Is populism beatable? With Yascha Mounk
The political scientist on what must be done to ensure that diverse democracies succeed
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Noam Chomsky: “We’re approaching the most dangerous point in human history”
The US professor, now 93, on the climate catastrophe and the threat of nuclear war.
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“A genocide against the Ukrainian people”: former Ukraine PM on Russia’s invasion
Volodymyr Groysman on what the West got wrong about Russia and how it can help Ukraine win its war.
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“Take back control meant Keep Them Out”: Alf Dubs on how Brexit “poisoned” the UK refugee response
The Labour peer, who escaped to Britain as a child, condemns the “farce” of the UK’s visa rules for fleeing…
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Are the UK’s Russia sanctions tough enough? With Bill Browder
The West has gone further than many expected on economic sanctions, but more could still be done.
Standing up for the world’s refugees from Afghanistan to Ukraine, with Rory Stewart
A global response is needed to take in refugees.
Is the war with Ukraine the beginning of the end of Putinism? With Mark Galeotti
The fierce fight for Ukraine continues.
Does BBC comedy have a left-wing bias? Andy Zaltzman on political satire, offensive jokes and cauliflower Trump
Why it’s so important to be able to joke about politics.
What the Indian state elections mean for Narendra Modi, with Ravinder Kaur
Elections are taking place in states across India
Richard Curtis: “if the future is rotten, a few extra quid is not going to help you”
The screenwriter and film director explains why the key to sustainable investment lies with pension funds.
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Why Christian Wakeford crossed the floor
The Bury South MP explains his decision to leave the Conservative Party
“England is one of the most nature-depleted countries on earth”: Tony Juniper’s call to end binary thinking
The chair of Natural England explains why we can only restore nature if we stop playing off its survival against…
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Can Joe Biden’s diplomacy stop Russia from invading Ukraine?
Repeated warnings from the West have not defused tensions along the Russia-Ukraine border.
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The emotional journey of Alok Sharma: how climate action got personal for the Cop26 president
The former business secretary promises the UK will continue to deliver a “full-fat” Cop presidency, while defending Boris Johnson’s climate…
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The West’s failure to vaccinate the developing world risks future Covid variants, warns Covax head
Aurélia Nguyen on the dangerous consequences of vaccine hoarding by wealthy countries.
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“There’s 15 minutes until collapse”: Ece Temelkuran on fears that Turkey’s economic crisis could turn violent
The author on Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s authoritarianism, Turkey’s currency crash and how to save democracy.
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How to mentally prepare for the prospect of another lockdown
Lessons in resilience from a professor of clinical psychology.
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Thangam Debbonaire interview: “Labour isn’t quite ready to win an election – but there is a shift”
The shadow leader of the House and Labour MP for Bristol West on opposing Jacob Rees-Mogg, Labour’s prospects of winning…
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“We’re going to see death on a large scale”: Afghanistan under the Taliban this winter, with John Simpson
Afghanistan faces a humanitarian disaster, and the West must take some of the blame.
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Brexit Britain is “changing whether it likes it or not”
The National Theatre’s Death of England explores Englishness after Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic.
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