8320, 8323, 8300, 8455, 8415, 8456, 8457, 8458, 8462, 8416, 8468, 8473 Why Europe's Covid-19 vaccine problems go beyond supply Even after it vaccinates its own population, the EU may have no option but to toughen up its external borders significantly. By Ido Vock
8320, 8325, 8415, 8456, 8457, 8466, 8416, 8468, 8470, 8472, 8473 Brazil's new Covid-19 variant points to a long, hard road out of the pandemic Hopes that the Amazon city of Manaus had achieved herd immunity have been dashed. By Jeremy Cliffe
8519, 8522 The Big Squeeze: How financial populism sent the stock market on a wild ride The sudden moves in the stock prices of GameStop and other companies have been hailed as a revolution in investment. Is this true, or are the same people getting richer? By Will Dunn
8268, 8296 Notes on a crisis: As the numbers rise, how do we counteract the risk of numbness and apathy? Paradoxically, amid so much suffering and hurt, grief has become less visible than ever. By Elif Shafak
8300, 8455, 8415, 8456 Will vaccines protect against all international Covid-19 variants? The UK’s vaccination progress could be undermined without strict border controls to guard against new strains. By Stuart Ritchie
8268, 8277, 8279, 8320, 8323, 8415, 8457, 8458, 8462 Remembering The World of Yesterday Why a book on the twilight of the Habsburg empire is being read again in a time of pandemic, closed borders and empty European cities. By Jeremy Cliffe
8320, 8323, 8326, 8322, 8415, 8456, 8457, 8462 How austerity economics is hindering Covid-19 vaccines Underinvestment in vaccine production and distribution by wealthy countries is preventing a swifter recovery. By Ido Vock
8320, 8323, 8415, 8457, 8462, 8416, 8470 What Alexei Navalny’s return to Russia means for Vladimir Putin The country's beleaguered opposition is braced for more state repression ahead of the legislative election. By Felix Light
8320, 8325, 8415, 8456, 8457, 8466, 8416, 8468, 8470, 8472, 8473 WIll Jair Bolsonaro’s presidency outlast Brazil’s Covid-19 disaster? A renewed surge in coronavirus deaths is fuelling calls for impeachment in Latin America’s largest nation. By Nick Burns
8320, 8322, 8327, 8300, 8455, 8415, 8457, 8463, 8416, 8468 Why strict policies, not Confucian values, explain East Asia’s Covid-19 success East Asia’s early restrictions have increasingly been adopted across the West, undermining myths of “freedom-loving” publics. By Ido Vock
8320, 8323, 8415, 8457, 8462, 8416, 8470, 8472, 8473 Will Giuseppe Conte’s resignation lead to a political shift in Italy? The economic crisis has increased the likelihood of what the former Italian PM calls a “government of national salvation”. By David Broder
8268, 8296, 8415, 8456, 8422, 8490 Why lockdown now feels less like an interruption than a transformation I hate to think what it’s like to be young, to have a talent and a purpose, and not to be able to put them to use. We mourn friends, but we should also mourn waste. By David Hare
8519, 8522 The Big Squeeze: How financial populism sent the stock market on a wild ride The sudden moves in the stock prices of GameStop and other companies have been hailed as a revolution in investment. Is this true, or are the same people getting richer?
8519, 8521 Donald Trump has taken the US to the brink of a tech cold war The conflict between the US and China is not just for technological supremacy, but over two competing ideologies. Amy Borrett
8519, 8523 How coal’s uneven retreat threatens the world’s climate The sun may be setting on coal-fired power in Europe and North America, but its persistence in Asia threatens global climate targets. Mark Nicholls, Energy Monitor
8519, 8520 What does the sale of Debenhams tell us about the future of retail? Digital-only retailers are buying high-street brands, not because they think there is a future in physical shops but because they need older customers.
8519, 8328, 8415, 8461, 8472 Why China's economy is less healthy than it looks Chinese GDP figures represent real economic activity, but it is not all productive economic activity.
