Cover Story The race to God Mode China and America’s AI battle is about more than just tech supremacy – it’s about controlling the future. By Bruno Maçães
The Do No Harm dilemma What happens when a drug that can save lives could also ruin them? а> By Hannah Barnes
1. The plot to asset-strip American government Even the radical architects of Project 2025 didn’t propose what Elon Musk is doing to US democracy. By Jill Filipovic
Brexit Keir Starmer can’t escape the European question The political winds driving integration are growing stronger. By George Eaton
Donald Trump’s Florida project How the Sunshine State, once America’s dead end, became its new seat of power. By Lily Lynch
The confessions of Pope Francis Can Hope, his autobiographical meditations on migration, sexuality and war, assuage a Catholic church in crisis? а> By Rowan Williams
Economic Growth Vikki Slade: “We agree that new homes are needed, but they must be the right homes” Vikki Slade
Housing Kwajo Tweneboa: “Let’s build housing on a scale not seen since the Second World War” Harry Clarke-Ezzidio