8277 The death of American optimism Belief in self-improvement is written into the national DNA – but in the Trump era hope has been replaced by a narrative of poverty and decline. By Sophie McBain
8320, 8324, 8415, 8416, 8417 After a political crisis, Trump’s national emergency plan creates a constitutional one The self-described master of the art of the deal is a very sore loser. By Sophie McBain
8320, 8324, 8415, 8422, 8423 Life after Parkland Athletic director Chris Hixon died in the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school. As a nation watched, his wife Debbi had to find a way to grieve. By Devon Heinen
8268, 8275, 8320 Leader: The burning world Should governments continue to prevaricate over the climate crisis, future generations will not forgive them. By New Statesman
8320, 8324, 8415, 8416 What does arch-neocon Elliott Abrams have in common with Paul Manafort? Lots, actually In a committee hearing, congresswoman Ilhan Omar grilled Abrams, now US envoy to Venezuela, over his role in the Iran-Contra affair. By Wilson Dizard
8268, 8328, 8298, 8274 Universal basic income: the idea that shows no sign of abating Once derided as a utopian unicorn, Finnish trials of basic income suggest the policy has real-world potential. By Anthony Painter
8268, 8275, 8320 Leader: The burning world Should governments continue to prevaricate over the climate crisis, future generations will not forgive them. By New Statesman
8320, 8321 Iran: the revolution that shook the world Forty years ago, Ayatollah Khomeini returned from exile to overthrow Iran’s corrupt monarchy. The revolt radicalised the region and inspired Muslims across the globe. By Michael Axworthy
8268, 8395 The stains of Bloody Sunday In January 1972 on the streets of Londonderry British paratroopers shot 14 unarmed civilians dead. Now a reckoning is finally upon them. By Martin Fletcher
8277 The death of American optimism Belief in self-improvement is written into the national DNA – but in the Trump era hope has been replaced by a narrative of poverty and decline. By Sophie McBain
8320, 8324, 8415, 8416, 8417 Trump announces a deal to open the US government for 3 weeks The longest government shutdown in US history is now over. It may begin again in three weeks. By Sophie McBain
8320, 8324, 8415, 8416, 8418 2020 election: who’s in the running to face Trump? A rundown of the candidates who have officially declared their campaigns for the Democratic nomination for president in 2020. By Nicky Woolf
8268, 8329, 8415, 8416 It’s OK to joke about the cold, but really not if you’re the president The president’s recent tweet is a damning evasion of climate responsibility. By India Bourke
8320, 8324, 8415, 8416, 8417 Trump may dock backpay for airport workers who called in sick. That’s ludicrously unfair Not everyone who worked for free during the shutdown will receive full pay tomorrow. By Sophie McBain
8277, 8284, 8320, 8324, 8415, 8416, 8422, 8423 As Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez knows: to truly understand US politics, ask a bartender To tend bar is to be a part therapist, part pastor, part diplomat – and all politician. By A. M. Black
8320, 8324, 8415, 8416, 8417 Might Roger Stone – arrested at dawn today – be Mueller’s biggest indictment yet? According to the indictment, the Trump associate repeatedly lied about his communications with Wikileaks and committed federal witness-tampering. By Nicky Woolf
8300, 8362, 8303, 8302 The one fur cent: inside the lives of the world’s richest furries Hidden behind the animal masks are surgeons, traders and some of society’s highest earners. By Sarah Manavis
8268, 8332 As the world around it changes, football still has a problem with toxic masculinity The game is suspended in a hormonal state similar to that of a fifteen year old boy. By Kelly Welles
8277, 8279 Dialogues with the dead: a harrowing new novel from Yiyun Li Yiyun Li’s Where Reasons End is a short, ruthlessly heartbreaking book. By Erica Wagner
8277, 8279 “My books will form your worst nightmares”: Leïla Slimani on family and sexual violence Her novels deal with infanticide and sex addiction. So why has Emmanuel Macron chosen her to be an ambassador for French? By Sarah Manavis
8277, 8279 Eroticising Ted Bundy: understanding the women attracted to serial killers A woman can eroticise sexual violence not because she wants it deep down, but as a way to make it safe for herself. By Megan Nolan
8277, 8280 Yes, Black Panther should win awards. It wasn’t just a movie, it was a moment in history Black Panther was the first time I had seen a black person as “a good guy” in comics. It was in his honour, age five, I drew my first superhero character: Captain Jamaica. By Roifield Brown
8268, 8328, 8329, 8320, 8324, 8415, 8416 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal is radical but it needs to be credible too To win over the state and corporate forces it hopes to mobilise, the US left must explain how it would pay for its economic vision. By Paul Mason
8268, 8274 It’s no longer climate change we’re living through. It’s environmental breakdown To confront environmental catastrophe, we need urgent political transformation. By Laurie Laybourn-Langton
8268, 8272, 8300, 8303 We all know quality journalism needs saving – but who gets to decide what quality means? By Jasper Jackson
8268, 8296, 8275, 8272 Either the BBC shuts down channels or it deprives lonely elderly people of company By defunding the TV licence for over-75s, the government is putting the BBC between a rock and a hard place. By Indra Warnes
8268, 8296, 8275 Meet the anti-doctor: Dr Adrian Massey on why doctors can’t treat 21st century sickness “I want to disavow people of their excessive confidence in the ability of doctors.” By Anoosh Chakelian
8268, 8387, 8395 Why technology can’t solve the Irish border problem Digital borders already exist. But frictionless borders depend on trust, not surveillance. By Hettie O'Brien
8268, 8275 Who are the seven MPs leaving the Labour Party? Your guide to the members of the Independent Group. By Anoosh Chakelian
8268, 8274 What happened last time Labour split? Four Labour ex-cabinet ministers split to form the Social Democratic Party in 1981—then split again seven years later. By Eleni Courea
8268, 8275, 8274, 8387 Who are the Independent Group and what do they stand for? The Labour splitters describe their not-quite-new party in their own words. By Patrick Maguire
8268, 8274, 8387 May’s defeat confirms that the only way to pass a Brexit deal is with Labour votes The Conservative Party cannot unify around an achievable Brexit strategy. By Stephen Bush
8268, 8366, 8320 Why we should fear populists like Orbán and Erdogan who want women to be baby machines “Hungarian people think differently. We do not need numbers. We need Hungarian children.” By Helen Lewis
8268, 8320, 8323 Emmanuel Macron’s decision to escalate France’s feud with Italy will backfire By losing his temper and recalling an ambassador, the French president has descended to the level of his opponents. By Pauline Bock
