8320, 8323, 8415, 8457, 8462, 8416, 8470 The spectre of a left-led “traffic light” coalition is rising in Germany Regional elections deliver a blow to Angela Merkel’s party. By Jeremy Cliffe
8320, 8323, 8415, 8457, 8462, 8416, 8470, 8472, 8473 Why Russians still choose Putin’s stability over Navalny’s revolution In the run-up to Russia’s parliamentary elections, resistance to change isn’t just about simple economic self-interest. By Felix Light
8320, 8300, 8455, 8415, 8456, 8493, 8499 Where will the next pandemic come from and how can we prevent it? From factory farming to climate change, the connections between humanity and nature carry increasing risk. By Saloni Dattani
8277, 8279, 8415, 8422, 8475 Jordan Peterson: Agent of chaos The infamous Canadian psychologist returns with more lofty self-help sermons. But his quest for order is thwarted by the tragicomedy of his own life. By Johanna Thomas-Corr
8320, 8324, 8415, 8457, 8459, 8416, 8470, 8472 What does Joe Biden’s $1.9trn stimulus mean for conservatives? After years in the wilderness under Donald Trump, the deficit-hawk strand on the US right has yet to reassert itself. By Nick Burns
8320, 8325, 8326, 8322, 8300, 8455, 8415, 8456, 8493, 8499, 8457, 8460, 8463, 8465, 8466, 8467 Could Covid-19 vaccination hinder other immunisation efforts in developing countries? Mass vaccination programmes are effective – but can risk siphoning resources away from routine care. By Ido Vock
8268, 8296, 8300, 8455 Mourning and melancholia: the psychological shadow-pandemic Why the Covid crisis is the biggest hit to mental health since the Second World War. By Sophie McBain
8320, 8321, 8323, 8415, 8457, 8462, 8464, 8416, 8468, 8470 Will Armenia’s political turmoil undo its democracy? The country’s army has turned on Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who refuses to resign. By Ido Vock
8268, 8272, 8277, 8283, 8415, 8457, 8458, 8459 Oprah with Meghan and Harry is a masterclass in show business Meghan is an actor, Winfrey is a billionaire, and this interview was pure theatrics. By Rachel Cooke
8320, 8322, 8415, 8457, 8460, 8416, 8472, 8473 Why the Covid recession has hit India’s millennials hard An unemployment crisis is crushing the country’s growth. By Vivan Marwaha
8320, 8322, 8415, 8493, 8495, 8497, 8457, 8461, 8416, 8468, 8471, 8472 What China's Five-Year Plan means for the rest of the world Post-pandemic China is roaring back, but its new proposals on environment and Hong Kong should concern the West. By Jeremy Cliffe
8268, 8275, 8415, 8457, 8458 After Harry and Meghan, the monarchy faces a choice: change or perish Radical reform is inevitable as two factions of the electorate are now lined up behind two factions of the monarchy. By Paul Mason
8519, 8523 Why the Fukushima disaster signalled the end of Big Nuclear Ten years after the world’s second worst nuclear disaster, large nuclear power stations have yet to regain their appeal.
8519, 8520, 8387, 8453 Boris Johnson’s uncooked Brexit sits rotting in the ports Last week’s steep drop in exports revealed the extent to which British businesses have been left to fend for themselves.
8519, 8521, 8300, 8364, 8302, 8415, 8493, 8457, 8459, 8462 Energy companies face a rising tide of cybercrime The increasingly digital power grids of western Europe and the US may be especially vulnerable to hacking-related blackouts. Nick Ferris and Sonja van Renssen
8519, 8522 Why privatising foreign aid doesn’t work Rather than triggering a surge in private sector investment, foreign aid cuts risk deterring businesses from investing in poorer nations. Ben van der Merwe, Investment Monitor
8268, 8272, 8419 Why the media’s civil war over Meghan and Harry won’t end anytime soon Faced with a cultural divide over the royal family, publishers are doubling down on their stances.
