Checks and Balance from The Economist
Episodes
Trailer: Boss Class Season 2
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Good bosses are rare. They don’t have to be. The skills of management can be learned.The Economist’s management columnist, Andrew Palmer, is here ...
Trailer: Scam Inc
24 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A sophisticated, predatory, multi-billion dollar industry is emerging from the shadows. It already rivals the size of the illicit drug trade. And it’...
Election results: a brief message from John Prideaux
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
John Prideaux, Charlotte Howard and Idrees Kahloon are on today's edition of The Intelligence with their take on the election results so far. To liste...
A key Keystone: the race for Pennsylvania
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Whoever wins Pennsylvania will probably win the presidency: according to The Economist’s forecast model it’s the most likely tipping point state. ...
Woke croaks: “peak woke” has passed
27 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Over the past decade a form of wokeness arose on the illiberal left, characterised by extreme pessimism about America and its capacity to make progres...
Election rejection: fears of a contested result
20 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Republicans are already preparing to contest the result if Kamala Harris wins the presidency. American elections demand patience and trust, but with D...
Open to debate: Harris and Trump clash
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On Tuesday night in Philadelphia Donald Trump and Kamala Harris took part in what might be the only debate between them in this campaign. The race is ...
Trailer: Boom!
02 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How did two old, unpopular men end up running for the world's most demanding job? It’s the question John Prideaux, The Economist’s US editor, gets...
Trailer: The Modi Raj
01 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Narendra Modi is one of the most popular politicians on the planet. India’s prime minister is eyeing a third term atop the world’s biggest democra...
Choose this podcast: abortion and the election
31 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In 2022 the Supreme Court gave control of abortion back to “the people and their elected representatives.” This November will be the greatest test...
Checks and Balance: Aid, and a bet
26 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For months, a big foreign-aid deal looked like it was going nowhere in the House of Representatives. Now $95bn of support is heading out the door. How...
Checks and Balance: Capitol gains
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
While America’s focus has been on the presidential election, the race for Congress is even more volatile. With razor-thin majorities in the House an...
Checks and Balance: Growth states
15 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s not long since America was widely thought to be on the brink of recession. Instead the economy expanded by 3% in 2023, and continues to defy ex...
Checks and Balance: Strike accord
10 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
America has launched strikes against Iranian-backed militias in the Middle East, in response to an attack on a base in Jordan where three US troops di...
Checks and Balance: Biden or bust
05 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Biden’s chances against Donald Trump in November do not look good. He is unpopular and his age puts many Americans off. How did it come to this?...
Checks and Balance: Year all about it
17 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If the election were held tomorrow, Donald Trump would probably be the favourite to win. How should we be thinking about the race with a year to...
Checks and Balance: Well enough alone?
27 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On foreign policy, trade and immigration, the Republican Party wants America to push the world away. This is a departure, but also a return to what th...
Checks and Balance: Trailer
17 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
US editor John Prideaux and his colleagues from across the US and around the world go beyond the headlines and the horserace to delve deeper into the ...