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The Latest Articles by Jonathan Freedland

Take another look at Joe Biden. His is the presidency progressives have been waiting for

With Trump looming, Biden could still lose the White House. But this has been a transformative period of achievement, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Sep 8, 2023

Power, corruption and lies: the TV show that could teach Keir Starmer a lot about being bold

First shown in the dying days of a Tory government, with Labour on the brink of power, the BBC drama offers warnings for a PM-in-waiting, writes Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Sep 1, 2023

Finally, three reasons for Donald Trump to be afraid: a courtroom, a jury and the truth

This week’s indictment of the former president may not diminish his supporters’ devotion, but it will challenge his fraudulent conception of reality, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Aug 4, 2023

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Israelis’ defiance of Netanyahu holds a lesson for anyone who cares about democracy

Mass protests against the man who was Trumpian before Trump are part of a worldwide struggle, says the Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Jul 28, 2023

After the byelections, Starmer’s path to power is clear: revulsion at the Tories is essential – but not enough

After 13 years of Conservative misrule, the party has to offer something else besides reassurance says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2023

As heat records break, the climate movement has the right answers – but the words are all wrong

The fossil fuel industry has spent billions on winning over the public. Green activists must learn from its tactics, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2023

From Springsteen to McCartney, ageing rockers are teaching us about something bigger than music

The legends of a genre made by and for the young are getting old. Some embrace it – and it elevates their art, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2023

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The event that will decide the next election has already happened – even if Rishi Sunak doesn’t know it yet

With inflation and mortgage rates painfully high, the government can no longer rely on votes from its blue wall, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2023

With even leavers regretting Brexit, there’s one path back to rejoining the EU

It seems only a matter of time before we reverse this national act of self-harm. Especially if we learn from Nigel Farage, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Jun 23, 2023

To save their own skins, Trump and Johnson are destroying something precious: our faith in the law

Both men sing from the Berlusconi songsheet, denouncing charges against them as partisan attacks while we pay the price, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2023

After the destruction of the Kakhovka dam, another threat lies on Ukraine’s horizon: Donald Trump

The would-be president and the US right look ready to side with Putin, and walk away from a fight the free world must win, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2023

At 12, I was in Auschwitz. My parents and seven siblings were murdered. Here is how I built a life

Ivor Perl survived the Holocaust, then spent 50 years quietly looking after his family and business in the UK. Eventually, he started to open up – describing the luck, hope, belief and pity that have helped him to live

The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2023

Not for the first time, Sunak has been hung out to dry by Johnson – how much more can he take?

By giving his WhatsApps to the Covid inquiry, the former PM has revealed Sunak’s reticence for what it really is, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Jun 2, 2023

The future of AI is chilling – humans have to act together to overcome this threat to civilisation

The challenge seems daunting. But we have overcome terrifying dangers before, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · May 26, 2023

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The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2023

They’re openly saying it: Brexit has failed. But what comes next may be very dark indeed

The ‘remoaner elite’, the civil service, the BBC, universities, unions, refugees: anything is blamed but Brexit itself, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · May 12, 2023

There is a clear and present danger of a new Trump presidency. Democrats must act now to prevent it

Being found liable for sexual abuse hasn’t weakened the former president’s grip on his party, while the polls are getting bleaker for Biden, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2023

Society exposes us all to anti-Jewish tropes and attitudes. The first step is to notice them

The Richard Sharp cartoon caused deep distress because it heightenedthe feeling that others don’t understand or care about antisemitism.That must change, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2023

The twilight king: why Charles’s coronation does not feel like the start of a new era

Elizabeth’s crowning seemed like a new dawn. But the reign of Charles begins in a kingdom under a cloud

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The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2023

Richard Sharp was Boris Johnson’s toxic legacy – never again should politicians pick a boss for the BBC

This debacle highlights the urgent need for systemic reform, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Apr 21, 2023

Fox News and its audience became hooked on lies – now they can’t break the habit

Evidence revealed in the Dominion case exposed the channel as the hostage of its viewers’ fantasy: a Trump election victory, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2023

Netanyahu is leading a coup against his own country. But the threat is not only to Israel

As one door slid open for Northern Ireland 25 years ago, another was sliding shut for Israel and Palestine – and disaster followed, writes Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Mar 24, 2023

Why was Boris Johnson cast into the wilderness this week? Because a populist without a tribe is nothing

With Trump and Netanyahu wreaking havoc, Johnson’s fall makes clear that only former allies can destroy these strongmen, says Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Mar 17, 2023

The real lesson of the Iraq invasion? Beware spies and allies who would drag you to war

The errors, exaggerations and lies that led to the invasion offer essential lessons for our own time, in conflict and beyond, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Mar 10, 2023

Gary Lineker spoke his mind. Now we should too: fate could have put any one of us in those migrant boats

The BBC presenter’s sidelining will delight ministers eager for a distraction. The last thing they want is for us to see refugees as real people, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2023

Sunak is the Michael Corleone of the Tory party – try as he might to break free, he’s up to his neck in it

The return of Boris Johnson, Matt Hancock and Partygate shows that, as the Godfather found, it’s almost impossible to escape past sins, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

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