
The fires keep burning
How the killing by police of George Floyd convulsed the United States.
ByNew Times,
New Thinking.
How the killing by police of George Floyd convulsed the United States.
ByDuring his turbulent career, the philosopher and diplomat was fascinated by plagues and their lethal effects – and his…
ByWhat connects the most brazen forms of state violence against black people and the struggles of BAME coronavirus patients is systemic…
ByAs Victoria's soldiers fought in South Africa, some of the era's best known authors reported home. Their writing shaped…
ByOver the past 120 years, working mothers have gone from being considered a social problem to a social norm.
ByA new poem from Pascale Petit.
ByHaunting and gently chaotic, this International Booker Prize-shortlisted novel is a rare and strident debut.
ByWhen Louise Bourgeois’s work was exhibited, male critics balked at its palpable rage. Ten years after she died, her Red Rooms…
ByThe serf-owning painter who turned to Mother Russia for his subjects.
ByThe Archers is "corona-proof" because it can't get any more boring than it is already. Fans simply cannot lose. …
ByIn this comedy of affairs and second wives, we see the family as I like to see it: generous,…
ByRichard Kelly's science-fiction comedy was widely derided on release in 2006, but it has since found a cult audience.
ByIf it must be compared to Steve Carell's last leading role in TV comedy, this has fewer jokes and…
ByIn a time of crisis, what can sporting leadership tell us about the real thing?
ByNow that I think about it, the cinema is probably the place where my phone is farthest from my…
ByHow the crisis has exposed the fragile state of the Union and turned the UK government into a de…
ByEven if an effective vaccine does emerge, its value as a tool for reopening economies will trigger squabbles over…
ByWhy the biggest challenge to Johnson’s administration is the Scottish parliament election, as the SNP aims to secure a mandate…
ByThe morning after the Prime Minister announced the start of lockdown, I woke up with a fever, dry cough and…
ByThe government appears content to keep the NHS from being overwhelmed, not to prevent people dying.
ByA militarised over-reaction by the US government to legitimate domestic protests is a gift to dictators across the world.
ByTory cuts and their disdain for health and safety have come home to roost: the inspectors we need to get a…
ByThe pianist on the serenity of Beethoven.
ByWhy the hard right is fighting lockdown.
ByHow the rapper voiced America’s pain.
ByYour weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
ByA selection of the best letters received from our readers this week. Email letters@newstatesman.co.uk to have your thoughts voiced in the New…
ByCovid-19 has newly exposed the systematic racial and economic inequalities that riddle the UK and the US.
ByThe Booker-longlisted novelist on Nigeria, Law & Order and the Bible
ByThree more months. Three months! If it were a printed letter, I would crumple it up and lob it…
ByI consume as much of the city as I can, until I don’t know who I am without it.
ByIt is curiously intimate, using someone else’s computer.
ByNothing compares, in elegance and vital energy, to the ferns.
ByTory cuts and their disdain for health and safety have come home to roost: the inspectors we need to get a…
ByThe pianist on the serenity of Beethoven.
ByWhy the hard right is fighting lockdown.
ByThe morning after the Prime Minister announced the start of lockdown, I woke up with a fever, dry cough and…
ByHow the rapper voiced America’s pain.
ByYour weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
ByWhy the biggest challenge to Johnson’s administration is the Scottish parliament election, as the SNP aims to secure a mandate…
ByEven if an effective vaccine does emerge, its value as a tool for reopening economies will trigger squabbles over…
ByHow the crisis has exposed the fragile state of the Union and turned the UK government into a de…
ByA selection of the best letters received from our readers this week. Email letters@newstatesman.co.uk to have your thoughts voiced in the New…
ByNow that I think about it, the cinema is probably the place where my phone is farthest from my…
ByIn a time of crisis, what can sporting leadership tell us about the real thing?
ByA new poem from Pascale Petit.
ByThe government appears content to keep the NHS from being overwhelmed, not to prevent people dying.
ByIf it must be compared to Steve Carell's last leading role in TV comedy, this has fewer jokes and…
ByHaunting and gently chaotic, this International Booker Prize-shortlisted novel is a rare and strident debut.
ByRichard Kelly's science-fiction comedy was widely derided on release in 2006, but it has since found a cult audience.
ByThe Archers is "corona-proof" because it can't get any more boring than it is already. Fans simply cannot lose. …
ByA militarised over-reaction by the US government to legitimate domestic protests is a gift to dictators across the world.
ByIn this comedy of affairs and second wives, we see the family as I like to see it: generous,…
ByNothing compares, in elegance and vital energy, to the ferns.
ByIt is curiously intimate, using someone else’s computer.
ByI consume as much of the city as I can, until I don’t know who I am without it.
ByThree more months. Three months! If it were a printed letter, I would crumple it up and lob it…
ByThe Booker-longlisted novelist on Nigeria, Law & Order and the Bible
ByCovid-19 has newly exposed the systematic racial and economic inequalities that riddle the UK and the US.
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