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Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Arizona's 'Bull' Connor

Peter Morales: With his racial-profiling policing, Maricopa County's sheriff and his thugs in badges recall the civil rights violators of the 60s

The 2012 Olympics: New York's lucky escape

Jason Farago: As London succumbs to the Games' boondoggle, New Yorkers feel deeply relieved
Introducing #smarttakes: pop-up aggregation from the Guardian

Ruth Spencer: We're launching a new project that aims to broaden our perspective around the stories that matter – and we need your help
Canada v the US: we're richer, but it's an empty victory

Douglas Haddow: Being an average $40k better off than our US cousins should feel good – but revelling in their fall is ultimately un-Canadian
Are Obama's Bain attacks on Romney in vain?

Harry J Enten: The Obama campaign has put Romney on the defensive over Bain Capital and tax affairs. But swing voters seem not to care

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How Hawaii prevents prisoners from marrying

Sadhbh Walshe: Prison is no paradise in any case, but Hawaii alone among US states bars prisoners from their constitutional right to wed
New Political Economy 1hr 6min ago

Without the EU, we're just Little England to Beijing and Delhi

Jonathan Todd: Britain is trading more with Asian markets. It's a net exporter of cars again. Great news – but we do all this as a European partner
Guardian Comment Network 1hr 36min ago

On breasts, and sex in an attachment-parenting marriage

Jill Filipovic for Feministe: To write an article complaining about one's breastfeeding wife may be obnoxious, but there's an issue there worth examining
Comment is free 1hr 56min ago

Europe's democracy dilemma – how and when to step in?

Jan-Werner Mueller: As eastern European countries become more autocratic, Brussels must build a legal and political toolkit for intervention
Comment is free 2hr 12min ago

How can Sicily cut the bloated budget that is dragging it down?

Alberto Nardelli: Organised crime recruits its disciples where there is poverty and a lack of security, so Italy's PM will have to tread carefully
The people's panel 2hr 59min ago

American, black and unemployed: our readers respond

Three Guardian readers share their stories of being black and unable to find a full-time job against staggering unemployment
Comment is free 3hr 5min ago

Exposed: Batman's liberal bias and Mitt Romney's anticapitalism

Oliver Burkeman: Once again, America's political commentators are asking some searching questions. I'm happy to provide the answers
Comment is free 4hr 16min ago

Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Arizona's 'Bull' Connor

Peter Morales: With his racial-profiling policing, Maricopa County's sheriff and his thugs in badges recall the civil rights violators of the 1960s
Comment is free 4hr 31min ago

Assad's grip may be slipping but Syria remains at an impasse

Salwa Ismail: The strikes against Assad regime mark a turning point, but ultimately a non-military solution is the only way forward
Comment is free 6hr 10min ago

London 2012 in pictures: what do you think of the Olympic kits?

From stiff blazers to the casual hippy look, the official kit for Olympic athletes has been revealed
Drawing the revolution 7hr 6min ago

Tunisian cartoonist Z: 'My hatred for Ben Ali made me free' - video

Drawing the revolution: Cyber-activist Z discusses his cartoons, which gained prominence through his blog
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There's nothing new about this, other than the mayor claiming to invent something. Manhattan used to be full of SRO (SIngle Room Occupancy) hotels, that served lower income residents. Most of them degraded, but they were also in prime neighborhoods so over the course of the last few real estate boom cycles, they've almost all been turned into coops and condos. If they can bring some youthful vitality and economic diversity back, these apartments will be a welcome addition.
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Comment is free 23hr 6min ago

The real 'problem' with these families is that they're poor

Zoe Williams: All the common sense in Louise Casey's grasp won't change the fact that this troubled policy is divisive and dishonest
Comment is free 23hr 37min ago

On social media the new religion is sharing. Some of that sharing may not be very nice

But maybe a certain level of abuse is the price we pay for free speech, writes Suzanne Moore

Guardian editorials

In praise of … texting

18 Jul 2012, 15:58 EDT: Editorial: formless and too often forgettable, the phone conversation has at last been replaced by pithy, editable, retrievable texts

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On breasts, and sex in an attachment-parenting marriage

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