North America The new US border policy rips families apart. This is Trumpism: the politics of hatred The cruel separation of families at the border is not an unfortunate side-effect – it’s the whole point. By Sophie McBain
UK Cannabis, not Brexit, best illustrates Theresa May’s near-total loss of authority The row over medicinal use of the drug highlights May’s inability to take decisions – and how leadership contenders are filling the power vacuum it leaves. By Patrick Maguire
Sport Political Football, the New Statesman’s World Cup podcast. Episode 2: flags and patriotism The World Cup podcast series with Jason Cowley and Stephen Bush. By New Statesman
Health Anxiety on Love Island: when reality TV stars have mental health problems Are we putting people at risk for the sake of entertainment? By Anoosh Chakelian
Social Media The talking cigarette packet in your pocket: why tech companies must fix notifications now Addictive design is getting kids and adults hooked on apps. By Mic Wright
UK Tory rebels are conspiring to defeat themselves on the Brexit bill Some Conservative MPs are increasingly disinclined to defy the whip for tomorrow’s vote on whether to give the Commons the right to direct Brexit negotiations. By Patrick Maguire
Wrestliana: a disarmingly honest memoir of literary disappointment – and Cumberland... Brain and brawn combine in Toby Litt’s book about his wrestling champion ancestor. By Chris Power
Media Paul Dacre may be out but don’t expect a revolution at the Mail New editor Geordie Greig may have a personally softer stance on Brexit but hard opinions from columnists will still dominate. By Peter Wilby
UK How the Brexiteers lost control The greatest enemy of Brexit is Brexit itself: it could never be delivered in the terms it was promised. By George Eaton
Art & Design The changing shape of Britain’s mosques How Muslims are learning how to adapt their places of worship to 21st-century society. By Burhan Wazir
Feminism Love Island is a mirror revealing the society that we have become As well as pure escapism, the show can help young people unsettled by #MeToo learn the boundaries between what is and isn’t acceptable in relationships. By Amelia Tait
Health Why you’ll be hearing the words “Brexit dividend” an awful lot over the next year It’s a useful lie, and not just for the Conservatives. By Stephen Bush
The Staggers Devout Remainers are repeating the mistakes made by Labour’s Corbynsceptics The trajectory of British pro-Europeans is towards another, heavier defeat. By Stephen Bush
UK As Tory splits deepen, the chances of a catastrophic Brexit are getting higher Theresa May will not publish her detailed blueprint for Brexit until July – but the government is wasting time negotiating with itself, rather than Brussels. By Patrick Maguire
UK Cannabis, not Brexit, best illustrates Theresa May’s near-total loss of authority The row over medicinal use of the drug highlights May’s inability to take decisions – and how leadership contenders are filling the power vacuum it leaves. By Patrick Maguire
UK Tom Watson’s diary: My “diminished figure” and the final round with Murdoch Labour’s deputy leader talks about his weight loss and his mission to hold journalism to account. By Tom Watson
Books The rise, fall and return of Shirley Collins, heroine of English folk music In the beery, beardy world of folk music, Collins – a young, working class woman – had few people on her side. By Billy Bragg
Books Marilynne Robinson Q&A: “Obama was full of respect for American law and tradition” The US novelist on great American heroes. By New Statesman
Books Flann O’Brien: the demon jester of Dublin The collected letters of O’Brien shed a new light on the man behind the dazzling satirical novels. By Jonathan Coe
Art & Design The changing shape of Britain’s mosques How Muslims are learning how to adapt their places of worship to 21st-century society. By Burhan Wazir
Nature To me, the grey heron is the master cricketer of the shore That combination of long stillness with moments of extraordinary speed and precision. By John Burnside
Social Media The talking cigarette packet in your pocket: why tech companies must fix notifications now Addictive design is getting kids and adults hooked on apps. By Mic Wright
Health The Billy Caldwell case shows how outdated the UK’s cannabis laws are The government has as good as admitted that its attitude toward medicinal marijuana is simply wrong. Now it must do something about it. By Sanjana Varghese
Health Lessons learnt from a man who just couldn’t stop himself from falling asleep Sleep apnoea and narcolepsy were ruled out – until Ben remembered that sometimes his legs would buckle beneath him. By Phil Whitaker
Media Paul Dacre was Fleet Street’s last silverback gorilla No other editor will have the same power he had during his 26 years at the Mail. His departure from the Daily Mail will trigger a sea-change in the British media. By Helen Lewis
Media Shame and accountability: too many journalists and presenters forgot both after Brexit If a fortune is to be made, then there will always be cowboys. By Nesrine Malik
Europe Poland is rewriting history – and the consequence is the rise of anti-Semitism A visit to a concentration camp reveals that an illiberal government is reshaping the reality of the Holocaust. By Paul Mason
The Staggers Will an immigration battle spell disaster for Angela Merkel’s fourth term? For the EU, the row in Germany is a reminder of the ability of the migrant crisis to cause political crisis across the bloc. By Stephen Bush
Sport “I was told to change my name to play”: the plight of Egyptian Christians in football The impact of years of heightened religious tension between Copts and Muslims is evident even from Egypt’s national football team. By Maryse Godden
Politics Leader: President Trump’s “Nationalist International” Trump prefers dictators to democratic leaders because the latter expect him to understand political complexity and nuance. By New Statesman
North America Secret weapon: meet the Canadian comedian who writes jokes for Trump Doug Gamble wrote jokes for Reagan, Bush, and John McCain, among other Republican luminaries. Now he writes them for Trump. By Theo Zenou
Asia What the Kim dynasty reveals about North Korea’s brutal dictatorship What do its three generations of leaders tell us about this brutal dictatorship and its prospects of a nuclear deal with Trump’s America? By Gavin Jacobson
