8320, 8324, 8323, 8322, 8327, 8415, 8457, 8458, 8459, 8462, 8463, 8467, 8416, 8473 US and UK are most pessimistic about their governments' Covid-19 responses A Pew Research Centre poll of 14 countries shows that nations hit hardest by Covid-19 are more likely to judge their governments' performance poorly. By Ido Vock
8300, 8455, 8303, 8302, 8415, 8493, 8494, 8495, 8496, 8416, 8468, 8469, 8472 The world to come: A digital dystopia One of the few certainties of our time is that digital platforms will continue to thrive. The only question is quite how far their logic will penetrate our lives. By William Davies
8415, 8457, 8459, 8416 How Donald Trump could still win a second term There are three key reasons to question the new consensus that Joe Biden will become president. By Emily Tamkin
8320, 8323, 8322, 8415, 8457, 8462, 8463, 8416, 8468, 8470, 8472 How European views on China are hardening in the wake of Covid-19 The perception of warm relations between China and EU countries is increasingly at odds with reality. By Ido Vock
8320, 8324, 8415, 8457, 8459, 8416, 8470 The Democrats need a plan to stop Donald Trump from stealing the election What would a mass, peaceful protest movement against the theft of an election look like? By Paul Mason
8418, 8320, 8324, 8415, 8457, 8459 Kamala Harris is eligible to run for VP – but lies to the contrary are still being spread Donald Trump's campaign does not appear to know how to go after Harris. Perhaps that’s why his supporters have returned to a tried-and-tested line of attack. By Emily Tamkin
8268, 8332, 8275, 8415, 8462 Bayern Munich won the Champions League – but Paris Saint-Germain are building an empire How PSG, a Qatari soft-power project, were transformed from one of French football’s perennial underachievers into a powerhouse of the game. By Jonathan Liew
8268, 8297, 8415, 8416, 8469 Why rebranding higher education as “job training” is an offence to humanism Too many governments seem determined to diminish the type of education that nurtures free and independent thinking. By Zena Hitz
8320, 8324, 8415, 8457, 8459, 8416, 8473 Steve Bannon and the art of the con How the arrest of Trump’s former adviser on fraud charges highlights a wider culture of political manipulation. By Emily Tamkin
8320, 8323, 8303, 8415, 8457, 8462 The bully of Belarus: will Russia intervene to save Alexander Lukashenko? Military intervention would turn most Belarusians against their larger neighbour – but the Kremlin could decide intervention to prop up its closest ally is worth the risk. By Ido Vock
8418, 8415, 8457, 8459, 8416, 8470 Most voters don’t love Biden, but he's built a coalition of the non-woke and it’s working Biden is not a natural progressive, which makes it hard for the Republicans to demonise him as an America-hating radical. By Ian Leslie
8320, 8321, 8415, 8456, 8457, 8464, 8416, 8473 “On the brink”: why Covid-19 is surging in blast-hit Lebanon A new wave of coronavirus is further exposing government failings in the aftermath of the Beirut explosion. By Lizzie Porter
8268, 8275 There's no such thing as a “left behind” town The idea that Britain's smaller communities are all disadvantaged in the same way is politically convenient – but it doesn't work. By Anoosh Chakelian
8268, 8297, 8415, 8457, 8458, 8416, 8473 The schools scandal How a government led by technocrats nearly destroyed a generation of social mobility. By Lewis Goodall
8489, 8268, 8275, 8269, 8277, 8284, 8415, 8456 Britain’s ghost restaurants: Local lockdowns and weekend slumps hinder Eat Out to Help Out The discount scheme is a “double-edged sword” for some restaurants across the country. By Anoosh Chakelian
8489, 8268, 8296, 8298 Care worker left without sick pay during quarantine under government self-isolation rules A “gap in the system” leaves those who cannot work from home with no income for two weeks when quarantining after travel. By Anoosh Chakelian
8268, 8328, 8297, 8274, 8415, 8457, 8458 Two government U-turns have placed many of Britain’s universities on life support By Stephen Bush
8489 Why are Covid-19 hospitalisations falling despite cases rising? The disease retains its potency but the gap between the number of positive tests and people hospitalised has grown. By Michael Goodier
8268, 8273, 8415, 8456 Covid and confronting our own mortality The pandemic has forced us to confront the issue of death: how do we think about dying, and what does it mean for how we live? By Rowan Williams
8277, 8280 Matthias & Maxime and Sócrates: two new films exploring repressed desires Xavier Dolan’s French picture and Alexandre Moratto’s debut explore sexuality and homophobia in the lives of two Canadian actors, and a teenager in Brazil. By Ryan Gilbey
8277, 8279 Ernest Bevin: The forgotten titan of Labourism Andrew Adonis’s biography on “Labour’s Churchill” rescues Bevin from undeserved obscurity. By George Eaton
8277, 8280 How producer Polly Platt shaped Broadcast News Nominated for seven Oscars, the film is considered James L Brooks's masterpiece. But another force also moulded the movie. By Simran Hans
8277, 8415, 8457, 8458, 8422, 8492 We who lived through it My father, a provincial boyhood and the long shadow of war. By DJ Taylor
8268, 8275, 8300, 8362, 8415, 8493, 8496, 8416, 8473 Should we report on the social media profiles of politicians’ children? Over the last year, the children of politicians have voiced their opposition to their parents’ views on TikTok and other platforms. But should the media cover the subject? By Sarah Manavis
8300, 8362, 8415, 8493, 8496 How a network of subreddits is helping children process abuse After years of relative obscurity, Reddit forums dedicated to outing toxic parenting styles are growing rapidly. By Sarah Manavis
8415, 8493, 8496 What Trump’s threat to ban TikTok and WeChat means for the future of the web The rise of US data nationalism and the decline of the open web. By Laurie Clarke
8300, 8362 Tablescaping: the Instagram trend setting dinner parties apart In the midst of the pandemic, an ever more popular social media trend shows the wealthy are simply bringing their opulence home. By Sarah Manavis
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
