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Nigeria: states of emergency | Editorial

The question behind President Goodluck Jonathan's declaration this week is not why – it is how Boko Haram, a jihadi group seeking to establish a sharia-based state in northern Nigeria, has made little secret of the fact that it regards itself not only ... [Published Comment is free | guardian.co.uk - 13 hours ago]

Entities: Boko Haram, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, Nigeria

First reported 12 hours ago - Updated 12 hours ago - 1 reports

OPEC

The crude reality of oil prices | Tom Bower

Bankers' accusations of trader wrongdoing are fuelled by revenge. The real fixer is Opec The bankers have finally got their revenge. Oil traders claim that influential bankers – furious that their sector has been squeezed by regulators since the 2008 ... [Published Comment is free | guardian.co.uk - 12 hours ago]

Entities: Platts, Tom Bower, OPEC, BP plc

First reported 12 hours ago - Updated 12 hours ago - 1 reports

Michael Gove

To encourage creativity, Mr Gove, you must first understand what it is | Ken Robinson

The education secretary's new national curriculum is a dead hand on the creative pulse of teachers and students alike During a recent appearance on BBC's Question Time , Michael Gove, the secretary of state for education, extolled the importance of ... [Published Comment is free | guardian.co.uk - 12 hours ago]

Entities: Creativity, Michael Gove, Education, Teaching, Hans Zimmer

First reported 13 hours ago - Updated 13 hours ago - 1 reports

European Union

Exit Europe from the left | Bob Crow

Most Britons dislike the European Union. If trade unions don't articulate their concerns, the hard right will For years the electorate has overwhelmingly opposed Britain's membership of the European Union – particularly those who work for a living. ... [Published Comment is free | guardian.co.uk - 13 hours ago]

Entities: European Union, privatise, UKIP UK Independence Party

First reported 14 hours ago - Updated 14 hours ago - 1 reports

Bean-counters will never understand the transcendent value of art or religion | Giles Fraser

Art and religion are too important to be placed in the hands of those who seek reductionist explanations of their value "In a situation where miserable reality can be changed only through economic growth, the concern with aesthetics demands justification." ... [Published Comment is free | guardian.co.uk - 14 hours ago]

Entities: Religion, Propaganda, Giles Fraser, Anish Kapoor

First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 16 hours ago - 1 reports

NHS

Ignorance about sickle cell disease is no excuse for poor NHS care | Melody David

Sarah Mulenga's death from a sickle cell crisis was a needless tragedy. Emergency staff must treat sufferers with respect This week an inquest into the death of Sarah Mulenga ruled that failures to follow basic procedures by London Ambulance staff ... [Published Comment is free | guardian.co.uk - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Patient, NHS, anodyne, emergency

First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 17 hours ago - 1 reports

As the world's only transgender MP, I want to ensure our voices are heard | Anna Grodzka

In Poland and elsewhere, trans people have to ensure that the shift to liberal social polices includes the way they are treated My election to the Polish parliament in 2011 caused a huge stir . I was the first transgender MP in my country, and I am ... [Published Comment is free | guardian.co.uk - 17 hours ago]

Entities: Gay, Poland, Robert Biedroń, Dysphoria

First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 17 hours ago - 1 reports

Guatemala's victory for human rights highlights a major US's failure | Amy Goodman

The US should extradite officials complicit with genocide in Guatemala, whose former dictator was convicted last week Guatemala's former de facto president, Efrain Rios Montt, was hauled off to prison last Friday . It was a historic moment, the first ... [Published Comment is free | guardian.co.uk - 17 hours ago]

Entities: Guatemala, Allan Nairn, Otto Pérez Molina, Amy Goodman, Verdict

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on Star Trek vs Star Wars

The really nerdy question - and arguably the more important one - is who would have won if the Imperial Navy had taken on Starfleet. ... [Published Comment is free | guardian.co.uk - 18 hours ago]

Entities: Star Trek, Star Wars

First reported 19 hours ago - Updated 19 hours ago - 1 reports

Star Trek v Star Wars: Star Trek v Star Wars: fans weigh in on the timeless debate | Panel

