Britain’s really broken now
Book review: "Shattered Nation" by Danny Dorling
Politics & Conflict
How to destroy your opponents
Firebrands on the left and right are offering lessons in how to “destroy” your opponents in debate. But what does this mean for democracy?
On the edge of unrest in Peru
The Indigenous people of the Uros Islands are threatened by political unrest. Will their unique way of life survive?
The geopolitics of compassion
It's no accident that some global crises receive more attention than others
A million Britons are at risk of disenfranchisement at the next general election
At best, the new voter ID requirement weakens our democracy without adequate justification. At worst, it is an attempt at voter suppression
How neo-Nazis are radicalising gamers
The alt-history served up by popular video games has proven fertile ground for far-right propaganda
Book review: Mussolini in Myth and Memory
Paul Corner's book tackles popular misconceptions about the Italian dictator – and the nostalgia for authoritarianism to which they give rise
Martin Wolf on the crisis of democratic capitalism
"The west has failed with Russia. We cannot fail with China"
Farewell to coal country
Driving from Washington DC to Chicago reveals the uneven landscape of America's green transformation
An assault on our rights
The new Public Order Act will have far-reaching consequences for democracy