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The scandal of infant mortality
24,000 children under the age of five continue to die each day
Change we can’t believe in
Barack Obama promised a sharp break from the Bush era, yet he seems to have stepped into the shoes of his disgraced predecessor. As the anniversary of his election approaches, Mehdi Hasan investigates what went wrong
The 50 people who matter today: 1-10
The top 10 on our diverse list of individuals, couples and families changing the world, for good and ill. Including the Murdochs, Marwan Barghouti, Vladimir Putin and Eric Schmidt
The 50 people who matter today: 11-20
11-20 on our diverse list of individuals, couples and families changing the world, for good and ill. Including Angela Merkel, Paul Kagame and Harvey Levin
The 50 people who matter today: 21-30
21-30 on our diverse list of individuals, couples and families changing the world, for good and ill. Including Amartya Sen, Gordon Brown and Warren Buffett
The 50 people who matter today: 31-40
31-40 on our diverse list of individuals, couples and families changing the world, for good and ill. Including Usain Bolt, Yukio Hatoyama and Simon Cowell
The 50 people who matter today: 41-50
Our opposition to torture must be non-negotiable
Facts Are Subversive: Political Writing from a Decade Without a Name
Green heroes
The top ten
Green villains
The top ten
Bjorn Lomborg
Cloud control
Interview
Omar Bin Laden
James Macintyre
Brown at war
What if...
Hugh Gaitskell lived
Will Self
On brands
Film review
A Serious Man
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