8519, 8523, 8268, 8445 Are climate campaigners getting too excited about Joe Biden? Questions remain over whether the US president can get his ambitious climate agenda through Washington's legislative gridlock. Dave Keating and Justin Gerdes, Energy Monitor
8268, 8275 The post-Grenfell cladding crisis affecting millions is about to hit the government too Leaseholders across the country are stuck in unsafe homes with mounting costs. By Anoosh Chakelian
8268, 8275 Boris Johnson’s clever trick to get away with anything – even the Covid catastrophe The Prime Minister has fooled the country into believing his lack of sincerity somehow makes him authentic. By Martha Gill
8268, 8394, 8415, 8457, 8458 I have cherished the Union but I would now vote for Scottish independence Brexit has destroyed the arguments against both a second Scottish referendum and a Yes vote. By Martin Fletcher
8268, 8296, 8273, 8274 What’s driving vaccine hesitancy among black Britons? The answer is complicated Ministers reaching for lessons from the United States are looking in the wrong place. By Stephen Bush
8268, 8274, 8395 The EU has surrendered the moral high ground over the Irish border Triggering Article 16 of the Northern Ireland protocol is a hugely inflammatory move by the EU Commission. By Ailbhe Rea
8268, 8275, 8300, 8455 Is the UK rolling out its vaccines at only half the speed it is receiving supplies? Data released inadvertently suggests millions of vials of vaccine may be lying unused across the country. By Harry Lambert
8277, 8279, 8415, 8422, 8475 Natalie Haynes on how classics can help us survive lockdown The presenter of Ovid Not Covid on finding solace in Greek tragedy and inspiring a new generation of “classics nerds”. By Rachel Cunliffe
8277, 8279, 8415, 8422, 8475 The ghosts of Mark Fisher How the cultural critic, four years after his death, became one of the most influential thinkers and writers of our times. By Lola Seaton
8277, 8279, 8415, 8422, 8475 Ramachandra Guha’s The Commonwealth of Cricket: a delightful sporting memoir Guha, one of India’s best-known historians and public intellectuals, is a bona fide cricket obsessive. By Soumya Bhattacharya
8277, 8283 BBC Radio 4’s Bodies explores the human form throughout history Presenter and anatomist Alice Roberts describes the series as a “time-travelling tour” of “how anatomical knowledge has changed”. By Anna Leszkiewicz
8277, 8282, 8515, 8415, 8422, 8490 How Boris Johnson’s government “took a wrecking ball” to the music industry Without an agreement to allow artists to tour visa-free after Brexit, experts say the UK’s cultural life will be decimated. By Ellen Peirson-Hagger
8277, 8280 Pieces of a Woman is an uneven study of parental grief In this story of a home birth gone wrong, director Kornél Mundruczó and screenwriter Kata Wéber reach for effects without quite knowing how to achieve them. By Ryan Gilbey
8300, 8362, 8415, 8493, 8496, 8422, 8491 How influencers justify jet-setting to Dubai in the midst of lockdown Social media stars have always provided their followers with luxury escapism, should that change in a pandemic? By Sarah Manavis
8300, 8302 Why does Big Tech want us to feel nostalgic? Old memories construct our sense of self. But what if the way we remember them is being manipulated? By Eleanor Peake
8268, 8296, 8300 Can robots make good therapists? Stuck at home in lockdown, and with limited access to mental health services, people are turning to chatbots for company, advice and even friendship. By Sophie McBain
8300, 8303, 8415, 8493, 8496, 8457, 8458, 8459, 8416, 8468, 8473 Jimmy Wales: “Wikipedia is from a different era” As the online encyclopedia turns 20, its founder reflects on the internet’s halcyon days. By Ido Vock
8300, 8362, 8415, 8493, 8496, 8457, 8459 It has always been easy for social media firms to pull the plug on extremism Why have the tech giants waited until now to curb the promotion of ideas that lead to violence? By Sarah Manavis
8300, 8362, 8415, 8493, 8495, 8496 Leader: The Big Tech reckoning Twitter and Facebook's action against Donald Trump shows why the tech giants should no longer enjoy the privileges of being publishers without the responsibilities. By New Statesman