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Hasan Piker shapes the Democrats’ luxury-belief agenda Streamers are redirecting voter priorities

David Masciotra

Donald Trump’s new no. 1 enemy: communists Socialist influence in the Democratic Party has given rise to a new McCarthyism

Jeff Bloodworth

Britain’s Marxists have lost their way Palestinian liberation has displaced class struggle on the Left

Farage pictured with George Cottrell (left) when the Reform UK leader had a milkshake thrown at him by a member of the public. Credit: Getty

George Cottrell allegations won’t bring down Nigel Farage

Sunday, July 5

Taylor Swift: modern America’s Marie Antoinette Her lavish wedding is at odds with a broader turn against the super-wealthy

Christianity has made a return to the World Cup English footballers are more open about faith in the modern game

Sahra Wagenknecht is reportedly pushing for an alliance with the AfD ahead of state elections in September. Credit: Getty

Will Germany’s populist Left and Right unite?

Susanne Mundschenk

Andy Burnham’s social media hides a lack of substance Mindless ‘content’ is not a substitute for policy

Saturday, July 4

Could a Tucker Carlson party break America’s political stasis? Even Trump failed to pull off a full populist realignment

AI has ruined literary prizes A story likely written by a chatbot was awarded a top prize this week

Vincenzo Barney

Vickrum Digwa was jailed for life with a minimum of 21 years for the murder of Henry Nowak. Credit: Hampshire Police

Vickrum Digwa is at the mercy of prison justice

Friday, July 3

Kamala Harris’s record on Gaza could kill her 2028 hopes She is unlikely to pass Democrats’ radical litmus tests

Emily Jashinsky

Has Britain ended up with the high streets it deserves? Credit: Getty

Coughlans Bakery: another casualty of the high street’s decline

Southport Inquiry fails to address UK’s flawed refugee policy Shabana Mahmood accepted its conclusions without considering tougher questions

Morgan McSweeney: The British state is out of shape Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff made the admission in a new interview

Thursday, July 2

Birthright drama shows Right-wing outrage machine is dying Matt Walsh and co. need to touch grass

5Pillars editor Roshan Salih speaks on a podcast this week. Credit: 5Pillars/X

5Pillars editor calls for Muslim ‘physical training programme’

Embracing socialism threatens Democrats’ midterm chances The party is increasingly out of step with the median voter

Michael Baharaeen

Why won’t Labour deport grooming gang leaders? Andy Burnham has called for the removal of child abuser Shabir Ahmed

Burnham should learn from France and Germany on devolution Toulouse and Hamburg have succeeded where Manchester and Birmingham failed

Wednesday, July 1

The feel-good story of the summer has come crashing down. Credit: Getty

Freddy’s deleted X account shows fragility of going viral

Gold crash reflects renewed faith in central banks An era of easy money is coming to an end

Restoring energy ties with Russia won’t save Germany’s economy Berlin has deeper structural problems beyond expensive gas

William Nattrass

China is threatening America in the AI race Its cheaper models could give Beijing an edge

Starmer’s Defense Investment Plan is a problem for the Right Neither Reform UK nor the Conservatives have an easy attack line

Tuesday, June 30

Democrats won’t learn from Supreme Court trans ruling Justices have upheld states’ rights to restrict women’s sport to biological females

Lisa Selin Davis

The Pope has received robust backing from some surprising corners of the Church. Credit: Getty

Risk of Catholic schism has rallied traditionalists behind Pope Leo

Why is Zack Polanski so obsessed with imperial guilt? His view of history relies on national self-flagellation

Samuel Rubinstein

Decriminalizing rough sleeping won’t help the homeless Britain’s streets will only become grimmer as vagrancy goes unpunished

Ben Ramanauskas

The NHS is still putting gender ideology over women’s rights Healthcare trusts are blinded by the dogma of trans activism

Monday, June 29

ICE raids have prompted a series of protests across America in the last year. Credit: Getty

Trump’s Lance Schroyer pick shows nobody wants to run ICE

London grooming gangs probe could shame the Met The force has a history of fudging sexual abuse investigations