8320, 8323, 8300, 8455, 8415, 8457, 8458, 8462 Why pro-Europeans should be incensed about the EU’s vaccines debacle We should not be reluctant to criticise the EU. Calling out the failures of the project is the best way to bolster it. By Jeremy Cliffe
8320, 8324, 8415, 8457, 8459, 8416, 8469, 8473, 8422, 8423 How should US anti-Semitism be defined in the Biden era? The US's Jewish community is debating whether the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's working definition should be enforced as government policy. By Emily Tamkin
8320, 8323, 8300, 8455, 8415, 8456, 8457, 8462 Which European countries are vaccinating their populations fastest? The UK’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout has proportionally been five times faster than the EU’s. By Michael Goodier
8277, 8282, 8515, 8415, 8422, 8490 SOPHIE’s playful, defiant music broke pop boundaires The work of the pioneering electronic artist, who died last week aged 34, asked: why be one thing, when you can be anything you want? By Skye Butchard
8268, 8275, 8277, 8279, 8320, 8324, 8323, 8415, 8457, 8458, 8462, 8463, 8416, 8469, 8470 Populism in the pandemic age Will the Covid-19 crisis fuel populism, or extinguish it? By Jeremy Cliffe
8320, 8324, 8415, 8457, 8459, 8416 Why the Republican Party can’t – or won’t – dump Trump With all but five Republican senators voting to scrap his second impeachment trial, the former president’s grip on the GOP is stronger than ever. By Emily Tamkin
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, 8324, 8415, 8457, 8459, 8416 What can Joe Biden achieve in his first 100 days? As well as beating Covid-19, the president’s task is to define the “unity” of which he spoke in his inaugural address. By Emily Tamkin
8268, 8296 25 years after I developed Aids, my health is excellent – but the mental trauma remains By Michael Carter
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
8320, 8321, 8415, 8457, 8462, 8464, 8416, 8468 Assad on trial Syrians in exile are fighting to hold Bashar al-Assad’s regime to account on an international stage. By Ido Vock
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
8519, 8300, 8302, 8415, 8493, 8457, 8464 How Israel became a tech powerhouse Israel's start-up sector has an outsized global influence, but remains held back by major political and structural issues. Cristina Lago
8519, 8522 Why the Brexit deal is a disaster for the City Jobs and investment are pouring out of London as the economy's biggest sector waits for clarity on a deal that is anything but finished. Courtney Fingar, Investment Monitor
8519, 8520, 8300, 8415, 8493, 8496, 8416, 8472 With Jeff Bezos stepping down, what's next for Amazon? Andy Jassy's appointment as the tech giant's new CEO shows where its future really lies.
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
8268, 8272 Why Paul Dacre’s dream job as Ofcom chair could turn into a nightmare The former Daily Mail editor is raring to stick it to the BBC and wade into the culture wars. Trouble is, that’s not actually what Ofcom does. By James Ball
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
8277, 8279, 8415, 8422, 8475 How Yevgeny Zamyatin shaped dystopian fiction While Wells, Huxley and Orwell invented flawed worlds, the Soviet writer was living in one. By John Gray
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
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