8519, 8520 Will Deliveroo’s customers have an appetite for investing in the gig economy? Deliveroo is offering its users a bite out of its £5bn IPO. Will its users be hungry for profit, or put off by the company’s relationship with its self-employed riders?
8268, 8275, 8300, 8455 The UK’s Covid-19 vaccine programme has slowed – how worried should we be? Britain may be at risk of as many as 15,000 to 20,000 deaths among the unvaccinated over-70s. By Harry Lambert
8268, 8274 It was a terrible mistake not to safeguard the right to protest during lockdown By Stephen Bush
8320, 8321, 8415, 8457, 8464 Shamima Begum’s lawyer: “The court ruling shows there are grades of citizenship” Tasnime Akunjee on the legal quest to allow the schoolgirl who joined Isis to return to the UK. By Freddie Hayward
8268, 8445, 8367, 8270 Siân Berry on renting in London and how the Greens have matured The co-leader of the Green Party opens up about how life in the capital is shaping her third campaign for the London mayoralty. By Anoosh Chakelian
8268, 8275, 8517, 8415, 8457, 8458, 8416, 8469 Owen Hatherley: “I really hoped that with Grenfell the ‘metropolitan elite’ debate would just die” The British writer and critic discusses his new book Red Metropolis and the future of the urban left. By Lola Seaton
8268, 8275, 8394 The Salmond inquiry has failed to unsettle the SNP, but the vaccine roll-out might Polls show support for Scottish independence has fallen and the problem can be traced back to a laboratory in Oxford. By Stephen Bush
8277, 8282, 8515, 8415, 8422, 8490 Israel Nash’s Topaz: sun-baked country rock in need of some frankness On his sixth album, the Americana musician subtly queries his place in a genre long associated with conservatism. By Ellen Peirson-Hagger
8277, 8279, 8415, 8422, 8475 Yaa Gyasi on publishing's race problem and human recklessness The author is “obsessed” with the notion of inherited trauma, a theme that appears in her books Homegoing and Transcendent Kingdom. By Sarah Manavis
8268, 8366, 8277, 8279 Carol Dyhouse’s Love Lives examines how Cinderella stories shaped women’s expectations By focusing on fairy tales, Dyhouse gives a sense of narrative cohesion to the fitful, complex, uneven revolution in postwar family life. By Sophie McBain
8277, 8282, 8515, 8415, 8422, 8490 The Berlin Philharmonic’s “The Golden Twenties” brings to life the city of that decade From their plush "Digital Concert Hall" you can listen to Thomas Søndergård conduct the magnificent orchestra. By Kate Molleson
8300, 8302, 8415, 8493, 8496 How Covid-19 is creating the tech dystopia that we always feared Novelists had it right: plugged-in humans stare at screens all day as corporations become more powerful than governments. By Jamie Bartlett
8519 What Nick Clegg isn’t telling us about Facebook’s fight with Australia Clegg fails to acknowledge the debt Facbook owes to professional journalism, or the competitive advantage it enjoys over news providers. By Dominic Ponsford
8300, 8455, 8302, 8415, 8456, 8493 How the pandemic made virtual reality mainstream As lockdowns encourage people to turn to technology for social connection, distraction and exercise, VR no longer seems an overpriced or mystifying pastime. By Sarah Manavis
8300, 8362, 8415, 8493 After U-turning in Australia, Facebook faces bigger battles elsewhere The social network has won concessions in its fight with the Australian government. But across the world politicians’ frustrations with the company have intensified. By Oscar Williams
8268, 8272, 8300, 8362, 8415, 8493, 8496 Why Facebook was right to block Australian news content The Australian government's demands on tech giants are unjustified and anti-competition. Now Facebook has called their bluff. By Sam Bowman
8300, 8362, 8303, 8302, 8415, 8493, 8496 Why debates about banning online anonymity miss the point Most digital abuse could be mitigated before a message is even seen by its target, if platforms took responsibility for what is published. By Sarah Manavis
