Is it still worth going to university?
2025-10-20
For decades the path to a nice life was clear: go to university, find a job, then watch the money come in. But today graduates are struggling. Is a degree still worth it?
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Can Germany keep the hard right from power?
2025-10-16
Germany’s hard-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD, is more popular than ever. One in four Germans now support it. Yet despite its rise, the party remains shut out of power.
Famous readers of The Economist quiz our top editors
2025-10-11
Five famous readers of The Economist pose some tricky questions about the paper’s history to Zanny Minton Beddoes, our editor-in-chief, and Edward Carr, our deputy editor, in the inaugural quiz on The Insider, The Economist’s in-depth weekly discussion show.
You can watch the full episode here: econ.st/4obWt04
00:00 – Bill Gates asks his question on an advert from the 1990s
00:59 – John Micklethwait’s question on The Simpsons
01:30 – Fareed Zakaria asks his question on The Economist’s obits
02:08 – Mark Rutte’s question on the longest edition of the paper
02:38 – Amal Clooney poses a question on the youngest editor-in-chief
#billgates #amalclooney #quiz #history #thesimpsons
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