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Vote with pride: LGBT politicians
02 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Chicago votes for a new mayor today. Either way it will become the largest American city run by an African-American woman, but it may also get another...
AK, not quite OK: Turkey’s elections
01 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Turkey’s ruling AK party made historic losses in local elections. Voters, it seems, are fed up with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s economic mism...
Comic’s relief? Ukraine’s presidential race
29 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A television show’s everyman character winds up as president: and now the actor who plays him leads the polls ahead of Ukraine’s election. Many mu...
Another dance ‘round the May poll: Brexit
28 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Britain’s prime minister has promised to step down if Parliament passes her deal with the European Union. That has sparked a leadership contest that...
Seeing the Lighthizer: China trade talks
27 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Another week, another round of negotiations between China and America. But as domestic and economic pressures on both sides have lifted, the path to r...
Loan behold: a global-economy danger
26 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The world has only just recovered from the last global financial shock. But a new trend has economists worried: the rising debt on companies’ balanc...
Collusion elusion: the Mueller report
25 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Mueller, the special counsel, has at last delivered his report on President Donald Trump’s campaign. Will it have disappointed or empowered t...
The never-ending saga: Brexit delayed
22 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
European leaders nixed Theresa May’s request to postpone Brexit for three months, but have given her a short-term reprieve - delaying it by a few we...
Not now, Theresa: Postponing Britain’s EU goodbye
21 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
With just eight days to go before Brexit, Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May wants to extend the leaving date. As an EU summit gathers, Donald Tus...
Alpha Beto: O’Rourke’s appeal
20 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Beto O’Rourke launched his bid for America’s presidency. Despite his relative lack of experience, he’s already been raking in donations. We look...
War and pestilence: Ebola makes a comeback
19 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Five years ago Ebola spread across West Africa, killing more than 10,000 people. In August a fresh outbreak hit the war-torn Democratic Republic of Co...
Replacement anxiety: White supremacist terrorism
18 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The terrorist attack in Christchurch, New Zealand, has left 50 people dead and a lot of unanswered questions. How big a threat are violent white supre...
Can't deal with it: Brexit
15 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been another brutal week for Britain’s prime minister as her deal to leave Europe was swatted down comprehensively—again. As a delay to Bre...
Lights out: Venezuela’s blackout
14 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Power cuts in Caracas have endangered lives and deepened the misery of Venezuelans. It’s another sign of the corruption that pervades the Maduro reg...
Losing the plot: Brexit
13 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The second defeat of British Prime Minister’s plan for withdrawal from the EU has weakened her. But what does it mean for the risk of a no-deal outc...
Flying stop: Boeing
12 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Following a second fatal crash of Boeing’s 737-MAX, China was quick to ground its fleet of the newish airliner. What does this mean for the world’...
The sensitive month: Tibet
11 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
China’s party leaders get nervous in March—a month full of anniversaries that Tibetans hold dear. As the 60th anniversary of Tibet’s uprising ap...
Fifth time unlucky: Algeria’s protests
08 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Widespread protests will continue today against the re-election run of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who hasn’t been heard from since a stroke in ...
Guilt and association: Paul Manafort
07 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager can expect to have the book thrown at him at his sentencing today—the first for crimes revealed b...
Trudeau in trouble: a sunny leader in stormy times
06 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Canada’s fresh-faced leader has been a icon for embattled liberals. But now he faces damaging accusations of meddling in a judicial process. Will Ju...
Xi’ll meet again: China’s People’s Congress opens
05 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The National People's Congress of China gathers today for ten days of deliberations. Tensions with the West over the trade war and disagreement about ...
A thirsty world: the future of water
04 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Fresh water is becoming increasingly scarce, as climate change and population growth puts greater pressure on resources. But the problem is one of mis...
Bibi one more time? Binyamin Netanyahu
01 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Israel’s prime minister has been indicted, pending a hearing, just weeks before an election. We look at the charges he faces, and how he has already...
Line of control: India-Pakistan
28 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Air strikes by India and Pakistan this week represent a worrying flare-up of tensions that have simmered for years. We examine the forces and politics...
Chaos and calculation: Brexit
27 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Grand fissures have opened in Britain’s politics; the two main parties’ leaders are struggling to keep control. What does it all mean for Brexit, ...
