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Apocalypse no: how almost everything we thought we knew about the Maya is wrong
For many years the prevailing debate about the Maya centred upon why their civilisation collapsed. Now, many scholars are asking: how did the Maya su…
3 weeks, 3 days ago
From the archive: the butcher’s shop that lasted 300 years (give or take)
We are raiding the Guardian long read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, …
3 weeks, 5 days ago
‘I felt betrayed, naked’: did a prize-winning novelist steal a woman’s life story?
His novel was praised for giving a voice to the victims of Algeria’s brutal civil war. But one woman has accused Kamel Daoud of having stolen her sto…
4 weeks ago
What was Doge? How Elon Musk tried to gamify government
Steeped in gaming and rightwing culture wars, Musk and his team of teenage coders set out to defeat the enemy of the United States: its people By Ben…
1 month ago
From the archive: Are we really prisoners of geography?
We are raiding the Guardian long read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, …
1 month ago
Power without a throne: how Khalifa Haftar controls Libya
When Nato helped overthrow Gaddafi in 2011, there were hopes of a new beginning. More than a decade later, a former CIA asset runs the country – and …
1 month ago
Off Duty: The Crime
On the evening of 29 December 2011, Officer Clifton Lewis was moonlighting as a security guard at a Chicago minimart when two men walked in. They sho…
1 month ago
‘The children are not safe here’: the Nigerian couple fighting infanticide
In a few isolated communities in central Nigeria, some babies are believed to be bad omens. Olusola and Chinwe Stevens run a thriving home for babies…
1 month, 1 week ago
From the archive: ‘Parents are frightened for themselves and for their children’: an inspirational school in impossible times
We are raiding the Guardian long read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, …
1 month, 1 week ago
Access denied: why Muslims worldwide are being ‘debanked’
Innocent people are being frozen out of basic banking services – and it all traces back to reforms rushed through after 9/11 By Oliver Bullough. Read…
1 month, 1 week ago