I’ve Learned Not to Cling to My Beliefs – Even the Ones that Shaped Me | Nadine Levy
Senior lecturer Nadine Levy reflects on how beliefs, while essential frameworks, can become limiting when clung to rigidly. Drawing on personal shifts—from teenage communism to Buddhism—and insights from Buddhist teachers and psychoanalyst Donald Winnicott, she likens beliefs to a raft that should be set down once it has served its purpose. The piece warns that unchecked conviction turns dialogue into “conference‑splaining” and advocates treating beliefs as mutable tools. Embracing curiosity and play can keep beliefs productive rather than imprisoning.
My First Thought After Having a Vasectomy: Why Aren’t More British Men Having Them? | Tim Burrows
Tim Burrows describes his own vasectomy after a two‑year NHS wait, noting the procedure is quick and low‑risk. UK vasectomy numbers have dropped 62% from 30,400 in 2004‑05 to 10,880 in 2015‑16, with men accounting for only 5.3% of contraceptive‑service...
Mental Illness Is Pregnancy’s No 1 Complication. It’s Time to Support Those Who Suffer From It | Edna Lekgabe
Perinatal mental illness affects roughly one in five women from conception through the first year after birth, making it the most common complication of pregnancy. Despite its prevalence, systematic screening and treatment pathways lag behind those for physical conditions such...
Both Left and Right Are Deluding Themselves About the Scale of the Energy Crisis Britain Faces | Ewan Gibbs
Britain’s energy crisis stems from decades of privatization that stripped the state of control over oil, gas and refinery assets, leaving the country vulnerable to geopolitical shocks such as Russia’s war in Ukraine and the Gulf blockade. The loss of...
Trump’s Tantrums over Nato Are Prompting European Leaders to Think the Unthinkable | Paul Taylor
Donald Trump’s antagonistic stance toward NATO, including a partial troop pullout from Germany and threats to withhold logistical support, is prompting European capitals to devise contingency plans for security without reliable U.S. backing. Europe is accelerating its own defence initiatives:...
Trump and His Oil-and-Coal Oligarchy Should Face Sanctions for Their War on the Environment | Alexander Hurst
The opinion piece argues that Donald Trump’s administration is committing ecocide by dismantling environmental protections, accelerating fossil‑fuel extraction, and sabotaging renewable projects. It cites EPA rollbacks, offshore wind cancellations, massive logging, and seabed‑mining as evidence of systemic climate damage. The...
The Guardian View on the US Supreme Court: Its Judgments Have Slowly Erased Voting Rights | Editorial
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6‑3 ruling that significantly weakens Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, the primary federal tool limiting partisan gerrymandering. The decision enables Republican‑controlled states to redraw congressional maps, jeopardizing districts that were designed to protect...
Abortion Pills Are Saving Women’s Lives. The Right Is Trying to Eliminate Them | Moira Donegan
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to intervene after a federal judge ordered a halt to mailing the abortion pill mifepristone, effectively preserving the ban. The decision follows a wave of state-level abortion restrictions that often lack exceptions for rape, incest,...
The Guardian View on Trump, Merz and Europe’s Security: EU Countries Cannot Go It Alone | Editorial
The Pentagon announced a withdrawal of roughly 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany, signalling a sharp reduction in the American military footprint on the continent. At the same time, Washington will withhold long‑range weapons from European bases as its stockpiles are...
Our First EV Holiday Gave Us ‘Range Anxiety’. But Our Fears Were Soon Left in the Rearview Mirror | Paul...
Paul Daley recounts his three‑week, several‑thousand‑kilometre road trip in an electric vehicle, confronting intense range anxiety as real‑world factors cut the on‑paper 500 km estimate. He discovers that modest speeds around 100 km/h, careful acceleration, and occasional stops mitigate the anxiety, while...
The Guardian View on China’s Carrots and Sticks: Trump Should Not Soften on Taiwan when He Visits Beijing | Editorial
Donald Trump’s upcoming Beijing visit gives China a chance to bargain for a softer U.S. stance on Taiwan in exchange for trade concessions and reduced arms sales. Beijing’s foreign minister linked Taiwan to broader bilateral cooperation, hoping the president will...
I’m a Late Arrival to Short-Form Video – Its Effect on My Life Has Shocked Me | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
The author, a late adopter of short‑form video, describes how daily scrolling on platforms like TikTok and Instagram has eroded her reading habits, reduced face‑to‑face interaction, and left her feeling more anxious and lonely. A recent Journal of Psychology study...
Police Are Using Surveillance Tech to Stalk Love Interests. Dystopia, Here We Come | Arwa Mahdawi
Flock, a U.S. tech firm supplying automated license‑plate readers (ALPRs), now operates more than 80,000 cameras nationwide, feeding real‑time vehicle location data to law‑enforcement agencies. Investigations by the ACLU and EFF reveal that default contracts let the company share this...
James Comey’s Re-Indictment Is the Product of a Twisted Justice Department | Lawrence Douglas
Former FBI director James Comey was reindicted by the Justice Department on April 27, 2026, after a social‑media post of seashells that prosecutors say threatened President Donald Trump. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, who is seeking a permanent appointment, filed...
Cuba Is Running Out of Time. We Need Fuel Now to Save Lives | Francisco Pichón
Cuba is facing a deepening energy crisis that has already forced hospitals to postpone tens of thousands of surgeries and disrupted prenatal, dialysis and cancer care. The shortage of fuel hampers water pumping, food services, ambulance operations and the movement...