8320, 8322, 8415, 8457, 8461 How Orwell foretold the remaking of Xinjiang The Chinese government’s persecution of Uighur Muslims has resonances with Nineteen Eighty-Four that go well beyond the intensive use of surveillance technology. By Phil Tinline
8320, 8323, 8300, 8365, 8302, 8415, 8493, 8497, 8457, 8462, 8416, 8471, 8472 Why Poland’s “win” on the EU climate budget rings hollow Analysts say Prime Minister Morawiecki’s latest evasion of the 2050 net-zero goal is no real victory for Warsaw. By Dave Keating
8320, 8324, 8322, 8415, 8457, 8459, 8461, 8416, 8468, 8470 "Tough on China": how Trump and Biden differ over Beijing The US president's past relationship with his Chinese counterpart could come back to bite him. By Emily Tamkin
8489, 8277, 8284, 8320, 8324, 8323, 8415, 8456, 8493, 8499, 8457, 8459, 8462, 8416, 8473, 8422, 8479 How Covid-19 has exposed the abuses of the meat industry As the pandemic has swept the globe, it has passed with particular virulence through the world’s meat-packing plants. By India Bourke
8415, 8457, 8462 An Italian journey Our writer travels from Berlin to Naples by train and discovers that the pandemic has brought out the best and the worst of the beautiful country. By Jeremy Cliffe
8415, 8457, 8458, 8461, 8462, 8463, 8416, 8468 Defining genocide From my Armenian ancestors to the Uighurs in modern China, how do you categorise horror so that the world responds? By Anoosh Chakelian
8415, 8457, 8459 Donald Trump’s degradation of US intelligence is another victory in his war against facts It should worry not just Americans but also their international allies that the president’s relationship with intelligence agencies is bad and getting worse. By Emily Tamkin
8415 Why second terms for illiberal leaders are different, and more dangerous, than first ones The past week provided three depressing reminders that we live in an age defined by the march of illiberal populism. By Jeremy Cliffe
8277, 8278, 8320, 8323, 8415, 8457, 8462, 8416, 8469, 8473, 8422, 8492, 8423 Erasing histories: why Turkey’s Hagia Sophia should remain a museum President Erdogan’s decision to reconvert the building into a mosque is a further move against religious pluralism. By Elif Shafak
8320, 8324, 8323, 8326, 8415, 8457, 8462, 8465, 8416, 8468, 8472 What the WTO leadership race reveals about the body's shaky outlook The US deciding to quit the World Trade Organisation is far from a remote possibility. By Ido Vock
8277, 8279, 8320, 8324 The pathologies of Donald Trump: Mary Trump’s persuasive if unsurprising book on her uncle Too Much and Never Enough is an account of the desolate childhood that “created the world’s most dangerous man”. By Leo Robson
8277, 8279 The new age of autocrats From Putin to Trump: why political strongmen keep winning. By John Connelly
8268, 8275, 8415, 8457, 8458 A lifetime of inequality: how black Britons face discrimination at every age From childbirth to retirement, statistics show the lifelong impact of systemic bias in modern Britain. By Anoosh Chakelian
8268, 8275, 8274 Is Boris Johnson’s government a Conservative success story or not? Electoral success has not been accompanied by further advances in conservative policy. By Stephen Bush
8268, 8275, 8274, 8415, 8457, 8458 The Russia report reveals a story of repeated failure by successive governments No prime minister has responded adequately to hostile acts by Vladimir Putin’s government since 2014. By Stephen Bush
8268, 8297, 8275 The great university funding crisis, sub-prime degrees and Boris Johnson’s “new normal” A former government target to send 50 per cent of the population to university has led to “elite overproduction”, with graduates educated to expect jobs that simply don’t exist. By Jason Cowley
8277, 8282, 8415, 8422 Nick Cave’s Idiot Prayer: stately hymns for the age of the solitude The musician’s isolated Alexandra Palace show resembled a private rehearsal or a post-apocalyptic performance. By George Eaton
8277, 8280 Chinonye Chukwu’s Clemency: a study of the effect that the death penalty has on the living Alfre Woodard’s peerless acting makes a lasting impression in this death row drama. By Ryan Gilbey
8277, 8279, 8415, 8422, 8475 Shokoofeh Azar’s The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree: a powerful family saga This is a fiercely clever work of fiction. By Catherine Taylor
8277, 8279, 8415, 8422, 8475 Inside the feminist publisher that upended the literary world How a generation of women rewrote the rules of publishing in the 1970s. By Melissa Benn
8277, 8278, 8504 The greats outdoors: Van Dyck’s bucolic backgrounds The lesser spotted landscapes of Anthony van Dyck. By Michael Prodger
8277, 8283, 8415, 8422, 8476 Meet the woman behind sex scenes in I May Destroy You, Normal People and Sex Education Intimacy coordinator Ita O’Brien choreographs some of television’s most impactful moments with her straightforward, yet pioneering, approach. By Anoosh Chakelian
8268, 8329, 8300, 8365, 8303, 8302, 8415, 8493, 8494, 8495, 8496, 8497 Friend or foe? The potential climate benefits of 5G The imperative to act on energy efficiency means decisions about 5G must be based on facts, not fiction. By Philippa Nuttall Jones
8277, 8279, 8415, 8496, 8457, 8458, 8459 How Instagram transformed our personal lives Ten years after its first post, the app exerts an almost inconceivable degree of influence over our culture, psychology and relationships By Sophie McBain
8277, 8300, 8362, 8415, 8493, 8496 “Cancel culture” does not exist A series of controversies have caused much outrage over “cancel culture”. But what does the phrase actually mean, and is it useful at all? By Sarah Manavis
8300, 8362, 8364, 8303, 8415, 8493, 8496 Could Twitter face legal fallout from the blue-tick hack? After one of the most high-profile cyber attacks in history, the social media company could suffer steep fines. By Laurie Clarke
8300, 8362, 8415, 8493, 8496 It will take more than hollow gestures to save social media The emptiness of this month's concessions, in this political moment, signals a grim future for major platforms. By Sarah Manavis
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
