Economy Rishi Sunak's comprehensive spending review is a return to the rhetoric of austerity Although the reality is more complicated, British politics now sounds more like the 2010-17 era than 2017-20. By Stephen Bush
Politics Leader: The last days of Trump As the president concedes power, the problems that fuelled his political rise will continue to haunt the republic. By New Statesman
UK First Thoughts: How Suzanne Moore split the Guardian Free speech and the culture wars. By Peter Wilby
Economy Rishi Sunak’s spending review confirms that the “end of austerity” never began Departmental spending will be billions less than previously planned. By Anoosh Chakelian
UK The end of Covid-19 is in sight. But for lockdown-sceptic Tory MPs, victory feels like defeat The promising news on vaccines has largely been ignored in the Commons, where questions about ending lockdowns and adapting to the virus persist. By Stephen Bush
Europe How Poland’s abortion protests became a fight for democracy A court ruling has sparked demonstrations against the natalist policies of Europe's right-wing populists and raised questions about who makes Poland's laws. By Annabelle Chapman
Politics What Trump wants now How misguided fears of a presidential coup exposed the hysterical thinking of the liberal Resistance. By Thomas Meaney
Politics The divided heart of the GOP What will American conservatism look like after Trump? By Nick Burns
The Biden transition has begun, but the delay could prove costly for US democracy Donald Trump's refusal to publicly concede, and his continued efforts to overturn the election results, is jeopardising national security, the pandemic response and democracy. By Emily Tamkin
UK Patrick Hutchinson: “The death of George Floyd is one of the worst things I’ve ever seen” By Jason Cowley
Books How Irmgard Keun’s fiction captured a generation of bold young women Keun fled Nazi Germany, returning after false reports of her suicide to write about the lives of women in the 1930s and 1940s. By John Self
The Staggers How will Labour vote on a possible Brexit deal? There's no deal yet to approve, but the Labour Party is already leaning towards voting for a Brexit deal that comes before the House of Commons. By Ailbhe Rea
The Staggers Labour's warring factions need to work out what their endgame is The party has failed to come to terms with the central fact about the EHRC report. By Stephen Bush
Brexit Keir Starmer must expose the government's shortcomings on Brexit The Labour leader could win back voters if he can hold No 10 to account for the repercussions of a hard Brexit. By Anand Menon
Health Young, on the left and absolutely exhausted How can we better protect the mental health of young activists? By David Lawrence
Devolution Why the English left should be wary of devolution The creation of the Scottish parliament precipitated the collapse of more radical forms of territorial dissent, while failing to address the problems driving them. By Rory Scothorne
Books Vivian Gornick’s conversations with communists How the American essayist captured the left’s awakening and disillusionment through the power of talk. By Lola Seaton
Music & Theatre Why I broke up with Spotify After years of relying on the music streaming service, I found its endless playlists were eroding my love of music. By Emily Bootle
Jan Morris reflects on her life as an officer, journalist, husband and wife Over an eventful life, Jan Morris has been an officer, journalist, husband, celebrated writer, and a wife. Her new book is her final one. By Michael Prodger
Books What the cat knows How our feline companions can teach us to exist in the world. By Mark Rowlands
Music & Theatre I know the story of Joy Division well – yet I was still moved by a new podcast on the band Transmissions takes in Factory Records, Unknown Pleasures, and Ian Curtis’s suicide, with interviews from Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, Bernard Sumner and others. By Pippa Bailey
TV & Radio Steve McQueen’s Small Axe films tell forgotten, hidden or hitherto ignored stories The performances are wonderful, especially those of the women. By Rachel Cooke
Coronavirus How to tackle Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy The director of the Vaccine Confidence Project on why the number of anti-vaxxers has risen and how to respond. By Sophie McBain
Technology Will the EU’s antitrust battle with Amazon expose the limits of the regulator’s power? The high-profile digital regulator Margrethe Vestager is under pressure to prove her approach to US tech firms is successfully increasing competition. By Oscar Williams
Internet How Zoom calls revived my social anxiety If you are instinctively shy or self-conscious, a video call is a uniquely awkward way to communicate. By Sophie McBain
North America How Facebook ad spend predicted the US 2020 election New Statesman analysis shows Donald Trump failed to win in key states where Joe Biden outspent him on social media. By Michael Goodier
Social Media Can the right thrive on Parler? Right-wing personalities are moving away from liberal social media “echo chambers”, but risk building a useless one of their own. By Sarah Manavis
Coronavirus To defeat Covid-19 the UK needs to remember the three Cs Japan presciently identified closed spaces, crowded places and conversations as breeding grounds for the virus. By Stuart Ritchie
Why Covid-19 vaccines offer cause for hope and concern Many are optimistic after news of two vaccines claiming 90 per cent efficacy. But the global search for the most potent immunisation continues – and the road ahead is unclear. By Anjana Ahuja
North America Can Joe Biden's transition team become a progressive administration? Progressive frustration with some of the president-elect’s appointments is premature, but the incoming administration must do more than avoid the worst excesses of the outgoing one. By Emily Tamkin
Europe Why Moscow’s snowless winters are a warning to the world Russia’s warming climate has left it unmoored of its cultural foundations. By Felix Light
Europe How Viktor Orbán’s deepening power in Hungary is breaking the EU Amid a worsening coronavirus pandemic, the ruling party has a new target: LGBT Hungarians. By Ido Vock
Europe The contradictions of French secularism How France’s efforts to prevent religious separatism are dividing the republic. By Joan Wallach Scott
The fight for Jerusalem 1 December 1917: How British troops would come to take the Holy City from the Ottoman Empire. By Anonymous
The right to no 13 January 1995: New York accountant Enrique Oppenheimer refused to attend his department’s sexual harassment course. He may be a modern hero. By Nat Hentoff
The great birth control debate 12 December 1959: How to solve world population growth. By Paul Johnson
