The Latest Breaking News from Thomas Paine

The Phoenix, Lewes: a new riverside neighbourhood that sounds almost too good to be true

A dream team of architects has planning permission to convert a former ironworks in the old Sussex market town into a sustainable new community. If built, it could spearhead a transformation of British housing

The Guardian - UK · Mar 17, 2024

The Biden Administration Is Bent on Setting an Alarming Precedent by Prosecuting Julian Assange

The WikiLeaks founder already has spent as much time in a London prison as DOJ lawyers say he is likely to serve if convicted in the U.S.

Reason · Feb 20, 2024

October 7: A Turning Point for Free Speech?

Restricting speech about the world's most pressing problems does not make them go away, nor does it settle any disputes.

Reason · Dec 30, 2023

Uncle Joe has questions: Who are we?

For all the problems of the Biden White House, the president has no illusions: America faces a historic emergency

Salon · Oct 6, 2022

America: Quit fawning over the "royals"

Thomas Paine mocked the "crowned ruffians" in 1776 — worshiping these corrupt mediocrities now is embarrassing

Salon · Sep 13, 2022

‘Only interested in her own career’: Liz Truss fans prove elusive in constituency town

In Thetford, dissatisfaction with their MP is rife and even lifelong Tories would rather talk about Boris Johnson

The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2022

Tax the rich: The really, really rich

Our proposed tax plan would reduce extreme wealth inequality — but would only target the very richest Americans

Salon · Jul 10, 2022

So much has changed since 1938, but not the very British way of coping with crisis

People knew the news was grave before the second world war. They feel that now. In both eras, we have developed strategies to get by, says Ian Jack

The Guardian - UK · Mar 19, 2022