April 2026 issue
America has entered a new Gilded Age, in which a few individuals have immense wealth and apparently unaccountable power. David Aaronovitch warns us of the potential consequences of their carelessness
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United States
The new Gilded Age
The world is once again run by men with immense wealth. We should be frightened of their unaccountable power
David Aaronovitch
Editor’s Picks
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An open letter to Labour’s next prime minister
Peter Kellner
The work of the feminist and psychoanalyst Juliet Mitchell has been pioneering. Image: Alejandro Olivares
Juliet Mitchell, second wave seer
Alona Ferber
Illustration by Adam Howling
The state of girlhood in the 21st century
Emily Bootle
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The Modi cinematic universe
Imaan Irfan
Cynthia Erivo in “Dracula”. Image: Daniel Boud
To Arcadia or Transylvania? Theatre’s fork in the road
Kate Maltby
Kyiv’s theatre of war
Olesya Khromeychuk
Regulars
Editorial: Epstein and the bodies in the pool
Prospect
Letters: April 2026
Stephen Collins’s cartoon strip: War zone London
Stephen Collins
Illustration by Michael Rea
Alan Johnson: I would steal a Renoir
Argument
Prosper, led by Andy Street and Ruth Davidson, was founded to press for a more moderate—dare one say, liberal—approach to Tory politics. Image: Via YouTube/Prospect
The rise (and rise again) of the zombie liberals
Ben Ansell
“Don Quixote Reading in his Armchair” (1834) by Adolf Schrödter
I can’t seem to finish a book
Sasha Mudd
Illustration by Vincent Kilbride
Escaping the tech hype cycle
Ethan Zuckerman
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Embedded with Reform: a day at Hadrian’s Wall
Henry Morris
Kyiv’s theatre of war
Olesya Khromeychuk
Features
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The new Gilded Age
David Aaronovitch
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Could this idea save the Democrats?
Phil Tinline
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An open letter to Labour’s next prime minister
Peter Kellner
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Is a deep freeze coming?
Ellen Halliday
In 1926, Henry Watson Fowler published the first edition of “A Dictionary of Modern English Usage”. Illustration by Andy Smith
Why it’s time to close the book on Fowler
Oliver Kamm
People
The work of the feminist and psychoanalyst Juliet Mitchell has been pioneering. Image: Alejandro Olivares
Juliet Mitchell, second wave seer
Alona Ferber
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Swinging the axe: Park Chan-wook had no other choice
Peter Hoskin
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Zandra Rhodes: ‘Fashion can be joyfulness’
Franklin Nelson
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Maggie Aderin on reaching the stars
Franklin Nelson
The Culture
Illustration by Adam Howling
The state of girlhood in the 21st century
Emily Bootle
Detail of “Violin” (1915) by Lyubov Popova. Image: Alamy / Artefact
The great discordance: where does classical start and end?
Philip Clark
The collapse of Enron in the early 2000s came after one of the great corporate scandals. Image: Associated Press
A right good scandal
Richard Roberts
Solvej Balle on Ærø, the small Danish island she calls home. Image: TT News Agency
Revelation through repetition: the world of Solvej Balle
Matthew Janney
Books in Brief: what to read this March
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The Modi cinematic universe
Imaan Irfan
Detail from “The Abduction of Europa” (1643) by Jacob Jordaens
Art after Ovid
David McAllister
Cynthia Erivo in “Dracula”. Image: Daniel Boud
To Arcadia or Transylvania? Theatre’s fork in the road
Kate Maltby
Why have we forgotten Robert Vas?
Sukhdev Sandhu
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Classical notes: A trip to Dowland
Ian Bostridge
Lives
Illustration by Clara Nicoll
Sheila Hancock: I enjoy the adverts more than the telly!
Sheila Hancock
Rural life: The curious case of the disappearing Tin Man
Kiran Sidhu
Illustration by Clara Nicoll
Clerical life: Only God and my dogs truly know me
Alice Goodman
Illustration by Clara Nicoll
It’s up to Gen Z to save our pubs
Alice Garnett
Illustration by Clara Nicoll
Mindful life: Mad about the coat
Sarah Collins
Illustration by Clara Nicholl
Why sausage rolls are the measure of a society
Vitali Vitaliev
Illustration of Tilly Lawless by Clara Nicoll
Sex life: My relationship with the moon is pragmatic
Tilly Lawless
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Obituary: the three lives of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi
Mary Fitzgerald
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