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Nine political books to inspire young people – chosen by experts
From George Orwell to Alastair Campbell, our experts recommend books that will inspire youth into thinking politically.
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Trump and Burnham’s first meeting was a success – but could this ‘good connection’ harm the prime minister at home?
Having satisfied the party membership and erstwhile Labour voters over Israel, Andy Burnham may find it harder to do so over his meeting with Donald Trump.
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Saddam Hussein used Oliver Reed and a James Bond director to tell Iraq’s story – but who tells it now?
Iraq’s media landscape has undergone profound change over the past two decades.
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Ravenser Odd, the sunken medieval island that continues to inspire and obsess
A medieval island that was home to a wealthy city continues to fascinate 800 years after it disappeared beneath the waves.
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England is rainy again. So why is it still in drought?
The grass is greener, but surface improvements tell only part of the story.
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When your child asks if they’ll be harmed like the people on the news, what do you say? Psychologists provide tips on how to talk about identity
Many children are seeing aspects of their identity portrayed as problematic. Having regular conversations about identity can armor them against future harm.
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Canada says proposed labour rules will reduce strike interventions. History suggests a more complicated picture
The federal government says new labour rules will reduce intervention in strikes, but they could weaken workers’ bargaining power.
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A decade on, Somalia’s federal pact benefits elites and al-Shabaab – but it fails the people
Somalia’s status quo profits the elite while bringing questionable benefits to the majority of the public.
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Young South Africans move for work and opportunity. What happens to their health when they do?
Moving can change the conditions that shape health, so health and social policy must plan for a mobile population.
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Prabowo’s tears and cries of ‘Free Palestine’ are not enough
COMMENTARY: By Dr Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat Last Saturday, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto was in the middle of a speech when he stopped talking, wiped his eyes with a small towel, and apologised to the crowd. “I am sorry,” he said. “I just remembered our brothers and sisters in Palestine. They are being slaughtered, they are
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From French outpost to Euro-Canadian corridor? Why Carney and Macron met in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon
Donald Trump has given France and Canada another reason to close ranks. For Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the test is whether it will produce lasting investment and development opportunities.
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End of humanity? Blow-by-blow account of what would happen if the Yellowstone supervolcano erupted now
Anybody within the eruption zone would be pulverised by blasts, crisped by the heat, or asphyxiated by ash.