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
8300, 8455, 8415, 8456 How should we process the first anniversary of the pandemic? Nearly one year on from the first Covid-19 lockdown, our ability to grieve has been stunted. Now we are about to be confronted with the reality. By Sarah Manavis
8320, 8323, 8415, 8456, 8457, 8462 Why are millions of doses of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines lying unused in EU countries? Low take-up of the vaccine in Europe has followed weeks of misinformation from politicians and the media. By Ido Vock
8320, 8321, 8415, 8457, 8464 The lights that failed Why the cause of liberal democracy collapsed in the Middle East. By John Jenkins
8320, 8322, 8415, 8457, 8463 Why Taiwan matters With only nine deaths from Covid-19, the island's handling of the pandemic is a testament to the success of its democracy. By Harry Eyres
8320, 8322, 8300, 8365, 8415, 8493, 8497, 8457, 8463, 8416, 8468, 8469, 8471 Claims of conspiracy behind India’s farmers’ protests carry a warning for the world The arrest of the Indian climate activist Disha Ravi suggests that calls for justice and equity may lead to greater suppression. By India Bourke
8268, 8275, 8415, 8457, 8458 The pandemic has revealed both the wisdom and delusions of Thomas Hobbes The perpetual cycle of lockdowns has shown the reality of the Hobbesian state, where authority is backed by coercion, and the problem with his belief in one all-powerful sovereign. By Helen Thompson
8320, 8321, 8415, 8457, 8464 How the dream of the Arab Spring died A decade after revolutions spread across North Africa and the Middle East, the hopes of a generation have been crushed. By Jeremy Bowen
8300, 8302, 8415, 8493, 8495, 8457, 8459, 8462 Why the US and EU are at odds over tech regulation Washington and Brussels are preparing for a closer working relationship. But is there more that divides than unites them when it comes to Big Tech? By Ido Vock
8320, 8323, 8415, 8457, 8462, 8416, 8469 Was Amnesty International right to strip Alexei Navalny of “prisoner of conscience” status? A person may have made hateful statements but they can still be wrongfully imprisoned. By Emily Tamkin
8320, 8322, 8415, 8457, 8463, 8416, 8468, 8470, 8473 Thant Myint-U: Myanmar's protests show "widespread hatred of past military rule” The historian and former UN peacekeeper on why the military seized power and the prospects of a democratic path for the country. By Ido Vock
8517, 8415, 8422, 8423 Marc Brackett: “Emotions are the most powerful force in the workplace” The founder of Yale’s Center for Emotional Intelligence explains why the feelings of employees “should haunt the sleep of every boss in the world”. By Kate Mossman
8519, 8520, 8526 What Ford’s new headquarters tells us about the future of transport The company that built the culture of universal car ownership is planning for a world where no one owns a car. Allison Arieff, City Monitor
8519, 8520, 8521, 8415, 8493, 8495, 8457, 8459 Big Tech’s favourite law is running out of time Uber, Lyft and other gig-economy firms have successfully coopted the legislation. But their efforts to hide behind Section 230 are beginning to unravel. Laurie Clarke
8519 Why an online sales tax isn’t the cure the high street needs The best way to help the high street is to make sure that digital retailers pay more tax under the existing system.
8519, 8268, 8272 Ian Hislop: “Nearly everybody who sold Private Eye was going to close” The journalist and broadcaster on BBC bias, the culture wars and Private Eye’s record subscription numbers. William Turvill, Press Gazette
8519, 8523, 8525, 8268, 8445, 8277, 8299, 8320, 8300, 8365, 8415, 8416, 8471, 8422, 8492, 8481 Consider the Oyster: why economics still has so much to learn from the natural world From Charles Dickens to the Dasgupta report, the story of the oyster holds gritty hope for conservation.
8519, 8268, 8328 Pandemic winners and losers: how Big Tech's gains mask a struggling economy A global lockdown has caused dramatic shifts in the economic landscape and focused markets on one sector.
8268, 8275, 8277 Why the Conservatives’ war on woke is a trap for the left “Cancel culture” means individuals can be fired for the crime of causing offence, and Labour should be up in arms about this abuse of workers’ rights. By Martha Gill
8268, 8328, 8274 How Rishi Sunak has borrowed from John McDonnell The Chancellor has adopted Labour policies including a rise in corporation tax, a Treasury HQ in the north and an infrastructure bank. By George Eaton
8268, 8272, 8274 Debating whether Jews are an ethnic minority is a familiar mistake by BBC Politics Live The programme’s handling of issues of race and diversity, as well as matters of simple fact, is consistently poor. By Stephen Bush
8268, 8275 Why is Boris Johnson getting away with failure? Johnson’s premiership has been disastrous by any measure, but Keir Starmer is tying himself in knots. By Martin Fletcher
8300, 8455, 8415, 8456, 8457, 8458, 8466 Everything you need to know about the Brazilian Covid-19 variant discovered in the UK Six cases of the mutation have been found in Britain. But how worried should we be? By Harry Clarke-Ezzidio
8268, 8275 The pandemic has shown why the ban on pets for renters must end I am repeatedly awed by the healing power of pets – everyone deserves the chance to own one. By Rachel Cunliffe
8277, 8279, 8415, 8422, 8475 The limits of “consent culture” Katherine Angel’s Tomorrow Sex Will Be Good Again argues popular feminism’s focus on consent is dangerously inadequate. By Anna Leszkiewicz
8277, 8396, 8415, 8422 Isabel Allende Q&A: “Don’t whine, don’t complain, because no one cares” The author discusses her relative, Salvador Allende the former president of Chile, Artemisia Gentileschi painting her portrait and her love of writing. By New Statesman
8277, 8279 Patricia Lockwood’s No One is Talking About This is the first great internet novel The oddball American writer’s debut novel is a witty and true depiction of the experience of living online. By Johanna Thomas-Corr
8277, 8279, 8415, 8422, 8475 How Ishiguro rewrote himself The Nobel winner’s cryptic new novel is the result of a decades-long rejection of “well-formed” fiction. By Leo Robson
8277, 8279, 8415, 8422, 8475 “Can you imagine if you presented Freud to Jane Austen?”: Josh Cohen on literature and psychoanalysis By Leo Robson
8277, 8304, 8279 How Keats lives on His radical depictions of desire and oblivion changed the course of English poetry – and, 200 years after his death, they disarm us still. By Rowan Williams
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
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
