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
8320, 8323, 8415, 8457, 8462, 8416, 8468, 8470 Will the threat of a military putsch strengthen France's far-right? A letter signed by retired military officers warning of “civil war” may be a hindrance to Marine Le Pen. By Ido Vock
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
8320, 8322, 8415, 8457, 8463 Will the BJP’s defeat in West Bengal prove a turning point in Indian politics? Despite pouring resources into the state and staging mass rallies during a pandemic, Narendra Modi’s party was comfortably defeated. By Emily Tamkin
8268, 8517 The new battle of ideas: How an intellectual revolution will reshape society Why we need a radical model for society in which the state does things with, not for, its citizens. By Paul Collier
8320, 8323, 8415, 8457, 8462, 8416, 8468, 8470 “People are scared”: Vladimir Putin’s crackdown on the Russian opposition Russia’s latest wave of arrests and media restrictions signals a new willingness to repress opposition ahead of September’s legislative elections. By Felix Light
8320, 8324, 8415, 8457, 8459 Joe Biden’s first 100 days have been action-packed, but on foreign policy he is moving more slowly One cutting example is that children are still being locked away in jail-like facilities at the US-Mexico border. By Emily Tamkin
8320, 8324, 8415, 8457, 8459, 8416, 8470 Prolific yet quiet: Joe Biden’s first 100 days in numbers The US president has set about reversing Donald Trump’s legacy, but a smaller media profile and split Senate point to challenges ahead. By Nicu Calcea
8320, 8322, 8415, 8456, 8457, 8463 How India’s Covid-19 catastrophe is being felt around the world By Ido Vock
8268, 8415, 8457, 8459, 8416 Why Lisa Murkowski broke ranks with the Republicans – and what it means The senator is partly empowered by Alaska's unique political make-up, which suggests local politics might offer a route back from partisanship. By Emily Tamkin
8415, 8457, 8459, 8462, 8463 Joe Biden has recognised the Armenian genocide – will the UK ever follow? By Anoosh Chakelian
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, 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, 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, 8270 What does Laurence Fox really want? In conversation, the actor, campaigner and London mayoral candidate is a man defined by his contradictions. By Rachel Cunliffe
8268, 8270, 8415, 8457, 8458 Labour is too weak to win and too strong to die The Hartlepool by-election shows Labour is rudderless in an era in which cultural values, not class, shape voting patterns. By Philip Collins
8268, 8270, 8274 Why even a narrow win in Hartlepool would not bode well for Labour If the party was in a position to win a majority at the next general election, it would be comfortably ahead in the by-election. By Ailbhe Rea
8268, 8366, 8270 Mandu Reid: “Women need a candidate who doesn’t just remember they exist on International Women’s Day” The Women’s Equality Party contender for London Mayor on political hypocrisy, the care economy, and ending violence against women. By Alona Ferber
8268, 8296, 8415, 8457, 8458 The UK’s social care system is an outrage: will any government ever reform it? By James Bloodworth
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
8277, 8305, 8279 Chris Power’s A Lonely Man is a gripping novel that balances political intrigue with personal danger The book is also a melancholy portrayal of male solitude and community. By Hannah Rosefield
8277, 8279 Olivia Laing’s Everybody is a sprawling meditation on freedom and the body By blending memoir, art criticism and biography, Laing explores how the body you are born into shapes your life, your freedom and your opportunities. By Sophie McBain
8277, 8279 The contradictions of Edward Said Why the intellectually restless author of Orientalism was an icon to the left, and an irritant to everyone else. By Thomas Meaney
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
8320, 8300, 8455, 8415, 8456 Global Covid vaccine tracker: how long will lockdown last? Use the New Statesman's trackers to monitor the state of the global effort to vaccinate the world against Covid-19. By Michael Gooder, Georges Corbineau and Josh Rayman
