Following the England team in Germany, Gideon Rachman watches new football stars emerge in the shadow of war and a resurgent far right
As voters prepare to head to the polls, the historian reflects on campaigns through the centuries and their depiction in great art
In some ways it already has, argues political scientist Olivier Roy
The campaign against the asset manager has left festivals struggling to adapt to a new age of protest
The liberal side of the Tory tradition is everywhere in retreat. Much depends on whether it can reassert itself
When its GM plant closed in 2008, the small Wisconsin city was hit hard. What does its present state tell us about the US today?
America has become unhealthily dependent on loose money and big government, argues Ruchir Sharma
Novelist Chigozie Obioma spent years seeking out veterans of the Biafran war. Then an encounter with an active serviceman helped him understand the conflict that still haunts Nigeria
How did the German football manager cast such a spell over the city? There was much more to it than results, writes Lynsey Hanley
The ‘Damascus Events’ of 1860 are a warning of how societies can collapse into violence — and also an example of how they can recover
Protests over Gaza at the New York university have led to divisions and arrests. History professor Mark Mazower gives a first-hand account
Three centuries after his birth, the Prussian philosopher’s arguments for a rational, clear-eyed pacifism are more relevant than ever
There’s a personal dimension to the nation’s rapid transformation that is crucial to our understanding of it — yet mostly hidden from view
Pessimists warn it could wipe out humanity. Optimists hail a medical revolution. Henry Mance meets the sceptics who argue that the technology is simply flawed
Restrictive membership policies, elitism, overexpansion — London clubland is under fire. Joy Lo Dico explains why people are still queueing to get in
It’s fraught with difficulties yet many people are seeking to free themselves from the limits of their biological clock. India Ross recounts a personal journey
As Sam Bankman-Fried awaits sentencing this month for fraud, digital assets are booming again. Yet the problems that exposed his empire in 2022 are as relevant today as they were then
Taking responsibility for the Holocaust is at the core of national identity. But this collective commitment faces challenges from both left and right
The family-owned business has risen swiftly, mixing exclusivity with an expansive vision of the good life. John Gapper goes in search of its secrets
As health systems raise the alarm over social isolation, a wave of start-ups is holding out the promise of authentic real-world connection
As the second anniversary of the full-scale Russian invasion approaches, the acclaimed novelist reflects on his country’s efforts to keep on ‘keeping on’
With hologram second acts, high-tech sound and light shows and the mushrooming of mega arenas, pop performance is entering a whole new era. But does it still count as live?
Politicians everywhere are making appeals to ancient history — but their thinking is based on a myth
A century on from André Breton’s founding manifesto, Surrealism is flourishing again
A handful of wealthy countries have grown used to giving lectures to the rest — now they need to start taking lessons as well
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