The race for a Covid-19 vaccine
As the pandemic accelerates, the world waits for the discovery of a vaccine. But there is no guarantee one…
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Race for the vaccine
Personal Story: Venus Williams and me
Williams was a sideways dream-self, having been given the same ration of days as me, and in them achieved…
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The new wobbly world order
How Britain can make itself relevant in an age of uncertainty and intensifying great power rivalry.
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How to imagine the death of capitalism
The economic consequences of Covid-19 will be devastating. But the crisis presents a historic opportunity to transform our way…
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The new age of autocrats
From Putin to Trump: why political strongmen keep winning.
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Inside the feminist publisher that upended the literary world
How a generation of women rewrote the rules of publishing in the 1970s.
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Laurence C Smith’s Rivers of Power: how water shapes our world
Why rivers are crucial for providing food, rubbish disposal, power generation, and stress relief.
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Shokoofeh Azar’s The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree: a powerful family saga
This is a fiercely clever work of fiction.
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Sisyphus // Roger Ailes
A new poem by John Sibley Williams.
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First Thoughts: Wearing face masks in the summer, a nation of shoppers and the return of the West Indies
Only 36 per cent of Britons wear masks in public places, against 90 per cent in Singapore, 85 in…
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The greats outdoors: Van Dyck’s bucolic backgrounds
The lesser spotted landscapes of Anthony van Dyck.
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How do we talk about work in a pandemic?
Podcasts about work are grappling with the changes brought about by the coronavirus crisis.
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Chinonye Chukwu’s Clemency: a study of the effect that the death penalty has on the living
Alfre Woodard’s peerless acting makes a lasting impression in this death row drama.
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From phone hacking to family dramas: the revelations of BBC Two’s The Rise of the Murdoch Dynasty
Come to these films expecting glamour and you might be disappointed. Yes, there are pots of money and at…
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Bloodsport, a podcast exposing the drug scandals of the 2012 Olympics
Spies in labs, bootless medical commissions, meaningless victories.
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Letter of the week: The climate compromise
A selection of the best letters received from our readers this week. Email letters@newstatesman.co.uk to have your thoughts voiced…
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Leader: Learning to live with the virus
The sobering reality that the world must face is that a vaccine may never be developed. Rather than defeating…
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I spent a whole weekend pondering which was in a worse state, my blood or my memory?
I wonder if, on Monday, the doctor will tell me I am going on an Awfully Big Adventure, or…
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The most interesting non-alcoholic drinks on offer, for when sense takes over from my love of wine
As the world of no- and low-alcohol (or “nolo”) beverages expands, there is even the odd palatable alcohol-free wine.
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Lockdown has forced us all to change. For some young players it has been the chance of a lifetime
The prime example is Mason Greenwood of Man United, aged only 18, in his debut season. He has astonished…
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David Mitchell Q&A: “I follow ‘lefty loosey, righty tighty’ every time”
The author talks growing tomatoes, Professor Brian Cox, and a victory for Liverpool FC.
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I never thought I’d become a runner – but, over the past few months, something changed
Running isn't necessarily the spiritual exerience it's sold as, but it has the capacity for emotional clarity I never…
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Haunted by the ghosts of 1940: why Britain is truly alone in the world
The vote to leave the EU in 2016 drew on the deep well of nostalgia for the moment when…
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The fight to save local news
New York based journalist David Brand on how the pandemic has accelerated the crisis facing US local news.
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Commons Confidential: Westminster sobriety
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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The pathologies of President Donald Trump: Mary L Trump’s persuasive if unsurprising book on her uncle
Too Much and Never Enough is an account of the desolate childhood that “created the world’s most dangerous man”.
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Yes, we should follow the scientists, but sometimes we should listen to the armchair experts too
Non-scientists can perform the useful task of testing and interrogating the case made by the scientists.
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Why second terms for illiberal leaders are different, and more dangerous, than first ones
The past week provided three depressing reminders that we live in an age defined by the march of illiberal populism.
