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Australia is facing an existential tsunami. But Jim Chalmers’ economic roundtable risks putting lipstick on a dinosaur

Bob Hawke excelled at finding the middle ground. Can it be found with a treasurer urging boldness and a more cautious PM?

The Guardian - AU

Former Obama adviser quips that Trump is ‘combing Fox News’ for new Labor Stats chief after firing

The president axed chief labor statistician Erika McEntarfer after a dismal July jobs report

The Independent UK

Reform’s tales of wasteland Britain won’t work. There’s a far larger market for hope

Abundance is Rachel Reeves’s summer beach read, and with its optimistic ideas about energy and housing, it shows the left a possible way forward, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

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Can a book help the left rebuild the good life? Ezra Klein’s Abundance is the talk of Washington – and Canberra

Many observing the economic chaos, cruelty and climate vandalism emanating from United States President Donald Trump are hoping the Democrats can clip his wings at the November 2026 mid-term elections. What does the left need to do differently? Some see the ideas in a bestselling new book as a path…

The Conversation

An End to Tax on Tips

Plus: Lab-grown meat fears, DOJ inquiry into Cuomo, Kristi Noem's polygraphs, and more...

Reason

Abundance Makes the Case for 'Supply-Side Progressivism'

Progressives used to believe in building more stuff. Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson want to do that again.

Reason

Whiplash

Plus: Rat buffet, critiquing the abundance agenda, arson at the Pennsylvania governor's mansion, and more...

Reason

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Derek Thompson: Democrats Must Change

The Atlantic's Derek Thompson urges Democrats to embrace more libertarian, pro-growth policies in his new book.

Reason

Ezra Klein on Trump, Vance and free speech: ‘It feels like we are in one of the darkest imaginable timelines’

The influential US commentator has written a book about how politics can change people’s lives for the better. But first, there are more pressing challenges to address ...

The Guardian - UK

What is ‘abundance’ liberalism, and why are people arguing about it?

A new book has sparked debate with its provocative claim that progressive public policy in the US is broken

The Guardian - US

Deportation Standoff

Plus: Rehiring federal workers, using Signal to orchestrate bombing the Houthis, and more...

Reason

Lawn-Sign Liberalism vs. Supply-Side Progressivism

"Supply-side progressives" like Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson are ultimately technocrats, not libertarians. But they recognize that more is better than less and that a good society is not zero-sum.

Reason

America is becoming a nation of homebodies

In his February 2025 cover story for The Atlantic, journalist Derek Thompson dubbed our current era “the anti-social century.”

The Conversation

Best podcasts of the week: How Joni Mitchell changed music – and America

In this week’s newsletter: Radio host Carmel Holt explores the singer’s cross-generational impact in The Road to Joni. Plus: five of the best podcasts about the future

The Guardian - UK

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The Housing Theory of Childless Cat Ladies

Would a YIMBY building boom rejuvenate urban family life or produce sterile, megacity hellscapes?

WhatToWatch

Casualty exclusive: William Beck on Dylan Keogh’s battle for the future of Holby ED

Casualty star William Beck gives us the exclusive lowdown on Dylan Keogh’s war for the future of Holby ED, the fan-favourite’s enduring longevity, and what the future holds…

WhatToWatch

Casualty fans excited to see Charlie Fairhead in an exciting new role

Casualty viewers say he's 'playing an absolute blinder' in Blue Lights

The Guardian - UK

Blue Lights recap: series two, episode two – move or die

Things ratchet up in the explosive Belfast police drama, with blazing house fires, a most terrifying murder and the arrival of a very familiar face

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Derek Thompson joins Blue Lights season 2: 'It's a phenomenal tale'

Former Casualty star Derek Thompson joins Blue Lights as former RUC Special Branch officer Robin Graham.

Reason

As America Becomes More Secular, American Religion Will Need To Become More Urban

It's in cities that greater absolute numbers of religious people can compensate for declining per capita rates of religious observance.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the end of long-running TV characters: in death there is life

Editorial: After 38 years, Charlie Fairhead has retired from the medical wards of the TV drama Casualty. Welcome back to the real world, actor Derek Thompson

WhatToWatch

Casualty fans react to 'absolute icon' Charlie Fairhead leaves the show

Casualty viewers were left heartbroken after last night's episode, titled 'Charlie' as a tribute to the medical drama veteran

WhatToWatch

Casualty fans 'in FLOODS of tears' after iconic character leaves the show

Casualty viewers paid their respects to Charlie Fairhead, who left the show after 38 years

WhatToWatch

Casualty launches MAJOR new chapter with special double-bill, new medics and a dark time for a fan-favourite!

Casualty’s new 12-parter ‘Breaking Point’ kicks off with a double-bill on BBC1 with Holby ED going through some major changes. Here’s everything you need to know…

WhatToWatch

Exclusive: Holby star Rosie Marcel on Charlie's Casualty exit 'It would be a mistake to kill off such an incredible character'

Rosie Marcel played Holby City's iconic Jac Naylor for almost two decades.

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