8268, 8273, 8517, 8415, 8416, 8469 What the New Atheists miss about the meaning of God Religion is not a scientific hypothesis, and the idea of God is transcendent in a way that precludes appeals to empirical evidence. By Adrian Moore
8320, 8321, 8323, 8326, 8322, 8415, 8457, 8462, 8463, 8464, 8416, 8468, 8472 The Suez Canal blockage is a reminder that geography does matter in trade Disruption from the stranded container ship contains a warning for nations over-reliant on trade with far-off countries. By Ido Vock
8320, 8321, 8415, 8456, 8493, 8499, 8457, 8464, 8416, 8473 How crisis in Lebanon is fuelling drug dependency Substance use is soaring as the country teeters on the edge of political and economic collapse. By Sebastian Shehadi
8277, 8279, 8415, 8422, 8475 When illness is invisible Could a better understanding of how society affects sickness and the brain help us solve medical mysteries? By Alice Robb
8320, 8324, 8415, 8457, 8459, 8416, 8468, 8473 The executed innocent: Why justice for Ethel Rosenberg still matters How a new investigation into a 1951 spy trial exposed long-running injustices committed in the name of US security. By Emily Tamkin
8320, 8323, 8415, 8456, 8457, 8462, 8416, 8468, 8473 The global vaccine race is both a sprint and a marathon Countries must act fast now, but also prepare for a long-haul effort to defeat the virus. By Jeremy Cliffe
8320, 8323, 8415, 8457, 8462, 8416 As Germany’s restrictions drag on indefinitely, I turn to gardening to lift the ambient gloom At one time most Germans agreed with Covid rules, but after a long winter everyone is fed up of acting responsibly. By Jeremy Cliffe
8320, 8323, 8300, 8455, 8415, 8456, 8457, 8458, 8459, 8462, 8416, 8473 How the EU’s naivety led to its vaccine debacle By Dave Keating
8320, 8323, 8415, 8457, 8462, 8416 Why Italy remains ungovernable Following a tough winter in lockdown, in January the nation treated itself to a new political psychodrama. By Tim Parks
8268, 8320, 8324, 8415, 8457, 8459, 8416 Joe Biden's $1.9trn Covid stimulus isn't transformative – yet Much of the support only lasts until September, but the bill could be a foundation on which the president can build a more permanent, radical legacy. By Emily Tamkin
8320, 8324, 8415, 8457, 8459, 8466, 8416, 8473 Why the real US-Mexico border crisis is one of neglect, not numbers Talk of a “surge” in migrants masks the true problem: the US’s inhumane treatment of children and their families. By Emily Tamkin
8320, 8321, 8415, 8457, 8464 Israel elections 2021: can Binyamin Netanyahu break yet another political stalemate? By Alona Ferber
8519, 8522 Why NFTs are not a new way to make money Non-fungible tokens have driven a boom in digital art and design, but the investment model they represent is very familiar.
8519, 8521 Why self-driving cars have a long way to go Alex Davies’ new book tells the story of how autonomous vehicles were created – and why they aren't yet on the open road. Matthew Gooding, Tech Monitor
8519, 8268, 8275 Could David Cameron face criminal charges for lobbying? The former PM is being investigated under the Transparency of Lobbying Act that his government introduced in 2014.
8519, 8522, 8328, 8269 UK Finance's chair: “This crisis has been the polar opposite of the last crisis” As one of the UK's most high-profile bankers, Robert Wigley witnessed first-hand the long-lasting damage caused by the financial crash. Amy Borrett, Tech Monitor
8519, 8524 Why we should celebrate the demise of the office The pandemic has presented an opportunity to change working life for the better, but the “white-collar factory” will not go quietly.
8519, 8521, 8300, 8363, 8302, 8415, 8493, 8495 Are Apple and Google weaponising privacy? The US tech giants stand accused of co-opting EU legislation to reinforce their market power.
8268, 8328 Boris Johnson’s attack on people for working from home shows his own irresponsibility If the Prime Minister can’t imagine working productively outside an office, that says more about him than anyone else. By Rachel Cunliffe
8268, 8275, 8415, 8457, 8458 Corruption in Britain has reached new heights under Boris Johnson’s government By Martin Fletcher
8268, 8274, 8394 Alex Salmond’s return raises grave questions about what we accept in public life Salmond's defence argued that his behaviour was "inappropriate" at times, but not criminal. His return raises grave questions about what we accept in public life. By Ailbhe Rea
8268, 8296 The NHS backlog: What happens when waiting lists for healthcare grow too long? A crisis of delayed surgery and diagnoses is rumbling beneath waiting time figures, with 4.5 million patients now thought to be awaiting hospital treatment. By Anoosh Chakelian
8268, 8270, 8274, 8394 Alex Salmond’s Alba already exists: it’s called the Scottish Green Party And the former first minister’s party is as likely to hurt the prospects of Scottish independence as it is to help it. By Stephen Bush
8277, 8299, 8415, 8457, 8458, 8422, 8481 Richard Mabey: The man who saw everything Richard Mabey’s powers of noticing made him the godfather of “the new nature writing”. At 80, he reflects on depression, class and why the natural world does not exist to make us well By Kate Mossman
8268, 8272, 8419, 8277, 8279, 8415, 8422, 8475 Should books be free? Inside the movement for ending copyright A fierce debate is raging about who should own literary works – and for how long. By Ellen Peirson-Hagger
8277 On Chemtrails Over the Country Club, Lana Del Rey moves the focus away from men The biggest departure on Del Rey's sixth record is that the awful, miserable boy-men she loved to worship are absent. By Kate Mossman
8277, 8279, 8415, 8422, 8475 Deconstructing Jackie How the French-Algerian philosopher Jacques Derrida became one of the most influential thinkers in the world. By John Gray
8277, 8282, 8515, 8415, 8422, 8490 Ringo Starr’s Zoom In is a paean to pre-lockdown partying The former Beatle has released a distinctly 2020-flavoured EP. By Kate Mossman
8268, 8296, 8277, 8279, 8415, 8422, 8423 Horatio Clare on madness, misconceptions and the power of writing The travel writer’s latest book, Heavy Light, documents his own psychotic breakdown and what he thinks we get wrong about treating mental illness. By Sophie McBain
8519, 8521, 8300, 8363, 8302, 8415, 8493, 8495 Are Apple and Google weaponising privacy? The US tech giants stand accused of co-opting EU legislation to reinforce their market power. By Oscar Williams
8268, 8272, 8419, 8300, 8362, 8415, 8493, 8495 Tech giants should pay the price for the abuse posted on their sites Julie Burchill’s harassment of Ash Sarkar was enabled by an effective multi-billion dollar a year subsidy handed by nation states to Facebook and Twitter. By Dominic Ponsford
8300, 8362, 8302, 8415, 8493, 8495, 8496 Shoshana Zuboff on why Big Tech is the biggest threat to democracy The author of The Age of Surveillance Capitalism believes the expanding empire of technology behemoths poses an existential risk. By Freddie Hayward
8519, 8300, 8364, 8303, 8302, 8415, 8493, 8495, 8496 The UK’s former cyber chief warns against retaliatory attacks on China and Russia Ciaran Martin, the ex-CEO of the National Cyber Security Centre, discusses the defence review, Beijing’s latest hack and politicians’ appetite for digital weapons. By Oscar Williams
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