Two for the show: Trump meets Kim
26 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
As Kim Jong Un arrives in Vietnam ahead of a second summit with President Donald Trump, we ask about the real prospects for a nuclear-free Korean peni...
It’s bean difficult: the China-America trade war
25 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
As President Donald Trump delays further tariffs on $200bn-worth of Chinese goods, there are hints of an end to the trade war. We assess the damage al...
Alms held up: Venezuela
22 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Venezuela is in dire need of humanitarian aid, and Juan Guaidó, the interim president, has pledged to deliver it tomorrow. Will Nicolás Maduro, the ...
Sins of the fathers: the Vatican and child abuse
21 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Vatican is hosting a high-profile meeting on child abuse by the clergy. It’s a topic that has been woefully overlooked, and one that threatens t...
Prince on tour: Muhammad bin Salman
20 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Muhammad bin Salman, the Saudi crown prince, is on a tour of Asia, striking deals and trying to polish his image. What kind of influence will he have ...
Labour’s love lost: British politics
19 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Seven parliamentarians have split from Britain’s opposition Labour party. That could change the calculus of Brexit, and just might be the nucleus of...
State of the unionising: Amazon
18 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We examine the aftermath of the online behemoth’s withdrawal of its New York expansion plans, and speak with its Midwestern workers about growing ta...
Emergency measures: America’s border deal
15 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
President Donald Trump is expected to declare a national emergency today, to fund his southern-border wall. We ask why that would be an uncomfortable ...
IS this the end? Islamic State’s last stand
14 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In Syria the few remaining Islamic State fighters are hemmed in. The caliphate’s territory may be diminished, but the idea will live on. A Valentine...
It’s not easy: the Green New Deal
13 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
As America’s Senate majority leader pledges a vote on the Green New Deal, a sweeping set of policies around climate and much more, we examine just w...
Independents’ day: Catalans on trial
12 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today 12 leaders of Spain’s Catalonia region go on trial, accused of rebellion. The proceedings will lay bare long-running tensions about democracy ...
You say you want: Revisiting Iran’s revolution
11 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We examine how the echoes of Iran’s revolution, 40 years ago, still influence how the Islamic Republic deals with the West today. Harley Davidson ha...
Princess unbridled: Thai politics
08 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A Thai princess enters the running for prime minister—a development that reshuffles the country’s centres of power completely. Our obituaries edit...
The Intelligence: Weapons redrawn
07 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
After America and Russia pull out out of a cold war-era weapons treaty, we examine the picture of global stability without it. Our China columnist vis...
The Intelligence: Credible, but critical
06 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today the Trump administration is expected to announce its nomination for head of the World Bank today. He’s a Treasury official with a sharply crit...
The Intelligence: Don’t despair, America
05 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight President Trump will deliver his State of the Union address; we ask what he’ll be saying, and what the state of the union really is. Yesterd...
The Intelligence: A despot’s calculation
04 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Internal and international pressure on President Nicolás Maduro brings Venezuela to the brink of change. As Facebook turns 15, it’s lurching from c...
The Intelligence: Be careful on the way out
01 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
As progress appears to have been made in peace talks between America and the Taliban, the Senate urges the Trump administration not to rush for the do...
The Intelligence: Down and out in “iPhone City”
31 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
As trade talks with China continue in Washington, our correspondent takes a trip to China’s “iPhone City” to see how the country’s slowdown is...
The Intelligence: This is not a coup
30 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
International pressure is mounting on the dictatorial regime of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro. As he hints at negotiations with a resurgent opposition...
The Intelligence: Deal, delay or dither?
29 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It’s another crucial vote in the Brexit saga as Prime Minister Theresa May learns whether her leaving plan will be derailed or delayed. Autonomous w...
The Intelligence: Trailer
23 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Intelligence is a new current-affairs podcast, published every weekday by Economist Radio, that provides a unique perspective on the events shapin...
The World Ahead: Trailer
05 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Coming soon: a new future-gazing series from The Economist that examines an assortment of speculative scenarios, what-if conjectures and provocative p...
Babbage: Trailer
06 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Babbage is our weekly podcast on science and technology, named after Charles Babbage—a 19th-century polymath and grandfather of computing. Host Alok...
Money Talks: Trailer
05 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Take a seat at the table and learn about the biggest stories in financial markets, the economy and business. Each week our editors and correspondents ...