8268, 8275, 8320, 8415 Why we need a new global concert of powers The UN’s permanent security council and the G7 no longer represent the world, so there is a gap in the system for something else. By Jeremy Cliffe
8277, 8279, 8415, 8422, 8475 The fall of the intellectual Where have all the great thinkers gone? By Ross Douthat
8320, 8322, 8415, 8456, 8457, 8463, 8416, 8473 “Total helplessness”: the accountability crisis behind India’s Covid-19 surge Oxygen shortages are pushing Indian hospitals to breaking point, and raising questions over the response of Narendra Modi’s government. By Patralekha Chatterjee
8268, 8270 Why Boris Johnson’s Conservatives keep getting away with scandal The Prime Minister has mastered the art of tribal politics and succeeds by dividing the country. By Martin Fletcher
8320, 8324, 8323, 8326, 8322, 8300, 8455, 8415, 8456, 8457, 8459, 8462, 8463, 8465, 8416, 8473 Will Joe Biden’s support for Covid-19 patent waivers inoculate the world? Waiving patents will not alone vaccinate developing nations – but the financial and moral incentives for doing so are huge. By Ido Vock
8415, 8482, 8422, 8475 Jhumpa Lahiri: "Who isn't on the outside?" The Pulitzer Prize-winning author on Italy, immigration and why she thinks identity is a trap. By Emily Tamkin
8320, 8323, 8415, 8457, 8462, 8416, 8470 Spain’s lockdown-sceptic right storms to victory in Madrid election Isabel Díaz Ayuso is likely to harness the support of the far-right Vox to govern. By Jeremy Cliffe
8517, 8415, 8416, 8469 Why drugs should be not only decriminalised, but fully legalised The “War on Drugs” has failed. It’s time that governments, not gangsters, run the drug market. By Michael Plant and Peter Singer
8268, 8394, 8320, 8323, 8415, 8457, 8458, 8462, 8416, 8470 How is the SNP's quest for Scottish independence viewed in Europe and the US? If separation is managed legally, the EU should be open to Nicola Sturgeon’s vision of Scotland in Europe. By Ido Vock
8268, 8275, 8277, 8330 Leader: The revenge of history In an age of reaction, it is tempting for liberals to lapse into defeatism. They should not. By New Statesman
8320, 8322, 8415, 8457, 8460 India’s nightmare shows Covid is becoming a primarily Global South pandemic The daily Covid cases are now growing faster than at any point before – and the geographical make-up of those numbers is changing too. By Jeremy Cliffe
8527, 8519, 8522, 8415, 8456 How Big Pharma share prices tumbled after Joe Biden’s vaccine patent waiver The US government has announced it will support the waiver of intellectual property protections for Covid-19 vaccines. By Nick Ferris
8519, 8523 Why oil money is still essential to Scotland's political future Can the SNP, once the party of "Scotland's oil", wean the country off the revenues of the North Sea?
8519, 8520, 8300, 8362, 8302, 8415, 8493, 8495, 8496, 8457, 8459 Facebook's Oversight Board refuses to give the company an easy answer on banning Trump The company's Oversight Board has called on Facebook executives to decide for themselves whether to permanently ban the former president from the platform.
8519, 8268, 8275, 8269 Business has become divorced from everyday life – and the lost vowels of “Abrdn” prove it Underneath Standard Life Aberdeen’s silly new name there is clear thinking, but it is dangerous for those of us who don’t speak “business”.
8519, 8520, 8300, 8302 The £2bn question: How did Fujitsu emerge unscathed from the Post Office scandal? Despite its involvement in one of the worst miscarriages of justice in British history, the Japanese tech giant has reaped £2bn from the public sector over the last five years.
8519, 8520 CEOs are hugely expensive – why not automate them? If a single role is as expensive as thousands of workers, it is surely the prime candidate for robot-induced redundancy.
8519, 8520 Super League: for once, the government has shown some teeth on a cross-border deal Was the government's response to the European Super League a one-off, or is it a sign that future interventions on foreign deals are more likely?
8268, 8274 Keir Starmer’s sacking of Angela Rayner is self-destructive, stupid and wrong The Labour leader’s decision has raised questions about his position – and more importantly about his judgement. By Stephen Bush
8268, 8275, 8270 “Keir Starmer should not lurch to the right”: Laura Pidcock and the Labour left speak out The ex-MP for North West Durham, and a socialist voice on the Labour left, knows what it’s like to lose a historic seat. She reacts to Labour’s defeat in Hartlepool and beyond. By Anoosh Chakelian
8528, 8268, 8328, 8275, 8415, 8457, 8458, 8416 The Tories’ Hartlepool triumph owes more to cash than culture wars The Conservatives’ by-election victory was built on a new brand of red-green Toryism. By James Meadway
8268, 8270, 8274 The 2021 local and devolved elections liveblog Votes are being counted in local and devolved elections. Follow them live with the New Statesman team. By Stephen Bush
8268, 8275, 8274 How Labour lost the Hartlepool by-election There is a crisis of confidence in politics in Hartlepool – but Labour is bearing the brunt of it. By Ailbhe Rea
8528, 8268, 8328 Keir Starmer must face the truth: he needs the left to win The Labour leader’s strategy of marginalising Corbyn supporters has left him in a political no-man’s land. By Paul Mason
8277, 8279, 8415, 8422, 8475 Rachel Cusk and the art of the midlife crisis How the 54-year-old novelist has made a career out of destruction and reinvention. By Johanna Thomas-Corr
8277, 8330, 8415, 8416, 8473 John Colapinto: “Joe Biden knows he has to talk America, and the world, off a ledge” The Canadian New Yorker writer discusses the political power of our voices. By Sophie McBain
8277, 8282, 8515 Tom Jones: “I wanted to be a man, desperately” How the veteran pop star made a career out of masculinity. By Kate Mossman
8277, 8278, 8504, 8415, 8422, 8485 A prisoner’s perspective Jacques-Louis David painted his only landscape as the guillotine loomed over him. By Michael Prodger
8277, 8280, 8415, 8422, 8476 Cary Grant’s turn in the 1950s romcom Indiscreet is a lesson in effortlessness In challenging times, I often find myself returning to a clip from Stanley Donen’s slight and elegant 1958 film Indiscreet. By Philippa Snow
8300, 8362, 8303, 8415, 8493, 8457, 8459 Why won’t Facebook just ban Donald Trump for good? The decision by Facebook’s Oversight Board to ban the former president for another six months is a half-hearted and cowardly compromise. By Sarah Manavis
8268, 8328, 8275, 8415, 8457, 8458, 8416, 8472 The power struggle behind plans to introduce “Britcoin” The Bank of England’s digital currency initiative is less about making the monetary system more efficient than it is about retaining control. By James Meadway
8300, 8362 Why social media boycotts never work The Premier League, English Football League and Women’s Super League will boycott social media this weekend. But when has online silence ever resulted in effective change? By Sarah Manavis
8300, 8362, 8415, 8493, 8496, 8457, 8459, 8416 How will the Republic of Facebook tackle its Donald Trump problem? In the absence of lawmakers who are able to control it, Facebook’s solution is to imitate them, building its own system of government from scratch. By Martha Gill
8300, 8362, 8415, 8493, 8496 How dating apps are reshaping our desires for the worse Apps formalise arbitrary preferences and even discrimination against “unattractive” demographics. By James Bloodworth
8277, 8300, 8362 How facial anxiety is triggering a cosmetic surgery boom A year of Zoom meetings and face filters has distorted our view of ourselves. Now cosmetic clinics are seeing a jump in bookings before the June reopening. By Sarah Manavis
