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Abortion in America
The Supreme Court’s rejection of Roe will hurt the poorest most
Energetic efforts are needed to soften the blow
The best books to explain America’s debate on abortion rights
What the abolition of America’s right to abortion could mean for other rights
Overturning abortion rights ignores freedoms awarded after slavery’s end, says Peggy Cooper Davis
Abortion would be best governed by legislatures, says O. Carter Snead
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Roe’s last stand
The Supreme Court erases the constitutional right to abortion
The five-decade-old decision in Roe v Wade is overruled
Daily chart
The Supreme Court’s abortion ruling will outrage most Americans
The country mostly favours the right to terminate a pregnancy
Roe v Wade
Federalism worsens divisions over abortion in America, believes Jamal Greene
The law professor says it also thwarts the introduction of social policies that might calm the rancour
Tivertonked
Boris Johnson faces a fresh crisis after two by-election defeats
The results from Tiverton and Honiton and from Wakefield cannot be dismissed as mid-term blues
The devil to pay
After a golden decade, fintech faces its first true test
Rising interest rates and a slowing economy will shock the business model
Back Story
Pet Shop Boys achieved a kind of alchemy that only music can
Their hits have endured because they transmute sadness into joy
Catapulting forward
What to make of China’s new aircraft-carrier
A big and expensive demonstration of its ambitions
The Putin effect
Italy is the latest victim of Ukraine-related divisions
Public opinion does not support robust action
The long game
In praise of slow sport
Enthralling contests do not have to be quickfire entertainment
Reproductive rights
What’s at stake if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade?
A leaked draft opinion suggests the right to an abortion could be overturned in America. The consequences would be severe
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