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America

It's time for our political leaders to grow a backbone and stop Trump's state visit – here’s why
A man in a Donald Trump mask
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

Sometimes, you need to be clear on your principles and stand behind them, write Zoe Gardner and Nick Dearden, who are organising a campaign against Trump's state visit
Why did Trump win the election? Because successive presidents weakened America
John Bird

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

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'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Polarisation and a test for Starmer: How Trump 2.0 will pose a major climate challenge for the UK
Donald Trump giving a speech with his hands either side of his face
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
A man in a Donald Trump mask
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
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande in Wicked
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'

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

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
California governor Gavin Newsom
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
DeAngelo Jones, Shaq Taylor, Billy Nevers and KM Drew Boateng in Hamilton. Photo Danny Kaan
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
Jeffrey Wright and Erika Alexander in American Fiction
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
Ralph Nader. Illustration
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
Scorsese, with DiCaprio, Gladstone and De Niro
Film

Greed, betrayal and exploitation: The cruel true story behind Scorsese's Killers of the Flower Moon

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Everybody Knows by Jordan Harper review – if only all fiction was this evocative
Everybody knows book cover
Review

Everybody Knows by Jordan Harper review – if only all fiction was this evocative

Eminem, Ramaswamy, and the slim pickings from shady politicians
Vivek Ramaswamy
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’
an illustration of Devo
Interview

‘It’s not fun to be right’: How new wave pioneers Devo predicted Trump and our ‘bankrupt materialism’

Sydney Sweeney on the Reality of life as a whistleblower
Sydney Sweeney
Reality

Sydney Sweeney on the Reality of life as a whistleblower

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