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The story of the week is Trump, Russia and the FBI. The rest is a distractionThe White House reportedly tried to influence an active counter-intelligence investigation. All else, press ban included, is designed to deflect attention -
The White House's radical attack on the first amendment cannot go unansweredDenying journalists from the Guardian, New York Times and other outlets access to a press briefing is an authoritarian move. A swift response is needed
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Will La La Land clean up? Will the stars come out against Trump’s travel ban? And will Ryan Seacrest give a certain debonair British film critic the red carpet moment he deserves?It's my first time attending the Oscars – here's my wishlist for the night
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Milo Yiannopoulos isn't the only bigot Republicans are cozy withThe sad fact is that, while the former Breitbart editor has been disinvited from CPAC, someone else who has repulsive views will likely take his place
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I'm undocumented. People like me need your helpWith Trump’s crackdown under way, the fear among us has never been greater. But bullies back down when enough people stand together to say: ‘No’
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Heaven has 'extreme vetting'? When Republicans legislate from the BibleA panel at the Conservative Political Action Conference suggests America can have walls, gates and extreme vetting because heaven does. Come again?
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Europeans watched Jews being deported. America must not repeat that mistakeDonald Trump is making it easier to deport people and tear apart families. Will Americans become like those bystanders of the past who said nothing?
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'Last night in Sweden' was a figment of Trump's Fox News-inspired imaginationDonald Trump wants Americans to be very afraid of Muslim immigrants and refugees. He will warp reality to do so if needed
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Donald Trump's antisemitism comments: too little, too limp, too lateThe president’s condemnation of hate crimes against Jewish targets would be more convincing if his record on prejudice in general weren’t so lamentable
first person
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Troubled times make it hard to be an optimist. But I don't plan to stopOptimists like me read the news and know all the dire things happening in the world. But we also get up each day determined not to accept a bad fate
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My preferred friends? Other working-class people with debtI’m drowning financially for reasons the better-off can’t comprehend. That’s why I gravitate towards those with similar experiences
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what would a feminist do?
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Women will march on – What would a feminist do? podcastSaturday’s record-breaking demonstration brought together a diverse group of people to air a spectrum of grievances. We take a look at what comes next
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Staring down 2017 – What would a feminist do? podcastThis week, host Jessica Valenti talks with Syreeta McFadden, Jaclyn Friedman and Aimee Thorne-Thomsen about what comes next for feminism
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A feminist's debrief after the US election: share your perspectiveComing up, Jessica Valenti’s What would a feminist do? podcast tackles the buying, selling and branding of feminism. How has the movement changed?
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Why immigration is a feminist issue – What would a feminist do? podcastThis week on the podcast, host Jessica Valenti speaks with Hillary Clinton’s Latino outreach director about the realities of being undocumented and female
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The Observer view on Steve HewlettThe master storyteller who touched us all with his life’s final chapter
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The Observer view on Labour and Jeremy CorbynLabour is not a functioning opposition, leaving Mrs May free to act as she pleases
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The Guardian view on alien life: dark star, bright prospectsEditorial: The discovery of planets where other lifeforms might flourish makes the universe look more interesting – even if we never reach them
columnists & contributors
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Jill AbramsonJill AbramsonDid Trump tell Flynn to reassure the Russians that the new administration, once in office, would go easy on them? Only an investigation can tellThe Flynn scandal hits the foundation of our democracy. We must investigate
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Lucia GravesLucia GravesThe president’s condemnation of hate crimes against Jewish targets would be more convincing if his record on prejudice in general weren’t so lamentableDonald Trump's antisemitism comments: too little, too limp, too late
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Steven W ThrasherSteven W ThrasherBeing polite gets us nowhere. We should channel the righteous anger we feel at the mess America is in, and use it to change societyThe left needs to take a leaf out of Jesus' book – and get angry
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Thomas FrankThomas FrankThe president’s aide stole a march on Democrats by shouting about economic injustice. But his solution – a return to pre-1960s social mores – is bizarreHow Steve Bannon captured America's spirit of revolt
Border agents stopped Muhammad Ali Jr. Here’s how we can all fight back