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‘Never seen before’: How Katrina set off an education revolution
Education / United States

‘Never seen before’: How Katrina set off an education revolution

Published by The Washington Post (28th August, 2025)

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How Katrina saved New Orleans schools
Education / United States

How Katrina saved New Orleans schools

Published by UnHerd (25th August, 2025)

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Russia / Ukraine / United States

Trump’s tragic betrayal of Ukraine

Published by The i Paper (18th August, 2025)

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Trump is giving Putin what he wants
Russia / Ukraine / United States

Trump is giving Putin what he wants

Published by The i Paper (11th August, 2025)

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Roaming around Canada’s ocean playground
Canada / Travel

Roaming around Canada’s ocean playground

Published by The i Paper (6th August, 2025)

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United States

Trump has become the victim of his own conspiracy theories

Published by The i paper (21st July, 2025)

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Glastonbury antics were just puerile
Arts / Israel, West Bank & Gaza / Music

Glastonbury antics were just puerile

Published by The i paper (30th June, 2025)

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Iran / Israel, West Bank & Gaza / Russia

Putin risks losing another ally but his rule may be boosted

Published by The i paper (24th June, 2025)

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Can Steve Hilton save California?
United States

Can Steve Hilton save California?

Published by UnHerd (14th June, 2025)

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Russia / Ukraine / United States

Lasting peace remains a distant hope

Published by The i paper (12th May, 2025)

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India / Pakistan

Closer to calamity: dangerous rivalries simmer once again

Published by The i paper (8th May, 2025) Six years ago, Mike Pompeo was serving as secretary of state in Donald Trump’s first administration when he was woken […]

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United States

History will not be kind to Trump’s shameful sycophants

Published by The i paper (1st May, 2025) Barely two weeks after Donald Trump’s return to the White House, a Republican congresswoman called Anna Paulina Luna put forward […]

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Ian Birrell is an award-winning columnist, foreign correspondent, feature writer and investigative journalist. He is contributing editor of The Mail on Sunday, a weekly columnist in The i Paper and writes frequently for other papers and platforms. He is also co-founder with Damon Albarn of Africa Express, the acclaimed collaborative music project. (Pictured: Talking to refugees in Iraq fleeing Islamic State)... Read More.

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