Hello, and welcome to this week’s Counterbalance.

Protect people. Regulate powerful platforms. Keep the internet open. The Government is planning to introduce tough new laws that require all adults to show ID to access to go online. They say this is ...

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A Labour leader is out of control. The world needs a containment strategy now

Editor’s note: This story was updated to clarify the duration of the Sun’s quiet period beginning in 1645.

When a former Labour deputy leader joins a firm built on surveillance and military targeting, it deepens public cynicism – and democracy depends on trust, says Labour MP Clive Lewis

Dear supporter, World leaders are gathering at the 81st Session of the UNGA this week. On 18 September 2024, the UN overwhelmingly endorsed the ICJ ruling that Israel’s occupation is illegal and cons...

This report, jointly published by CAAT and the Transition Security Project, argues that Britain should pay reparations to the people of Yemen for its role in crimes committed against them by Saudi Ara...

An action to send your MP a briefing, detailing the reasons why public ownership is the best next step for Thames Water

The Government has an enormous opportunity to kick big money donations out of our politics. Please sign our letter.

Sometimes parents don’t get the children they wanted. Sometimes children don’t get the parents they wanted.

On the Operational Design of Coordinated Harassment as Psychological Torture in Washington, DC

The botanist, 80 this week, says the end of his TV career was caused by his views on climate change. Paul Cahalan meets David Bellamy

Group behind the camp Shift the Atmosphere claimed they were being ‘discriminated against’ for being Christian

Steinem was one of the most recognizable figures in the modern women’s movement and a longtime journalist who cofounded both New York Magazine and Ms. Magazine.

As temperatures rise, solar generation soars while fossil fuelled power faces growing challenges. We take a look at how heatwaves affect energy production.

We’ve answered some commonly asked questions about the benefits system.

Reprieve secured an exclusive with new media outlet, Zeteo UK, on our citizenship stripping work – and the concerning response we received from government when we highlighted the racist impact of thei...

Surrender advocacy coming from imperial core residents is very bad actually

Hacked Off CEO Nathan Sparkes wrote to the Guardian to correct claims about press regulation in its interview with Tulisa Contostavlos. The paper didn't publish it — so we are.

Critics are shocked by the brass neck of it.

Historians argue box office enthusiasm shows desire for unifying figure as country faces political division

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Israel lobby demands Simon & Schuster stop publishing her novels.

How a housing association left a community co-operative’s members homeless - and what it means for the future of community organising.