We asked fans to boldly go where, well, many have gone before, and to make a case for their favourite sci-fi saga Adaobi Ifeachor : 'Star Trek lets you release your inner nerd' I have tried with Star Wars. After all, there are some enjoyable moments ... [Published Comment is free | guardian.co.uk - 19 hours ago]

Entities: Star Wars, Star Trek, LeVar Burton, John Cho, George Takei

First reported 21 hours ago - Updated 21 hours ago - 1 reports

Eurovision: it's time to stop laughing at foreigners

Terry Wogan set the tone for a Eurosceptic attitude towards the song contest that turned toxic as the UK started doing badly British Euroscepticism has topped the news all week, most obviously around Ukip's surge and the in-out EU referendum bill, ... [Published Comment is free | guardian.co.uk - 21 hours ago]

Entities: Terry Wogan, United Kingdom, Paul Gilroy, Toxic

First reported 22 hours ago - Updated 22 hours ago - 1 reports

Ideas for 17-20 May

Post your suggestions for subjects you'd like us to cover on Comment is free Welcome to You Tell Us, the thread on which you can share your ideas for topics we should be covering on Comment is free. Feel free to discuss the news of the day and add ... [Published Comment is free | guardian.co.uk - 22 hours ago]

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...I ought to confess my interest in all of this, for it may seem that I do not have a dog in the fight. I do. "The power of art," says Marcuse, "lies in its power to break the monopoly of established reality." My fascination with religion is its ability to do precisely the same...

Bean-counters will never understand the transcendent value of art or religion | Giles Fraser [Published Comment is free | guardian.co.uk - 14 hours ago]

..." Regardless of where the case goes from here, Guatemala has set an example for the world, away from violence and impunity. Or as Nairn puts it, "Guatemala's Mayans have reached a higher level of civilization than the United States."

Guatemala's victory for human rights highlights a major US's failure | Amy Goodman [Published Comment is free | guardian.co.uk - 17 hours ago]

"If you throw open a poorly regulated market without adopting any additional protections, there will be lot of investors who lose their money as a result" says Barbara Roper, head of investor protection for the Consumer Federation of America

Occupy hedge funds: when private investment funds and the public collide [Published Comment is free | guardian.co.uk - May 16 2013]

This banking equity analyst loves his job and offers a counter perspective: "My job is a lot like being a journalist, only better." Mental health Banking Financial sector Work & careers Health Joris Luyendijk guardian.co...

'Given how bankers appear to treat each other, should we be surprised they don't care for the res ... [Published Comment is free | guardian.co.uk - May 16 2013]

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Exit Europe from the left \| Bob Crow [Published Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - 13 hours ago]
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The crude reality of oil prices \| Tom Bower [Published Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - 12 hours ago] Bankers' accusations of trader wrongdoing are fuelled by revenge. The real fixer is Opec The bankers have finally got their revenge. Oil traders claim that influential bankers – furious that their sector has been squeezed by regulators since the 2008 ...
To encourage creativity, Mr Gove, you must firs... [Published Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - 12 hours ago] The education secretary's new national curriculum is a dead hand on the creative pulse of teachers and students alike During a recent appearance on BBC's Question Time , Michael Gove, the secretary of state for education, extolled the importance of ...
Exit Europe from the left \| Bob Crow [Published Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - 13 hours ago] Most Britons dislike the European Union. If trade unions don't articulate their concerns, the hard right will For years the electorate has overwhelmingly opposed Britain's membership of the European Union – particularly those who work for a living. ...
Nigeria: states of emergency \| Editorial [Published Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - 13 hours ago] The question behind President Goodluck Jonathan's declaration this week is not why – it is how Boko Haram, a jihadi group seeking to establish a sharia-based state in northern Nigeria, has made little secret of the fact that it regards itself not only ...
Bean-counters will never understand the transce... [Published Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - 14 hours ago] Art and religion are too important to be placed in the hands of those who seek reductionist explanations of their value "In a situation where miserable reality can be changed only through economic growth, the concern with aesthetics demands justification." ...