Annalena Baerbock: the woman who could become Germany's first Green chancellor Baerbock embodies the once-fringe party's emergence as a force capable of conquering the German political centre. By Jeremy Cliffe
Economy Why the threat posed by Covid-19 to the global economy is not over The failure to vaccinate much of the world and the danger posed by new mutations will continue to depress growth. By James Meadway
Coronavirus Why do pictures of busy outdoor pubs still trigger panic about Covid-19? We know that outdoor transmission is essentially non-existent, so why are images of people distancing in beer gardens met with sneering online? By Sarah Manavis
Africa Zones of anarchy: Inside the chaos and depravity of Libya’s long civil war While there is relative calm in Tripoli, in Benghazi a tumultuous and bloody reordering is taking place. By Quentin Sommerville
Polling Exclusive: French people feel unsafe taking AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson vaccines Around half of those surveyed said they would feel unsafe taking either of the jabs, according to new polling for the New Statesman. By Ido Vock
The Staggers Should Boris Johnson call a snap Scottish independence referendum? Nicola Sturgeon is right to fear that an early vote could favour the unionist side. By Chris Deerin
UK David Cameron and the great sell-out Why the humiliation of the former prime minister is a fitting end to an era of politics that turned the state into a business. By John Gray
UK How an outburst of violence exposed Northern Ireland as a failed state On the 100th anniversary of the state they helped create, Ulster unionists are in thrall to a sense of doom. Will the constitutional experiment soon be over? By Leo McKinstry
Books Why work lost its worth The shared moral project of the next decade will be restoring the link between labour, community and a meaningful life. By Rowan Williams
Books Hunter Biden’s Beautiful Things is a moving addiction memoir A new book by the son of the US president is powerful on the personal – but weak on politics. By Emily Tamkin
TV & Radio The BBC’s latest talent show All That Glitters lacks charisma Despite bland presenters and judges, jewellery-making is a balm even the tiredest format cannot quite ruin. By Rachel Cooke
The Staggers Should Boris Johnson call a snap Scottish independence referendum? Nicola Sturgeon is right to fear that an early vote could favour the unionist side. By Chris Deerin
UK Can Boris Johnson’s Tories really keep themselves free of David Cameron’s scandal? The Conservatives are feigning horror at something that has, ultimately, taken place under 11 years of Conservative rule. By Ailbhe Rea
The Staggers How the Greensill scandal has become more dangerous for the Conservatives By Stephen Bush
Scotland Scottish independence poll tracker: will Scotland vote to leave the UK? The New Statesman's Scottish election forecast model. By Ben Walker
Health Trust me, I’m 001 Doctor: The private health firm mishandling quarantine The story of a UK government-approved testing service, Matt Hancock’s “revolving door” of digital health lobbying, and the mystery of missing Covid tests. By Anoosh Chakelian
UK Shirley Williams was a pioneer, and with her death a curtain falls on a historic era The late MP stood and spoke for three causes on which time has drawn a veil: Labour and the economy, education, and the SDP. By Philip Collins
8519, 8522, 8415, 8457, 8458, 8459 Madoff and me: How I lost my father to the world’s biggest Ponzi scheme Bernie Madoff, the man behind the most devastating financial fraud in history, has died. Willard Foxton reflects on how white-collar crime brought tragedy to his family.
8519, 8524 Business data shows the Nordics aren't as progressive as we think While the Nordic nations are rated as being among the most equal in the world, gender stereotypes prevail in many workplaces across the region.
8519, 8415, 8493 "This risks creating an arms race": inside Europe's battle over the future of quantum computing Citing security concerns, the EU is threatening to cut British scientists out of a key research programme. Are the concerns justified, or is this an act of Brexit-inspired retaliation?
8519, 8522 Coinbase IPO: like it or not, you’re now invested in Bitcoin The great success of cryptocurrencies has not been their technology, but their ability to inveigle themselves into the financial system.
