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Burnham’s ambitious plans need room to breathe – and Westminster suffocates change

A summer on the road suited the prime minister’s open style, but now the walls of conventional politics are closing in, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

Rafael Behr1 Sept

Olivia Rodrigo is standing up for the vulnerable. I wish Taylor Swift would do the same

This weekend, Rodrigo raised millions for charities that benefit women and girls, and she has previously been vocal about Gaza and ICE. With free speech increasingly under threat, her peers should take note

Arwa Mahdawi1 Sept

Forget T-maxxing – the manosphere’s obsession with testosterone is just fear-maxxing

Testosterone replacement therapy comes with serious and potentially irreversible health risks including infertility and early heart disease

Donna Lu1 Sept

The rich and powerful are already trying to sway the next election – I have a plan to stop them

A bill proposing a cap on donations is up for debate this week. We must seize this chance to keep big money out of our politics, says MP Stella Creasy

Stella Creasy1 Sept

What should we do with Trump’s monstrous architectural legacy?

Questions over Trump’s ballroom and other structures might not feel urgent. But when his reign ends, Trumpism must be repudiated

Jan-Werner Müller1 Sept

Happy 60th anniversary, Notting Hill carnival – a symbol of all that London can be

Its founders understood the power of culture to challenge racism, build understanding and turn strangers into neighbours. We need that now as much as ever, says London mayor Sadiq Khan

Sadiq Khan1 Sept

The media’s Hasan Piker obsession is letting Republican Mike Rogers off the hook

Mike Rogers isn’t merely campaigning alongside a controversial supporter. His campaign put an extremist on its faith leadership team

Mehdi Hasan1 Sept

It’s September. Time to put your knees away

From May to August, social media is awash with photos of brown knees. But summer’s almost over and they’re all starting to blur together

Zoe Williams1 Sept

Nepal’s glacial collapse foreshadowed a future of climate disaster

The deluge capped a summer of extreme climate events, from deadly heatwaves to wildfires. We must take action now

Michael Mann1 Sept

Nimbys can’t stand in the way of Labour’s legacy: a 21st-century new town boom

Which do Enfield’s Tories and Greens value more – a golf course or thousands of new homes? It’s a question of political values, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Polly Toynbee1 Sept

The Nepal and Tibet flood is a warning: melting snow and ice will bring more disasters around the world

In Alaska, the Himalayas, the Andes, Greenland, and perhaps also the Alps, deadly chain reactions are just waiting to be triggered, says climate professor Bill McGuire

Bill McGuire1 Sept

From Bill Gates to Bernie Sanders, most agree the AI arms race is disastrous. Only Europe can make it stop

An EU export ban on Dutch tech giant ASML’s machines could force the pause we all need, says Guardian Europe columnist Alexander Hurst

Alexander Hurst1 Sept

The Guardian view on Trump’s immigration crackdown: who will have fewer rights next?

Editorial: The president’s deportation machine is creating a class of people inside the US who have fewer protections against the power of the state

Editorial31 Aug

The Guardian view on regulating big tech: Meta has got off too lightly

Editorial: New child safety measures are welcome, but the wider risks posed by these platforms remain unaddressed

Editorial31 Aug

Why are prisons overcrowded? Because no government will stand up to the tabloids

Whatever happens to the early release scheme, Andy Burnham needs to consider the possibility that sentences are just too high, writes Zoe Williams

Zoe Williams31 Aug

The law won’t save us from Meta’s ‘pervert glasses’. The only solution is mockery

These things are undermining not just our public spaces but the very nature of being human. Let’s shame them off the streets, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew

Jonathan Liew31 Aug

Defence spending is an insatiable beast. John Healey is right to tame it

The MoD grossly overspends then claims poverty. It’s high time it was treated as just one part of a progressive government, says John McTernan, former special adviser to the Ministry of Defence

John McTernan31 Aug

AI is hurting US politics. Here’s how candidates could use it for good

The technology can help candidates listen more deeply to voters, as examples from Japan and Scotland show

Bruce Schneier and Nathan E Sanders31 Aug

Trump’s plan to sell off a part of Yosemite is what oligarchy looks like

Public lands belong to all of us. No one should plunder those lands for profit

Rebecca Solnit31 Aug

More and more undergrads are living at home. That’s a crying shame – here’s why

Spiralling rental costs have made living with parents the only option for some students. That fails to prepare them for the realities of adult life, says writer Rohan Sathyamoorthy

Rohan Sathyamoorthy31 Aug

Do you have a bespoke ‘dirty zone’?

Apparently a dedicated mud room will make you less stressed. But I have a very different approach, writes Emma Beddington

Emma Beddington31 Aug