Revisited: Too much stuff: can we solve our addiction to consumerism?

Revisited: Too much stuff: can we solve our addiction to consumerism?

Alarmed by the rising tide of waste we are all creating, my family and I decided to try to make do with much less. But while individual behaviour is important, real change will require action on a far bigger scale. By Chip Colwell Because of industrial action taking place by members of the National Union of Journalists at the Guardian and Observer this week, we are re-running an episode from earlier in the year. For more information please head to theguardian.com. We’ll be back with new episodes soon.. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

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From the archive: Terrorists, cultists – or champions of Iranian democracy? The wild wild story of the MEK

From the archive: Terrorists, cultists – or champions of Iranian democracy? The wild wild story of the MEK

We are raiding the Guardian long read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, from 2018: They fought for the Iranian revolution –...

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As a Ukrainian journalist, I’ve covered the US for 20 years. I find it increasingly shocking

As a Ukrainian journalist, I’ve covered the US for 20 years. I find it increasingly shocking

My country has been under occupation, dogged by corruption and war. Yet even I’ve been bewildered by the way the US seems to be fracturing By Nataliya Gumenyuk. Read by Inna Bagoli. Help support our i...

15 Kesä 34min

‘Should we leave them to die?’ The battle over how to save orangutans from the curse of palm oil

‘Should we leave them to die?’ The battle over how to save orangutans from the curse of palm oil

As new settlers clear their forest habitat, the apes are coming into conflict with humans. But simply moving them to another part of the forest may not be the answer By Sally Williams. Read by Saskia ...

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From the archive: Sold to the Trump family: one of the last undeveloped islands in the Mediterranean

From the archive: Sold to the Trump family: one of the last undeveloped islands in the Mediterranean

We are raiding the Guardian long read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, from 2025: Trump and her husband Jared Kushner have...

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Prisoner number 804: the plot to erase Imran Khan

Prisoner number 804: the plot to erase Imran Khan

It’s one thing to remove a PM from office, as happened to the former cricketer in 2022. But it’s another thing to try to eradicate the most famous person in Pakistan’s history By Osman Samiuddin. Read...

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‘I couldn’t breathe’: the sinister spread of France’s killer seaweed

‘I couldn’t breathe’: the sinister spread of France’s killer seaweed

After a series of deaths on the beaches of Brittany, one bereaved family set out to prove the foul-smelling bloom was to blame By Marta Zaraska. Read by Lucy Bromilow. Help support our independent jou...

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From the archive: Three abandoned children, two missing parents and a 40-year mystery

From the archive: Three abandoned children, two missing parents and a 40-year mystery

We are raiding the Guardian long read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, from 2023: Elvira and her brothers, Ricard and Ramó...

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After a hard-fought victory to legalise medical cannabis in the UK, why is it still so hard to access?

After a hard-fought victory to legalise medical cannabis in the UK, why is it still so hard to access?

Two mothers fought British bureaucracy to obtain lifesaving cannabis medicines for their children. But most patients are having to go private – at huge cost Written and read by Kojo Koram. Help suppor...

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