8519, 8522, 8268, 8328 Britain is becoming the sick man of the G20 Our trackers show the UK’s economic recovery will be slower than that of almost any other advanced economy.
Books Musa Okwonga’s One of Them: an elegantly written memoir of his Eton days This detailed exploration of life at Eton slips along so gracefully that I spent the last few chapters in a state of horror that the book didn’t have much longer to run. By Stephen Bush
Books Philip Roth and the repellent What is most disturbing in Blake Bailey’s biography is not Roth’s behaviour, but his biographer’s apparently unthinking alignment with it. By Erica Wagner
Film The ghost of James Gandolfini in Enough Said Nicole Holofcener’s 2013 romantic comedy captures Gandolfini’s spirit and irrepressible charm. By Simran Hans
Books Why work lost its worth The shared moral project of the next decade will be restoring the link between labour, community and a meaningful life. By Rowan Williams
Books How Dürer shaped the modern world Philip Hoare explores how the artist’s obsession with science, magic and self-promotion paved the way for our existential age. By Sue Prideaux
Books Paul Kagame: the hidden dictator How Paul Kagame’s Rwandan regime wooed the global elite. By Martin Fletcher
Coronavirus Why do pictures of busy outdoor pubs still trigger panic about Covid-19? We know that outdoor transmission is essentially non-existent, so why are images of people distancing in beer gardens met with sneering online? By Sarah Manavis
Coronavirus Why has the Covid-19 vaccine had such high uptake in the UK? Despite fears over anti-vaxx conspiracies, public confidence has remained strong. But can the government take credit for the lack of hesitancy? By Sarah Manavis
Coronavirus 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
Social Media Memes and meaning: Why our online habits are more than just distractions We turn to memes to help make sense of our chaotic existence, taking comfort in the shared experience of internet culture. By Emily Bootle
Feminism Why the porn industry must be called to answer on rape culture in schools Aggressive sexual culture isn’t created in a bubble, so why do we expect schools to tackle it as such? By Louise Perry
UK How the traffic light travel system will “almost inevitably” lead to rising Covid-19 cases The government’s plan for international travel could compromise the success of the vaccine roll-out. By Harry Clarke-Ezzidio
North America Why it’s implausible for Joe Biden to say the US was “successful” in Afghanistan After two decades of American presence in Afghanistan, the Taliban is resurgent. By Emily Tamkin
Observations “It’s hardly a diplomatic secret that Boris Johnson is a liar” The former French ambassador to the UK discusses her career and why all politicians should avoid referendums. By Sophie McBain
Books Paul Kagame: the hidden dictator How Paul Kagame’s Rwandan regime wooed the global elite. By Martin Fletcher
South America “A threat to the world”: Brazil’s Covid-19 tragedy Lax lockdowns, a slow vaccine roll-out and the spread of a new Covid variant have resulted in the highest number of daily deaths in the world. By Katharine Swindells
Politics Electoral reform ain't the answer 4 September 1987: Tony Blair, Labour's shadow trade and industry spokesperson, on the party's growing affection for proportional representation. By Tony Blair
Glenda Jackson on the race for mayor 29 November 1999: Glenda Jackson has excised all traces of a starry past; now, sure that a tortoise can win, she plods on in the race for mayor. By Mary Riddell
Staying human 18 April 1969: Julian Mitchell reviews Philip Roth’s Portnoy’s Complaint. By Julian Mitchell
Mr Lloyd George 18 September 1915: Can we be sure that the man who was primarily responsible for these blunders has not a worse blunder in store for us? By New Statesman
Why women deny their bodies 14 February 1986: The very food a woman is expected to give others as an expression of her caring – and duty – towards them, is forbidden to herself. By Susie Orbach
Losing the game 16 July 1971: If only Rab Butler had possessed the killer instinct, he could conceivably have become prime minister on three different occasions. By Anthony Howard
