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Rage, waste and corruption: how Covid changed politics

Four years on from the start of the pandemic, the drama may have subsided but the lingering effects go on. Are we suffering from political long Covid? By David Runciman. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

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  The new science of death: ‘There’s something happening in the brain that m…

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  Solidarity and strategy: the forgotten lessons of truly effective protest

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  From the archive: How Hindu supremacists are tearing India apart

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  What is the real Hamas?

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  A historic revolt, a forgotten hero, an empty plinth: is there a right way…

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  From the archive: Did Brazil’s evangelical superstar have her husband kill…

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  Disappearing tongues: the endangered language crisis

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  From the archive: The mystery of the Gatwick drone

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  ‘What’s the worst that could happen?’: Love in the sickle cell capital of …

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  Radioactive waste, baby bottles and Spam: the deep ocean has become a dump…

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  From the archive – Out of thin air: the mystery of the man who fell from t…

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  200 cats, 200 dogs, one lab: the secrets of the pet food industry

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  Power grab: the hidden costs of Ireland’s datacentre boom

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  From the archive: ‘Is anybody in there?’ Life on the inside as a locked-in…

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  ‘It was so wrong’: why were so many people imprisoned over one protest in …