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Shock, awe, death, joy and looting: how the Guardian covered the outbreak of the Iraq war
Shock, awe, death, joy and looting: how the Guardian covered the outbreak of the Iraq war

In spring 2003, exuberance at the fall of Saddam was swiftly followed by a descent into deadly chaos. Whether moving independently or embedded with t…

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From the archive: ‘Iran was our Hogwarts’: my childhood between Tehran and Essex
From the archive: ‘Iran was our Hogwarts’: my childhood between Tehran and Essex

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, …

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‘Pretty birds and silly moos’: the women behind the Sex Discrimination Act
‘Pretty birds and silly moos’: the women behind the Sex Discrimination Act

In the 50 years since equal rights for women were enshrined in UK law, the campaigners have been reduced to caricatures, or forgotten. But their stru…

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‘What I see in clinic is never a set of labels’: are we in danger of overdiagnosing mental illness? -podcast
‘What I see in clinic is never a set of labels’: are we in danger of overdiagnosing mental illness? -podcast

Our current approach to mental health labelling and diagnosis has brought benefits. But as a practising doctor, I am concerned that it may be doing m…

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From the archive: China’s troll king: how a tabloid editor became the voice of Chinese nationalism
From the archive: China’s troll king: how a tabloid editor became the voice of Chinese nationalism

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, …

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I used to report from the West Bank. Twenty years after my last visit, I was shocked by how much worse it is today
I used to report from the West Bank. Twenty years after my last visit, I was shocked by how much worse it is today

Among the many people I met, there was a pervasive feeling of hopelessness and a sense that resistance is slowly becoming a memory By Ewen MacAskill.…

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Out of the ruins: will Aleppo ever be rebuilt?
Out of the ruins: will Aleppo ever be rebuilt?

Years of civil war have turned whole areas of the city into rows of empty husks. But after the fall of Assad, Syrians have returned to their old home…

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From the archive: Why can’t we agree on what’s true any more?
From the archive: Why can’t we agree on what’s true any more?

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, …

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A century in the Siberian wilderness: the Old Believers who time forgot
A century in the Siberian wilderness: the Old Believers who time forgot

In 1978, Soviet scientists stumbled upon a family living in a remote part of Russia. They hadn’t interacted with outsiders for decades. Almost half a…

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Inside voice: what can our thoughts reveal about the nature of consciousness?
Inside voice: what can our thoughts reveal about the nature of consciousness?

Scientists and philosophers studying the mind have discovered how little we know about our inner experiences Written and read by Michael Pollan. Help…

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