8320, 8322 This weekend will show if Hong Kong’s protesters still have the support of the public Fallout from airport protests lingers as the city heads into another weekend of upheaval. By Erin Hale
8268, 8275 Why liberals now believe in conspiracies How could the most rational ruling elite in history have fallen for the most dangerous toxin in politics? By John Gray
8300, 8362 Why can’t we just quit Twitter? Twitter – commonly referred to as “the hellsite” – has the smallest userbase of the social media giants. With so few people using it, and so many complaints, why do we find it impossible to leave? By Sarah Manavis
8277, 8279 I spent so long wearing pain like a badge of honour. But what if happiness was simple? I thought struggle made me interesting. But in My Year Of Rest And Relaxation, Ottessa Moshfegh insists that pain is not meaningful. It’s dull. By Kitty Drake
8320, 8324, 8415, 8416 How Jeffrey Epstein’s death triggered a conspiracy-theory perfect storm The multi-millionaire financier died in federal custody while awaiting trial on charges of operating a child sex-trafficking ring. Then the internet lost its mind. By Nicky Woolf
8277 Why the filter bubble triumphed The idea of “aesthetic tribalism” explains why it has become impossible to reach common ground. By Dominic McIver Lopes
8268, 8275 Why liberals now believe in conspiracies How could the most rational ruling elite in history have fallen for the most dangerous toxin in politics? By John Gray
8277, 8396 Marika Hackman Q&A: “Kathy Acker changed my creative outlook” The musician talks Game of Thrones, John Bonham, and The Jungle Book. By New Statesman
8268, 8445 Leader: The burning world In the modern era, there has never been a greater threat to humanity’s prosperity and survival than climate change. By New Statesman
8268, 8275 Downing Street wants an election before a no-deal Brexit happens Many MPs believe an early election is inevitable and have been fast-tracking their plans locally. By Stephen Bush
8277, 8279 Europe's many migrant crises Today's migrant crisis is often talked about as an anomaly. But high levels of displacement and mobility have long been routine and widespread in postwar Europe. By Rowan Williams
8320, 8324, 8415, 8416, 8417 Alex Acosta, Trump’s secretary of labor, resigns as Epstein scandal heats up Epstein, whom Acosta gave what critics called a “sweetheart” plea deal in 2008, was arrested in New York on Monday. By Nicky Woolf
8268, 8320, 8321, 8324, 8322 Lessons for Iran from Trump’s wooing of Kim Jong-un, the North Korean dictator The Islamic Republic's leadership may calculate that Donald Trump's only real objection to the Iran nuclear deal was that his predecessor claimed the credit for it. By Lawrence Freedman
8320, 8324, 8415, 8416, 8417 Kellyanne Conway’s repeated Hatch Act violations are only the beginning It is against the law for White House employees to engage in political campaigning. But the Trump White House is entirely political. By Nicky Woolf
8320, 8324, 8415, 8416, 8417 It is getting harder and harder for Nancy Pelosi to resist calls to impeach Trump The White House has dug in for a siege, and demands for the Democratic leadership in Congress to start impeachment proceedings are growing louder. By Nicky Woolf
8320, 8324, 8415, 8416 Justin Amash, the last honourable Republican, calls for Trump’s impeachment A conservative congressman from Michigan takes a courageous stand. By Nicky Woolf
8268 How to get on with your political enemies Ultimately, what matters is not whether someone is principled, but whether they have been promoting genuinely good things. By Brian Weatherson
8320, 8324, 8415, 8416, 8422, 8423 American Carnage Gun deaths now seem factored-in to the discourse as acceptable losses. In this America, these shootings cannot be stopped. By Nicky Woolf
8277, 8283 The disappointing second series of Big Little Lies went out with a whimper After such a great first season, it was surprising to see how sloppy the writing became in series two. By Rachel Cooke
8268, 8275, 8272, 8277, 8280 The cats in Cats look normal, actually In 2019 Britain, this is what a cat looks like. By Anoosh Chakelian
8277, 8280 The rise of the lesbian period drama From Colette to The Favourite, Vita and Virginia to Gentleman Jack: why are filmmakers turning to the past to explore relationships between women? By Annie Lord
8277, 8279 How Joseph Roth saw Europe’s future The Austrian novelist had a feel for the mood of the streets – and spotted the warning signs of the Second World War. By Paul Scraton
8268, 8332, 8320, 8324, 8415, 8416, 8422, 8425 Megan Rapinoe and her teammates have politicised football in the best way possible We must pay attention to the intersection between sports and politics, especially in women’s football. By Cate Sevilla
8268, 8275, 8300, 8302 The police know what you’ll do next summer When police use crime-predicting algorithms, they risk bringing into being the world they foresee. By Hettie O'Brien
8300, 8302 Social care robots privatise loneliness, and erode the pleasure of being truly known If society continues devaluing social care, we may depend on automated smiles to break the isolation of the chronically lonely. By Emily Beater
8277, 8283, 8300, 8303 Netflix’s model means it makes shows no one else would. It also means it’ll cancel them The cancellation of The OA after two seasons could be just the start of a distressing pattern for TV fans. By Jasper Jackson
8268, 8269, 8300, 8302 How Peter Thiel’s Palantir quietly won £10m of MoD contracts Palantir, which is seeking to expand its work with the UK government, has become a lightning rod for unease about Silicon Valley’s role in the state sector. By Oscar Williams
8277, 8283 Cruel voyeurism: why reality TV shows are inherently bad for contestants’ mental health For every success story, the genre has created many more incidences of mental struggle, financial instability and limited professional success. By Nathalie Olah
8320, 8321 The long search for Iraq’s missing Hundreds of thousands of people have gone missing over decades of conflict in Iraq. There are so many bodies that exhumations teams are struggling to cope. By Lizzie Porter
8268, 8387, 8284 “Disastrous outcome”: Why experts think food shortages are coming in a no-deal Brexit The government is secretly preparing for major disruption to imports and price increases on some foods. By Indra Warnes
8268, 8270, 8274 Boris Johnson’s election strategy will ignore ethnic minorities in pursuit of Brexiteers This might well work – in the short term. By Omar Khan
8268, 8270, 8274 There's something everyone has missed about Boris Johnson's big three priorities The government's major talking points have something in common, and it involves Scotland. By Stephen Bush
8268, 8274, 8387 Has parliament missed its chance to stop a no-deal Brexit? MPs have more options than you might think. By Stephen Bush
8268, 8275, 8320, 8323 “After a while, nothing shocks you”: life inside Britain's alt-right Swedish activist Patrik Hermansson on how he went undercover to expose hatred and resist the alt-right's march towards the mainstream. By Anoosh Chakelian
