Before Cornell turmoil, successive US administrations seesawed in attitudes towards campus assaults
Federal government has struggled to affect lasting change in how accusers and accused are treated in higher education
July 2026
Ex-White House counsel says Epstein accuser’s testimony ‘lacked inherent credibility’
Former Obama counsel ‘not completely truthful’ in Epstein testimony, Democrats say
June 2026
Trump’s war accomplished nothing – the Iran deal is proof
Kenneth Roth
The agreement shows the US is in a weaker position than before the war
May 2026
Obama’s former speechwriter Ben Rhodes examines the US through its 15 most defining speeches
From Frederick Douglass to Obama, Ben Rhodes shares the speeches that explain the US in his new book, All We Say
April 2026
Fighting Back
To win in 2028, Democrats must embrace justice – not shy away from it
Steve Phillips
The party has been pressured to avoid ‘woke’ policies. Instead, Democrats must stand firmly for equality and invest in mobilization
January 2026
Trump signs bill returning whole milk to US school lunches
Move allowing whole and 2% milk to be served in cafeterias overturns Obama-era limits to higher-fat milk options
July 2025
Under-fire DoJ forms ‘strike force’ to investigate Obama amid Epstein scandal
Stream team
In defence of Step Brothers: the platonic ideal of Obama-era comedy
March 2025
‘Will Trump give up the store?’ Edward Fishman on how US economic warfare works – and doesn’t
The Obama administration veteran’s Chokepoints looks at recent US sanctions policy regarding Iran, Russia and China
January 2025
Ex-CIA director Leon Panetta ‘hopeful’ that Trump will be more Reagan than ‘America First’ on national security
Vastly experienced former defense secretary who allowed women into combat is braced for backlash but feels ‘deep, deep down in my guts’ that norms will hold
January 2024
US surgeon general Vivek Murthy: ‘Loneliness is like hunger, a signal we’re lacking something for survival’
As the 19th and 21st surgeon general, Murthy has described loneliness as an epidemic on par with tobacco use – the antidote, he says, is human connection
September 2023
US federal judge rules revised Daca policy illegal and halts new applications
US district judge halts new applications, leaving existing Daca recipients in limbo amid ongoing legal battles
March 2023
The Guardian view on China-US relations: can the downwards spiral be halted?
Editorial: People once hoped the two powers could forge a better relationship. Now the best hope is stopping deterioration
January 2023
US justice department investigating papers stored at Biden’s former institute
Classified documents found by president’s personal lawyers while closing out office at UPenn’s Biden Center for Diplomacy
October 2022
Bibi review: Netanyahu memoir is hard-eyed – if not where Trump is concerned
The former Israeli PM is under a legal cloud but fighting for office again. His book is well-written and self-serving
September 2022
The Long Alliance review: sure guide to Biden and Obama’s imperfect union
Gabriel Debenedetti masters the crosscurrents of the Democratic party as well as relations between two presidents
August 2022
Can Biden’s climate bill undo the fossil fuel industry’s decades of harm?
The US spent six decades losing the climate war as fossil fuel companies spread misinformation. It has finally gained significant ground
July 2022
Guns and lies
‘Groundswells of change’: Black activists welcome evolution in gun violence debate
The Uber files
The Uber campaign: how ex-Obama aides helped sell firm to world
