SpaceX Gets Billions From the Government. It Gives Little to Nothing Back in Taxes.
SpaceX Gets Billions From the Government. It Gives Little to Nothing Back in Taxes.
Loneliness is rife among young men. It’s time to get offline and talk to each other | Alexander Hurst
At first I was startled when the psychologist Angelica Ferrara told me that most of the time it’s women, not men, who want to write about her research into male loneliness. But this is the crux of the issue, isn’t it? That we men need to talk, and we don’t: not nearly enough, anyway. Since … Read more
The Guardian view on Keir Starmer and the Ukraine summit: a pivot point for Labour policy too | Editorial
The aim of Thursday’s Downing Street meeting between Sir Keir Starmer and Volodymyr Zelenskyy could not have been clearer. It was to send a strong visual political message to President Trump on the eve of his Alaska talks with Vladimir Putin. Neither the prime minister nor Ukraine’s president spoke publicly. The Ukraine leader was greeted … Read more
Ben Jennings on Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit to London – cartoon
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2025/aug/14/ben-jennings-volodymyr-zelenskyy-visit-london-cartoon
The enormity of the attacks on Ukraine is impossible to grasp. Let me show you the horror of a single day | Oleksandr Mykhed
Day 1,254 of the invasion; 31 July 2025, Kyiv, 4.30am. The air-raid alarm started again just a moment ago. I wake up from the roar and rumble of rockets. It’s a sound that makes you want to flee in primeval terror. Time slows down. I roll over on the bed, embrace my girlfriend Dasha, make … Read more
Merz’s manoeuvres on world stage fail to quell doubts about his leadership | Friedrich Merz
Friedrich Merz hosted the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on Wednesday as a weakened leader 100 days into his term, with his attempts to rally western support for Kyiv and wrangle Donald Trump failing to silence his domestic critics. The German chancellor took the initiative for Wednesday’s lightning round of telephone conferences bringing in EU leaders, … Read more
Spanish people know deadly heatwaves are now an annual event. So why are our politicians in denial? | María Ramírez
Growing up in Madrid, intense summer heat was nothing unusual. I quickly learned always to cross the street in search of shade, and never to be caught out in the sun at 3pm. But as a child in the early 1980s, I never felt dizzy after spending more than a few minutes outdoors, nor did … Read more
As Ukraine battles to hold lines, Trump may find Putin difficult to persuade | Ukraine
For Ukraine, the break in the frontline is unfortunately timed. Lightly armed Russian saboteur groups – three on one count – cut though Ukrainian positions in the Donbas countryside east of the key junction at Dobropillia. Though one group has been eliminated, as of Tuesday two were thought to remain at large – and although … Read more
Ella Baron on Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Europe – cartoon
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2025/aug/13/ella-baron-donald-trump-vladimir-putin-europe-cartoon
How German media outlets helped pave the way for Israel’s murder of journalists in Gaza | Hanno Hauenstein
What is the role of journalism when Palestinian reporters are treated as criminals and left to die? Last October, I spoke with the journalist Hossam Shabat. He described families packing what little they had left in northern Gaza as Israel began implementing its “generals’ plan”. Six months later, Shabat was dead – killed by Israel, … Read more