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Why lockdown has left me terrified that I might never create “great art”
Do we really want to write books, or do we want to have written them? This is something lockdown…
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The United States is usually a place of perpetual motion. But now society is stuck on hold
Because the US continues to fail to get to grips with the pandemic – with 60,000 new cases a day…
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Luke Harding’s diary: The Russia report, struggles with Covid-19, and my virtual book launch
For three months I had on-off symptoms; each time I thought I had beaten the virus it came roaring…
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For patients like Gaby and Rhodri, Covid-19 itself isn’t deadly, but it can disguise the diseases that are
Cancer Research UK estimates that 20,000 cases will have gone undiagnosed.
By Luke Harding’s diary: The Russia report, struggles with Covid-19, and my virtual book launch
For three months I had on-off symptoms; each time I thought I had beaten the virus it came roaring…
By The United States is usually a place of perpetual motion. But now society is stuck on hold
Because the US continues to fail to get to grips with the pandemic – with 60,000 new cases a day…
By Why second terms for illiberal leaders are different, and more dangerous, than first ones
The past week provided three depressing reminders that we live in an age defined by the march of illiberal populism.
By The pathologies of President Donald Trump: Mary L Trump’s persuasive if unsurprising book on her uncle
Too Much and Never Enough is an account of the desolate childhood that “created the world’s most dangerous man”.
By First Thoughts: Wearing face masks in the summer, a nation of shoppers and the return of the West Indies
Only 36 per cent of Britons wear masks in public places, against 90 per cent in Singapore, 85 in…
By The fight to save local news
New York based journalist David Brand on how the pandemic has accelerated the crisis facing US local news.
By Commons Confidential: Westminster sobriety
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
By Why lockdown has left me terrified that I might never create “great art”
Do we really want to write books, or do we want to have written them? This is something lockdown…
By Haunted by the ghosts of 1940: why Britain is truly alone in the world
The vote to leave the EU in 2016 drew on the deep well of nostalgia for the moment when…
By Letter of the week: The climate compromise
A selection of the best letters received from our readers this week. Email letters@newstatesman.co.uk to have your thoughts voiced…
By Yes, we should follow the scientists, but sometimes we should listen to the armchair experts too
Non-scientists can perform the useful task of testing and interrogating the case made by the scientists.
By Sisyphus // Roger Ailes
A new poem by John Sibley Williams.
By For patients like Gaby and Rhodri, Covid-19 itself isn’t deadly, but it can disguise the diseases that are
Cancer Research UK estimates that 20,000 cases will have gone undiagnosed.
By Laurence C Smith’s Rivers of Power: how water shapes our world
Why rivers are crucial for providing food, rubbish disposal, power generation, and stress relief.
By Shokoofeh Azar’s The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree: a powerful family saga
This is a fiercely clever work of fiction.
By How do we talk about work in a pandemic?
Podcasts about work are grappling with the changes brought about by the coronavirus crisis.
By Chinonye Chukwu’s Clemency: a study of the effect that the death penalty has on the living
Alfre Woodard’s peerless acting makes a lasting impression in this death row drama.
By Leader: Learning to live with the virus
The sobering reality that the world must face is that a vaccine may never be developed. Rather than defeating…
By From phone hacking to family dramas: the revelations of BBC Two’s The Rise of the Murdoch Dynasty
Come to these films expecting glamour and you might be disappointed. Yes, there are pots of money and at…
By Bloodsport, a podcast exposing the drug scandals of the 2012 Olympics
Spies in labs, bootless medical commissions, meaningless victories.
By The most interesting non-alcoholic drinks on offer, for when sense takes over from my love of wine
As the world of no- and low-alcohol (or “nolo”) beverages expands, there is even the odd palatable alcohol-free wine.
By I spent a whole weekend pondering which was in a worse state, my blood or my memory?
I wonder if, on Monday, the doctor will tell me I am going on an Awfully Big Adventure, or…
By I never thought I’d become a runner – but, over the past few months, something changed
Running isn't necessarily the spiritual exerience it's sold as, but it has the capacity for emotional clarity I never…
By Lockdown has forced us all to change. For some young players it has been the chance of a lifetime
The prime example is Mason Greenwood of Man United, aged only 18, in his debut season. He has astonished…
By David Mitchell Q&A: “I follow ‘lefty loosey, righty tighty’ every time”
The author talks growing tomatoes, Professor Brian Cox, and a victory for Liverpool FC.
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