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My Danish-Indian family has experienced empire first-hand. For all of us, Trump’s imperialism is terrifying | Mira Kamdar ○

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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

The US I grew up in was built on the rule of law. Now my Indian-born dad is scared ICE will take him from his American care home

As an American of mixed Danish and Indian heritage, who is also a citiz…

59 days ago

The Louvre is the pride of France – and it’s on the verge of collapse. Can we rescue it in time? | Agnès Poirier ⊕⊕

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From a jewel heist to crumbling galleries, it’s been a dire year for the world’s most visited museum. At least France has woken up to its predicament

Long before Versailles dazzled the world, the Lou…

3 months ago

The art of taxation, according to Louis XIV's finance minister, Jean-Baptiste Colbert, is to pluck from the goose the maximum number of feathers while provoking the minimum of hissing.
The art of taxation, according to Jean-Baptiste Colbert, finance minister for Louis XIV, is to pluck from the goose the maximum number of feathers while provoking the minimum of hissing.

7 months ago

‘So-called sidechicks’ are celebrated in the presenter’s new show with a TikTok historian. Plus, a shocking investigation into gangs profiting from inheritance scams

Jameela Jamil and Dr Kate Lister h…

12 months ago

Surrounded by canals, a lagoon and the Mediterranean, the port town has fabulous seafood and some quirky cultural traditions

While much of southern France closes its shutters for the winter, the fishi…

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