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In the midst of fear and isolation, we are learning that profound, positive change is possible. By Rebecca Solnit How to listen to podcasts: everything you need to know • Read the text version here Photograph: Getty Images More ways to listen Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Download Support The Guardian The Guardian is editorially […] More
The Guardian view on the EU and Covid-19: better late than never Editorial Europe is in the pandemic frontline but unity among the nations has been rare. That may be changing – not before time Ursula von der Leyen and the European commission have been tasked with creating a recovery fund alongside the EU’s next […] More
Washington has sought less ‘China-centric’ behavior but has not clarified specific wishes, according to officials Donald Trump at a White House coronavirus briefing on Thursday. Photograph: Rex/Shutterstock The Trump administration has given the World Health Organization an ultimatum to carry out reforms and change policy towards China and coronavirus, but diplomats said the White House […] More
Cancelling student debt was always the right thing to do. Now it’s imperative Astra Taylor With a global pandemic and economic depression looming, we can’t settle for half-measures. Cancel all student debt Coronavirus – latest US updates Coronavirus – latest global updates See all our coronavirus coverage ‘The economy is entering freefall and millions are […] More
We are told by everyone from the United Nations to Donald Trump that the US is a ‘developed’ economy. The statistics suggest otherwise An emergency field hospital is set up in Central Park as the Covid-19 outbreaks spreads. The US has fewer beds per person than countries such as Libya and Mongolia. Photograph: Jeenah Moon/Reuters […] More
There’s a connection between America’s lack of commitment to collective wellbeing and the social disaster we suffer in times of crisis I don’t know if I have had the coronavirus (Covid-19). What I do know is that I developed pneumonia two weeks after returning to Los Angeles in early February from a visit with my […] More
From ill health to alcoholism to suicides, the links between deprivation and reduced life expectancy are becoming clear On the face of it, it is a familiar enough story. “By its end, much of the optimism of the 20th century had faded. Towns and cities … that used to produce steel, glass, furniture or shoes, […] More
Remade conservative majority will hear oral arguments in case that could result in grave new restrictions on abortion access Supreme court to hear arguments in abortion rights case 6.14pm GMT We’re going to wrap this blog up now. Thanks for reading. You can get more here: Related: Newly conservative supreme court to hear arguments in […] More
