazine
Phone Hacking
What did Rupert know, when?
Nick Davies
Phone Hacking
Did Washington Post publisher ‘pervert the course of justice’ under Murdoch?
Nick Davies
Views
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People
The Glasgow doctor on the front line in Beirut
Dr Ghassan Abu Sitta, a British-Palestinian plastic surgeon, has saved lives in war zones across the Middle East. Now in Lebanon, he’s witnessing the fragility of its health system
Imaan Irfan
People
Barcelona has had enough of tourists
Miles Ellingham, Eva Herbert Wood
Brief Encounter
Elif Shafak: ‘We’re living in the Age of Angst’
Prospect Team
From the magazine
People
Laurie Anderson: ‘I view my music as a celebration, not a mourning’
Philip Clark
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Public Health gets personal: The case for an AI-driven personalised prevention platform
Samantha Field
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Announcing the winner of the Bennett Public Policy Prize 2024
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To grow the north, first we must connect the north
Jon Bernstein
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Higginson Strategy: Why we’re supporting Top Thinkers 2024
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