#TheGuardian

Stephen Coughlin

S_Coughlin_DC

We tend to undervalue symbolism. That figure of Shiva is very prominent. Neither the Chinese, The Who, or Tedros come from Hindu backgrounds. Start watching for Shiva in non-Hindu uses

Luke Henriques-Gomes

lukehgomes

The PBO has done a big analysis of jobseeker payments trends over decades and it what it shows really is a national failure. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/sep/30/older-women-and-disabled-people-hardest-hit-by-australias-assault-

Ian Fraser

Ian_Fraser

UK expected to face the highest #COVIDー19 death toll in Europe, accounting for 40 per cent of all European deaths from the virus. https://twitter.com/guardiannews/status/1247630226106077189 The prediction that the UK will

Swarthy Serb

bdpop

This article has been rattling around my brain all weekend. It re-tells the story of six Tongan boys who used cooperation to survive a shipwreck (h/t @grapemanca for bringing it

Jo Maugham

JolyonMaugham

More details of our legal challenge to the A Level tragi-shambles (which compliments that brought by our friends, the brilliant @Foxglovelegal) follow. THREAD You will have read about the types

Alison Pennington

ak_pennington

Class divides run deep in Adelaide. Opportunities whisked up by established money, colleges & upturned noses on one side of town; poverty & long-term unemployment on the other. Growing up

Dora

dora_botta_

Let’s get this right, the problem is NOT overconsumerism. Language matters. We need to call it what it is. Capitalism is the problem. -a thread The idea that “Overconsumption is

Dan Woynillowicz

DanWoy

EU green recovery package sets a marker for the world https://amp.theguardian.com/environment/2020/may/28/eu-green-recovery-package-sets-a-marker-for-the-world?CMP=share_btn_tw&__twitter_impression=trueWhat would this look like if Canad

semi-confident browns fan Sam Klein 🥄🥯🍏🐛

sammyclaws12

Always interested in re-upping older but great reads. There was some discourse yesterday and today on this but this Peter Beinart piece is always good.https://www.theguardian.com/news/2019/mar/07/debunking-myth-that-anti-zionism-is-antisemi

Magda Szubanski AO

MagdaSzubanski

Oh no you don’t! I’m not “walking back” from anything! Simply stating facts.Nor will I be forced into an apology for...nothingI see what the “Christian Soldiers are doing here. They

George Monbiot

GeorgeMonbiot

This cure could be worse than the disease. As usual, they say the material will come from crop wastes. As usual, fresh materials will be used instead, perhaps with dire

Darren Johnson

DarrenJohnson66

Yesterday's Guardian told you it's bad to fancy Rishi Sunak because he's a Tory. Today's Independent tells you it's bad to fancy him because he's Asian. The latest from the

Carole Cadwalladr

carolecadwalla

Facebook is a malignant global power destroying liberal democracy - when I said this at TED, it seemed to genuinely shock Silicon Valley. 16 months on, everyone now sees it.

Ervin Malakaj

ervinmalakaj

Woke up to this genocide belittling on the listserv of @cangermstudies. This is the second message of its variety. Both messages were in response to the association's open statement against

Dan Hicks

profdanhicks

the identity of this nameless Oxford don — selectively quoted and accused of “activism” by Tristram Hunt in an op-ed seeking to fuel the fake ‘culture war’ framing in the

octavia bright

octaviabright_

This piece by @rokwon is brilliant, on choosing to be child free - she gives a beautiful breakdown of why the common but bizarre accusation of it being a ‘selfish’