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The Trump administration’s initial effort to convince universities to join its “Compact for Academic Excellence” did not go well. Of the original nine colleges and universities,…

Washington lawmakers and the Trump administration passed a major legislative package this summer that will cut funding for programs that help students from low-income backgrounds —…

Yanis VaroufakisKen LoachWe write as friends and comrades.The need for a new party of the left has long been clear. It is now more urgent as…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Ending wars is hard: 40 per cent of…

If the voting age drops to 16, how will you encourage young people to take part?Danny Braverman, 63, SuffolkEllie Chowns and Adrian Ramsay: Young people face…

Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI by Yuval Noah Harari Published in September 2024 The last book I recommended…

Welcome back to The Prompt. Venture capitalists have written large checks to a scrum of startups to find new ways to apply artificial intelligence to just…

Last week, the UK announced a world first in sexual health programming: a vaccine that can protect against infection by gonorrhoea bacteria is to be made…

In a dramatic departure from normal practice, Mr Crisis and Ms Opportunity have arrived arm-in-arm at the Australian front door. Usually – remember the pandemic –…