8508, 8417, 8320, 8324, 8415, 8457, 8459, 8416, 8470 All the president's enabling men: a round-up of the 2020 Republican Convention This year's RNC showed that in place of a policy platform, the Republican Party is relying on personality and power. By Emily Tamkin
8508 Why Donald Trump isn’t Hitler – he poses a new threat US liberals who compare the president with the Nazi leader are externalising responsibility for their country’s failings. By Ido Vock
8320, 8322, 8415, 8457, 8463, 8416, 8470 Shinzo Abe: Japan’s longest-serving prime minister stands down His attempts to revitalise the ageing country produced only patchy and qualified results. By Jeremy Cliffe
8489, 8268, 8296, 8415, 8456, 8499 Putin and Trump are fast-tracking vaccine trials – with potentially perilous results Inflicting a defective vaccine on millions would damage the immunisation campaign, and gift ammunition to anti-vaxxers. By Phil Whitaker
8268, 8459 The quiet mastermind: how Brent Scowcroft redefined the art of Grand Strategy The late US national security adviser possessed a philosophy of government from which we could learn. By Carla Powell
8415, 8456 The world to come: A new politics of hope The thick spike proteins of Covid-19 have latched on to poverty, inequality and racism. There has to be a better politics than this. The question, perhaps, is not whether to hope, but how to hope. By Lyndsey Stonebridge
8415, 8456 The world to come: What should we value? If we are serious about learning from coronavirus, we will have to do more than applaud “essential workers” from our windows or change our priorities as individuals. By Martin Hägglund
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
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
8300, 8455, 8303, 8302, 8415, 8493, 8494, 8495, 8496, 8416, 8468, 8469, 8472 The world to come: A digital dystopia By William Davies
8508, 8320, 8324, 8415, 8457, 8459, 8416, 8470 Who was the Democratic National Convention for? The Democrats will soon learn whether their big tent strategy can hold dramatically different desires. 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, 8275 Boris Johnson’s biggest problem is not lack of competence – it’s an absence of conviction By Stephen Bush
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
8277, 8279, 8415, 8422, 8475 The long history of corruption in Spanish politics Paul Preston’s A People Betrayed explores decades of misrule in modern Spain. By Nicholas Fearn
8277, 8279, 8415, 8422, 8475 How Chekhov invented the modern short story The Russian writer's tales of stasis, uncertainty and irresolution determined the path of 20th-century fiction. By Chris Power
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
8489, 8277, 8300, 8455, 8415, 8456 Al fresco distancing and £28 hand sanitiser: the rise of Covid luxury How high-end brands are repackaging the pandemic as an indulgent experience for consumers. By Emily Beater
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
