8320, 8324, 8415, 8457, 8459, 8416, 8470 Kamala Harris: Biden’s VP pick is first woman of colour on a major party ticket How black voters react to the California senator will be crucial at November’s election. By Emily Tamkin
8320, 8321, 8415, 8457, 8464, 8416, 8473 “The only safe place I had is broken”: how Beirut’s blast sparked political fury Lebanon’s government has resigned in the wake of the explosion, as years of mismanagement have upended lives and homes. By Lizzie Porter
8268, 8328, 8274, 8415, 8457, 8458, 8416, 8472 The UK suffers the worst recession of any G7 country Britain has now recorded the largest fall in GDP of any major country as well as the highest excess death rate in Europe. By George Eaton
8320, 8323, 8415, 8457, 8462, 8416, 8470 Angela Merkel’s long chancellorship is nearing its close, but Merkelism will live on A primer on German politics as it approaches an epochal transition. By Jeremy Cliffe
8320, 8323, 8415, 8457, 8462, 8416, 8468, 8470 Why the clock is ticking for Belarus's Lukashenko The opposition's wooing of Moscow may have sealed the fate of Europe’s "last dictator”. By Felix Light and Ido Vock
8320, 8324, 8323, 8322, 8415, 8456, 8493, 8499, 8416, 8468 Pandemic brinkmanship: the geopolitics behind the race for a vaccine How competition between nations could undermine the fight to eradicate Covid-19. By Felix Light
8268, 8445, 8415, 8456 Why Stephen Emmott fears the next pandemic could kill a billion people The UCL professor and author believes Covid-19 offers only a "small glimpse" of our possible future. By Martin Fletcher
8320, 8323, 8300, 8362, 8363, 8415, 8493, 8495, 8496, 8457, 8459, 8416, 8470 Why time is running out for TikTok in the United States National security concerns blur with political self-interest in the Trump administration's threat to ban the Chinese-owned app. By Emily Tamkin
8320, 8321, 8415, 8457, 8464 “We're way beyond demonstrations”: why Lebanon is on the brink of collapse The country once hailed as the “Switzerland of the Middle East” now faces the prospects of bankruptcy and chaos as never before. By Jim Muir
8320, 8322, 8457, 8461, 8416, 8470 Why the left must condemn China’s brutal authoritarianism Xi Jinping's architecture of torture and oppression demands an engaged and principled position. By Paul Mason
8268, 8320, 8322, 8415, 8416, 8469 Why we must remember the reality of Hiroshima Nuclear weapons are treated, like pandemics, as an abstract political debate until they become a very different reality. By Yo Zushi
8320, 8323, 8415, 8457, 8462, 8416, 8470, 8472 How Macron's strategic balancing act is wobbling As France's 2022 presidential race looms, can the self-styled "Jupiter" hold his voters on the left? By Ido Vock
8277, 8415, 8456, 8469 What the problem of moral luck can teach us about lockdown rule-breakers Is it ever right to blame people for the unintended consequences of their actions? By Roger Crisp
8268, 8274 The government's housing reforms are mostly noise – it's what's missing that's dangerous There is much that is good in the government's plans, but there are crucial issues on which the new white paper is silent. By Stephen Bush
8268, 8298 What one family’s plight tells us about the crisis in temporary housing As the government announces new plans to overhaul the planning system, England’s most vulnerable renters continue to be exploited. By Eleanor Peake
8268, 8275 Stop, search, repeat: The endless journey of prejudice in the police and justice system Stats and stories of innocent citizens stopped 30 times by police and key workers handcuffed during lockdown reveal a never-ending cycle of discrimination. By Anoosh Chakelian
8268, 8394, 8415 Why Nicola Sturgeon’s apology over Scotland’s exams calamity isn’t enough For the sake of her government’s credibility, Sturgeon must remove John Swinney as Scottish Education Secretary. By Chris Deerin
8277, 8279 Dickens and his demons How the novelist hid his cruel side – infidelity, bullying callousness, malice – in plain sight in his fiction. By Lyndall Gordon
8469 Why Bertrand Russell's argument for idleness is more relevant than ever Russell's observations on the value of leisure were made in an era of mass unemployment – and they are just as pertinent today. By Max Hayward
8277, 8331 How I fell in love with a fake football team – and learned to love myself My lockdown habit of watching virtual Arsenal fixtures on Football Manager is insane. But so is watching Arsenal in real life. By Stephen Bush
8277, 8279 The best new children’s books for the coronavirus crisis From hugless friends to heroic mice, these are the best stories to get your kids through the pandemic. By Amanda Craig
8277, 8279 The sexual politics of Twilight Stephanie Meyer will publish Midnight Sun, the fifth instalment of the Twilight saga, on 4 August. But how will Edward's perspective add to the story? By Emily Bootle
8415, 8457, 8459, 8416 Trump’s Axios interview isn’t The Thick Of It – it’s nothing Americans haven't seen before What makes Armando Iannucci’s political satire funny is the contrast between perception and reality. When does any interview reveal something about Trump we didn’t already know? By Sarah Manavis
8300, 8362, 8455, 8415, 8456, 8493, 8496 How anti-vaxxers capitalised on coronavirus conspiracy theories Global susceptibility to misinformation and a pandemic-induced fear of the unknown have given anti-vaccination activists a new lease of life. By Sarah Manavis
8300, 8362, 8363, 8303, 8415, 8493, 8496 Snapchat streaks and revenge porn: what it's like to be a teen online Since lockdown began, 25 per cent of girls under 18 say they experienced at least one form of abuse or sexual harassment online. The New Statesman asks teenagers what really happens when they log on. By Eleanor Peake
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
