Politics

Why are so many Americans forced to work standing up – unlike their president?

Airports’ TSA staff have been stripped of their chairs in the name of ‘professionalism’. Most supermarket staff have never had them. Meanwhile, Donald Trump is seated at his desk – and apparently snoozing

Execute Nidal Hasan by firing squad, but don't make it must-see-TV

A government-ordered public execution hasn’t happened in the United States since Aug. 14, 1936. In that case, it was the hanging of Rainey Bethea in Owensboro, Kentucky, who was convicted of raping and killing a 70-year-old woman in her home.

Venezuela Needs More Than an Election Date

Maria Corina Machado wants a voting day. So does Diosdado Cabello. Their apparent agreement should worry anyone who thinks Venezuela's next election will end Chavismo.

From Obama to el Sayed

Abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement, imposing Medicare for All, and disarming Israel used to be policy positions confined to the fringe of the Democratic Party. Not anymore.

What’s Wrong With Kids These Days?

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Ukrainian soldier to go on trial over sabotage of Nord Stream gas pipelines

Special forces officer Serhii Kuznetsov denies involvement in the 2022 blasts that left pipelines badly damaged

What is state capture and why does it matter?

Different forms are distinguished by who exercises control and which institutions they target

How Europe’s most wanted cocaine trafficker turned Sierra Leone into the world’s first true narco state

Drawing on dozens of interviews with intelligence and police officers across two continents, a Guardian investigation reveals the murderous cost of our insatiable appetite for cocaine

Trump urges Alaskans to vote for the ‘real’ Dan Sullivan in tight midterms battle

Republican senator Dan S Sullivan is vying for re-election against Democrat Mary Peltola – and another candidate called Dan J Sullivan

Leaders of India’s Cockroach party jailed for violating ban on protest site

Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das will spend spend five days in prison for entering Delhi’s Jantar Mantar – a historic protest site that has been closed by authorities

The Iraq War’s Complicated Legacy

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When Politicians Are Entirely Too Online

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