8508, 8417, 8320, 8324, 8415, 8457, 8459 Can Joe Biden restore America? The US faces a crisis of reputation on the world stage and of democracy at home. The burden now falls on the new president to rebuild his nation. By Emily Tamkin
8508, 8320, 8324, 8415, 8457, 8459, 8416, 8470 Joe Biden’s presidency will not be a return to normality Domestically and internationally, the incoming president faces almost unprecedented challenges. By Jeremy Cliffe
8508, 8320, 8324, 8415, 8457, 8459, 8416, 8470 “We must end this uncivil war”: Joe Biden calls for unity in inaugural address World leaders responded warmly as the new US president declared that democracy had prevailed. By Emily Tamkin
8320, 8322, 8300, 8455, 8415, 8456, 8457, 8463, 8416, 8473 How South Korea’s Covid-19 success faltered Inconsistency and perceived complacency is undermining faith in the government’s previously lauded strategy. By Raphael Rashid
8320, 8323, 8415, 8457, 8462, 8416, 8470 What Alexei Navalny’s return to Russia means for Vladimir Putin The country's beleaguered opposition is braced for more state repression ahead of the legislative election. By Felix Light
8320, 8321, 8300, 8455, 8415, 8456, 8457, 8464, 8416, 8473 Should Covid-19 restrictions be lifted if only the elderly are vaccinated? The world's eyes are on Israel, as governments overeager to reopen risk repeating earlier mistakes. By Ido Vock
8508, 8320, 8324, 8415, 8457, 8459, 8416, 8470 Donald Trump’s pardoning spree reveals a historic constitutional flaw The US president has made clear that pardon power undermines equal justice under the law. By Emily Tamkin
8508, 8320, 8324, 8415, 8457, 8459, 8416, 8470 Why Joe Biden could struggle to restore global trust in the US Foreign governments no longer consider the US a reliable ally, even without Donald Trump. By Ido Vock
8320, 8300, 8455, 8415, 8457, 8416, 8470 How democracy could become one of the pandemic’s lasting victims New research suggests the world has become increasingly autocratic since the start of the Covid-19 crisis. By Nicu Calcea
8320, 8324, 8415, 8457, 8459 James Comey: “Time found the right person in Joe Biden” The former FBI director on why it would be a mistake for the Biden administration to prosecute Donald Trump. By Martin Fletcher
8417, 8320, 8324, 8415, 8457, 8459 Why Trump isn't a fascist The storming of the Capitol on 6 January was not a coup. But American democracy is still in danger. By Richard J Evans
8268, 8296, 8415, 8457, 8458 As life expectancy falls, we watch the one true miracle of the modern world slipping away from us We have experienced a tiny taste of the kind of mortality that was once inevitable. By Louise Perry
8519, 8300, 8302 How blockchain technology could support democracy In the wake of a bitter US election and as votes become more vulnerable to dispute, the technology behind Bitcoin could offer a more secure and open democratic process.
8519, 8520 The businesses that could benefit from Biden Our business team looks at the corporates that are set to do well in Joe Biden’s America.
8519, 8521, 8522 Joe Biden's “Made in America” rhetoric is about to meet the ongoing reality of globalisation Most new manufacturing jobs in the US are the result of foreign investment. Sebastian Shehadi, Investment Monitor
8519, 8524, 8300, 8302 How Covid-19 exposed the UK's digital skills crisis Fundamental economic weaknesses can't be solved by telling graduates to “learn to code”. Greg Noone, Tech Monitor
8519, 8520, 8526 How WeWork foresaw the end of the conventional office Beyond the wild expansion and sudden downfall of the company under Adam Neumann, there remains the fundamental issue of an industry still waiting for change. Allison Arieff, City Monitor
8519, 8523, 8525 The US has been quietly preparing for a huge expansion in wind power As the cost of offshore wind power has been driven down by Europe and China, companies in the US are planning enough capacity to power millions of homes. Justin Gerdes, Energy Monitor
8268, 8272 Why the Foxification of the British media must be resisted Two new right-wing TV news channels will further damage a deeply fractured Britain. By Martin Fletcher
8320, 8322, 8415, 8457, 8463 Why the UK must act over China’s persecution of the Uighurs Britain should not allow economic interests to distract from the need to hold China accountable for its crimes. By Freddie Hayward
8268, 8275, 8415, 8457, 8458 Red Wall Diary: How Covid-19 has newly exposed the north-south divide By Katy Shaw
8268, 8394, 8415, 8457, 8458 Scottish independence poll tracker: will Scotland vote to leave the UK? The New Statesman's Scottish election forecast model. By Ben Walker
8268, 8274, 8394 Will Alex Salmond’s rage be the downfall of Nicola Sturgeon? The factional divide within the SNP is deep, increasingly broad, and spinning out of control. By Chris Deerin
8300, 8455 Is the public really ignoring Covid-19 rules? People are moving around more because workplaces are still open, not because they’re ignoring guidance. By Michael Goodier
8277, 8279, 8415, 8422, 8475 Ramachandra Guha’s The Commonwealth of Cricket: a delightful sporting memoir Guha, one of India’s best-known historians and public intellectuals, is a bona fide cricket obsessive. By Soumya Bhattacharya
8277, 8283 BBC Radio 4’s Bodies explores the human form throughout history Presenter and anatomist Alice Roberts describes the series as a “time-travelling tour” of “how anatomical knowledge has changed”. By Anna Leszkiewicz
8277, 8282, 8515, 8415, 8422, 8490 How Boris Johnson’s government “took a wrecking ball” to the music industry Without an agreement to allow artists to tour visa-free after Brexit, experts say the UK’s cultural life will be decimated. By Ellen Peirson-Hagger
8277, 8280 Pieces of a Woman is an uneven study of parental grief In this story of a home birth gone wrong, director Kornél Mundruczó and screenwriter Kata Wéber reach for effects without quite knowing how to achieve them. By Ryan Gilbey
8277, 8279, 8415, 8422, 8475 The many lives of Jacqueline Wilson The bestselling author reflects on her difficult childhood, meeting her wife and taking on the smug, middle-class world of children’s fiction. By Anna Leszkiewicz
8300, 8303, 8415, 8493, 8496, 8457, 8458, 8459, 8416, 8468, 8473 Jimmy Wales: “Wikipedia is from a different era” As the online encyclopedia turns 20, its founder reflects on the internet’s halcyon days. By Ido Vock
8300, 8362, 8415, 8493, 8496, 8457, 8459 It has always been easy for social media firms to pull the plug on extremism Why have the tech giants waited until now to curb the promotion of ideas that lead to violence? By Sarah Manavis
8300, 8362, 8415, 8493, 8495, 8496 Leader: The Big Tech reckoning Twitter and Facebook's action against Donald Trump shows why the tech giants should no longer enjoy the privileges of being publishers without the responsibilities. By New Statesman
8519, 8277, 8279, 8300, 8302 The Road to Conscious Machines is an accessible history of artificial intelligence As the respected computer scientist Michael Wooldridge explains, AI is the story of an effort to impose the order of mathematics on to the messiness of the real world. By Will Dunn
8508, 8415, 8457, 8459, 8416 Ban Donald Trump’s Twitter account – for good For years the president has been allowed to tweet anything he wants, with deadly consequences. By Sarah Manavis
8300, 8362, 8303, 8302, 8415, 8493 Extreme radicalisation is happening on social media – what can be done to stop it? Mainstream social media platforms served as an extremist breeding ground for the Christchurch shooter. Only fundamental change will prevent similar tragedies. By Sarah Manavis
