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Democrats are playing with fire in trying to reclaim tax cuts from Republicans

change. But Van Hollen et al are playing with fire. The strategy endangers the prospect that the United States might ever build a social contract based on a promise of shared prosperity. It furthers

Guardian Essential poll: Australians want higher tax on gas exports and extension of petrol excise cut

change had nearly identical levels of support across all age groups, with 47% of people aged 18-34, and 46% of people aged 35-54 and over 55, in favour. “There has been a sharp

Photos: How overfishing in Southeast Asia is an ecological and human crisis

debt bondage. There is the lawless nature of the seas, which has emboldened traffickers to exploit desperate fishermen and impoverished casual laborers. Then there are the geopolitical factors at play: In a race to dominate

Could key climate talks mark ground zero in global push to ditch fossil fuels?

debt and lower reserves are suffering more](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/28/middle-east-crisis-oil-firms-profit-colombia-conference). ![Fatih Birol speaks during a conference on energy transition ahead of the 2026 United Nations conference on climate change COP31 at the IEA in Paris