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  • 9 things we learned this week

    From assisted dying reform to women bishops, warming seas to extreme arachnophobia, these are the subjects we've been talking about over the last seven days

  • Bertrand Russell's lofty pacifism

    He spent a lifetime opposing war – but how well does the legacy of our most famous peace activist stand up to scrutiny? By Jonathan Rée

  • Why is Kenya beset by terrorist violence?

    A Q&A with David Anderson, professor of African history at Warwick University.

  • 9 things we learned this week

    From Papal apologies to Brazilian failures, magnetic fields to prime ministerial hangovers, these are the subjects we've been talking about over the last seven days

  • 9 things we learned this week

    From assisted dying to collective worship, coral reefs to US history, these are the subjects we've been talking about over the last seven days

  • Should companies have the right to religious freedom?

    The US Supreme Court has upheld the right of a corporation to refuse to pay for contraception as part of healthcare plans. Campaigners fear the ruling could open the door to greater discrimination and further erosion of reproductive rights

  • 9 things we learned this week

    From attacks on press freedom in Egypt to football as a sign of moral decay, these are the subjects we've been talking about over the last seven days

  • Could the law over-protect our children?

    The government's "Cinderella" bill would criminalise emotional abuse. For critics it is a sign that state intervention in parenting is going too far. Alex Stevenson reports

  • Hearts and minds

    After more than a decade of conflict overseas, the British military is held in higher regard than ever at home. How was it done? asks Vron Ware

  • How Britain First aims to polarise communities

    A new report shows how the far-right group, which has taken over the EDL's anti-Muslim activism, emphasises extreme Christian identity politics