8277, 8279, 8415, 8457, 8459 Why Ilhan Omar’s This is What America Looks Like is not the usual bland political memoir Ilhan Omar rejects the usual story of finding the American dream, and complicates the narrative surrounding her. By Emily Tamkin
8320, 8323, 8415, 8456, 8457, 8462 Paris’s post-lockdown blues The city is opening up but something is missing as the old anger and division return. By Andrew Hussey
8320, 8324, 8415, 8457, 8459 How Trump uses the culture wars as a distraction from the accelerating Covid-19 crisis The president is resorting to racism in the hope that his fervent supporters will savour it and the media will focus on it. By Emily Tamkin
8320, 8321, 8415, 8457, 8464, 8416, 8468, 8470, 8473 Hisham al-Hashimi: the killing that's thrown down a challenge to Iraq's government A tribute from a friend and fellow scholar places al-Hashimi's death in the context of a new wave of violence in Iraq. By Toby Dodge
8320, 8322, 8415, 8457, 8463 End of the Golden Decade Driven by mercantilist ambitions, the Cameroons courted China. But now the Conservatives are turning against the rising superpower. By Isabel Hilton
8320, 8321, 8324, 8415, 8457, 8459, 8464, 8416, 8468 Why Jewish Americans are shifting position on Israel After Netanyahu’s embrace of Trump and annexation, the case for change is gaining ground among US Jews. By Emily Tamkin
8505 How coronavirus has revealed the unexpected strengths of Germany’s model of government Germany’s population of 83 million has suffered 9,000 deaths, while in Britain, with its population of 67 million, there have been at least 43,000. By Jeremy Cliffe
8268 Pandemics and the politics of space The virus may ignore national borders, but governments are busy reinforcing them. By Jan Zielonka
8320, 8323, 8300, 8365, 8302, 8415, 8493, 8495, 8497, 8457, 8462 Europe’s train lines are brilliant but broken: five ways to fix them If the EU were to make a large investment in railways, how should it be spent? By Jon Worth
8320, 8324, 8415, 8457, 8459, 8416, 8470 How the Trump administration is unbalancing the balance of powers From a paralysed Congress to a growing number of conservative judges, legal experts are concerned about the US presidency’s expanding scope. By Emily Tamkin
8320, 8323, 8415, 8456, 8457, 8462, 8416, 8469, 8473, 8422, 8423 In a dismal year for queer rights, campaigners in eastern Europe are fighting back Pride Month saw the movement innovate – and embrace other progressive causes. By Maksym Eristavi
8268, 8328, 8269, 8274, 8415, 8456, 8457, 8458 The future of offices will be decided by bosses, not workers The debate that may ultimately matter is costs versus control. By Stephen Bush
8300, 8364, 8303, 8415, 8493, 8457, 8458, 8461 The curious case of the Huawei dossier A dossier claiming that China orchestrated a campaign to enlist the support of British politicians was leaked last week, but who is behind it? By Laurie Clarke
8268, 8328, 8415, 8457, 8458, 8416, 8472 China’s ownership of UK assets exposes Britain’s broken model By George Eaton
8268, 8450, 8275, 8274, 8394, 8415, 8457, 8458 How the Covid-19 crisis may accelerate the break-up of the UK Rising support for Scottish and Welsh independence has been matched by a new awareness of “the English government”. By Chris Deerin
8268, 8332 A new study finds evidence of racial bias in football commentary. We cannot ignore it White players are hailed for their courage and commitment, while black players are more likely to be criticised for a bad attitude, and reduced to their pace and strength. By Jonathan Liew
8268 I’m afraid of what a life without marriage might be like. And yet, I know I will never get married It isn’t that I object to marriage on political grounds, it’s more that it has never seemed normal to me. By Megan Nolan
8268, 8332, 8277, 8279, 8415, 8457, 8458, 8483, 8422, 8423 A People's History of Tennis reveals the sport's unlikely struggle for equality Perhaps precisely because of its elitist reputation, tennis has consistently attracted mavericks and radicals. By Emily Bootle
8277, 8282 The summer without festivals The cancellation of events this year is not just a blow to the festival circuit, but to the music industry’s whole ecosystem. By Ellen Peirson-Hagger
8277, 8279, 8415, 8422, 8475 Anne Tyler: “I am a seat-of-the-pants reader” The American novelist Anne Tyler on writing ordinary men, researching on YouTube, and what’s wrong with her first three novels. By Leo Robson
8277, 8278, 8504 The greats outdoors: paradoxical painter Gustave Caillebotte The artist who extolled the talent of his impressionist friends at the expense of his own. By Michael Prodger
8277, 8282, 8415, 8422, 8490 Haim’s new album is their most intimate The LA trio’s first two albums offered glossy pop-rock – but Women in Music Pt. III is rawer. It has less of a sheen. By Ellen Peirson-Hagger
8300, 8364, 8415, 8493, 8495, 8496, 8457, 8458, 8461 Why a ban on Huawei carries its own security risks The government is preparing to remove the company's telecoms equipment from our mobile networks, but it will take a decade – and some experts are concerned that it will create new problems. By Oscar Williams
8300, 8362, 8415, 8493, 8496 Why decades-old internet arguments are today's viral entertainment Noughties fan fiction message boards were once full of the internet’s biggest beef. Now, 15 years later, these dramatic tales are creeping back into the mainstream. By Sarah Manavis
8277, 8279 The freedom of driving How driverless cars curtail our joy and autonomy to serve Silicon Valley’s voracious surveillance capitalism. By Bryan Appleyard
8277, 8330, 8415, 8416, 8473 What I have come to miss is spitting in each other’s faces, otherwise known as talking Zoom meetings, although necessary, are void of the comfort that comes with shaking hands or kissing someone before a conversation. By Ian Leslie
8300, 8362, 8415, 8493, 8496, 8416, 8473 What is Parler? Inside the pro-Trump “unbiased” platform Billed as a defiant alternative to Twitter, the app has become synonymous with the alt-right and is gaining ground in the UK. By Sarah Manavis
8300, 8303, 8415, 8493, 8496 Finger on the App: the dystopian competition that sums up everything that’s wrong with the internet It's a gruelling and almost certainly futile contest to see who can pay the most attention to their screen. Why does that sound familiar? By Will Dunn
