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Checks and Balance: Strike while it's hot

Hinzugefügt: 15. September 2023

Joe Biden likes to boast that he is the most pro-union president in American history. His fondness for unions, though, has been tested by a wave of strikes. In office, President Biden has regularly...

Support systems: allies debate Ukraine’s tactics

Hinzugefügt: 15. September 2023

As progress on the front line slows, Western countries are divided over how the army should proceed. There are disagreements about where should be targeted and how, and with autumn around the...

Money Talks: China’s property crisis

Hinzugefügt: 14. September 2023

Thousands of building projects across China have been halted or dramatically slowed as a rolling crisis engulfs the country’s property sector. The government’s “three red lines” policy sought to...

Refresh your feed: introducing Economist Podcasts+

Hinzugefügt: 14. September 2023

For 17 years, The Economist has brought you a host of brilliant shows. Now we are taking that even further. But to bring you even more of the content that you love, we need your support. Why...

Babbage: Mustafa Suleyman on how to prepare for the age of AI

Hinzugefügt: 13. September 2023

Artificial intelligence and biotechnology are at the vanguard of a new era of humanity, according to Mustafa Suleyman. The entrepreneur has been at the forefront of AI development for over a decade...

Babbage: Mustafa Suleyman on how to prepare for the age of AI

Hinzugefügt: 13. September 2023

Artificial intelligence and biotechnology are at the vanguard of a new era of humanity, according to Mustafa Suleyman. The entrepreneur has been at the forefront of AI development for over a decade...

Chilean effect: the 50th anniversary of the coup

Hinzugefügt: 13. September 2023

On September 11th 1973, president Salvador Allende shot himself in the head after being overthrown in a coup, giving rise to the violent rule of General Augusto Pinochet. But citizens are divided...

Chilean effect: the 50th anniversary of the coup

Hinzugefügt: 13. September 2023

On September 11th 1973, president Salvador Allende shot himself in the head after being overthrown in a coup, giving rise to the violent rule of General Augusto Pinochet. But citizens are divided...

Drum Tower: Nuclear reaction

Hinzugefügt: 12. September 2023

Chinese social media is awash with disinformation about nuclear wastewater. Ever since August 24, when Japan began to release treated wastewater from the Fukushima plant, China’s state media has...

Drum Tower: Nuclear reaction

Hinzugefügt: 12. September 2023

Chinese social media is awash with disinformation about nuclear wastewater. Ever since August 24, when Japan began to release treated wastewater from the Fukushima plant, China’s state media has...

Midnight train to Moscow: Kim Jong Un cosies up with Russia

Hinzugefügt: 12. September 2023

In a rare trip outside of the hermit state, it seems the dictator is planning to meet with Vladimir Putin. With the prospect of an arms deal on the table, how worried should the international...

Midnight train to Moscow: Kim Jong Un cosies up with Russia

Hinzugefügt: 12. September 2023

In a rare trip outside of the hermit state, it seems the dictator is planning to meet with Vladimir Putin. With the prospect of an arms deal on the table, how worried should the international...

Editor’s Picks: September 11th 2023

Hinzugefügt: 11. September 2023

A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, the future of the Middle East, Wall Street’s race to wealth management (10:00), and how...

Editor’s Picks: September 11th 2023

Hinzugefügt: 11. September 2023

A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, the future of the Middle East, Wall Street’s race to wealth management (10:00), and how...

Preparing for the long war: an interview with President Zelensky

Hinzugefügt: 11. September 2023

As the counter-offensive continues, Ukrainian forces are running out of time to make substantial gains. Diplomatic attempts to isolate Russia have failed and progress on the front lines is slowing....

Preparing for the long war: an interview with President Zelensky

Hinzugefügt: 11. September 2023

As the counter-offensive continues, Ukrainian forces are running out of time to make substantial gains. Diplomatic attempts to isolate Russia have failed and progress on the front lines is slowing....

Checks and Balance: Intelligence test

Hinzugefügt: 8. September 2023

Countries with a collective population of four billion will vote for leaders next year. There are fears that recent advances in generative artificial intelligence will make voters more vulnerable...

Checks and Balance: Intelligence test

Hinzugefügt: 8. September 2023

Countries with a collective population of four billion will vote for leaders next year. There are fears that recent advances in generative artificial intelligence will make voters more vulnerable...

Moves over: American house prices

Hinzugefügt: 8. September 2023

The highest interest rates in years should lead to a fall in house prices. But peculiarities of America’s mortgage market are driving them up. Egg-freezing was supposed to give women more control...

Moves over: American house prices

Hinzugefügt: 8. September 2023

The highest interest rates in years should lead to a fall in house prices. But peculiarities of America’s mortgage market are driving them up. Egg-freezing was supposed to give women more control...