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Forget Tasmanian tigers, species are still going extinct by the million
Extinction rates are accelerating. Is it futile to hope nature can protect threatened species? Michael Blencowe investigates. Illustration: The Big Issue
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Forget Tasmanian tigers, species are still going extinct by the million

The Four Horsemen are back, but there are modern heroes ready to defend us
The heroes of the modern era are standing by to defend us, writes Dr Emily Mayhew. Illustration: Laurie Avon
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The Four Horsemen are back, but there are modern heroes ready to defend us

The SNP's fourth consecutive election victory won't guarantee independence
Jamie Maxwell

The SNP's fourth consecutive election victory won't guarantee independence

Top 5 books written by ghostwriters
Top 5 books written by ghostwriters. Image credit: Books HD / Wikimedia Commons
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Top 5 books written by ghostwriters

'The time I met Fred Hampton and the Black Panthers'
Voice of the people. Hampton and Dr Benjamin Spock attend a rally against the trial of eight people accused of plotting a riot in Chicago in October 1969. Hampton was assassinated less than two months later Image credit: Esk/AP/Shutterstock
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'The time I met Fred Hampton and the Black Panthers'

Hot Stew by Fiona Mozley: A novel with something to say, but what?
Soho, London. Image credit: Gotardo Gonzelz / Flickr
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Hot Stew by Fiona Mozley: A novel with something to say, but what?

Labour are in bigger trouble than you realise
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Jonn Elledge

Labour are in bigger trouble than you realise

25 books for history buffs to read and explore the past
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25 books for history buffs to read and explore the past

Why the next London Mayor must address LGBT homelessness
Bex Shorunke

Why the next London Mayor must address LGBT homelessness

Big Issue vendor Rahela Bujor: 'The Big Issue gives me confidence'
Big Issue vendor Rahela Bujor
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Big Issue vendor Rahela Bujor: 'The Big Issue gives me confidence'

Count Binface: 'My joke mayor bid has power main parties could only wish for'
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Count Binface: 'My joke mayor bid has power main parties could only wish for'

Big Issue vendor Damian Davies: 'The Big Issue's given me respect for myself'
Big Issue vendor Damian Davies
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Big Issue vendor Damian Davies: 'The Big Issue's given me respect for myself'

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