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Will Donald Trump’s revolution succeed?

2025-04-29

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The first 100 days of Donald Trump’s second term have been the most consequential of any president this century. He is leading a revolutionary project that aspires to remake the economy, the bureaucracy, culture and even the idea of America itself. The question for the next 1,361 days is: will he succeed?

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Trailer: Boss Class Season 2

2025-04-28

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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 to help. The second season of Boss Class features leaders at some of the world’s best performing companies, from Levi’s to Novo Nordisk to Google. New episodes are out weekly starting May 12th. To listen to the full series, subscribe to Economist Podcasts+:...

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Modi behaviour: will India retaliate against Pakistan?

2025-04-28

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Tensions between India and Pakistan have flared after the terrorist attack in Kashmir (https://www.economist.com/asia/2025/04/27/tensions-soar-as-india-weighs-how-to-hit-pakistan?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners)last week. Our correspondent explains what Narendra Modi may do next. Why even priests and the...

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Why is Canada’s election so significant?

2025-04-27

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Never before in Canada has public opinion changed so quickly and deeply as it has since Justin Trudeau resigned and Donald Trump returned as US president. With Mark Carney's Liberal Party on track to win, Robert Russo, our Canada correspondent, explores this dramatic shift

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Can Trump run for a third term?

2025-04-25

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The US president insists there are “methods” he could use to stay in office. We explain the obstacles in Trump’s way and why he likes to keep the idea alive #donaldtrump #politics

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Carney score: last days of Canada’s campaign

2025-04-25

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Canada’s sovereignty has loomed large in the federal election campaign (https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2025/04/23/captain-canada-carney-gains-in-the-maple-leaf-v-maga-election?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners), but beyond the show of national unity the country’s media and political landscape is...

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Could AI help the climate?

2025-04-24

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Will AI help or hinder the climate? Alex Hern, AI writer, and Rachel Dobbs, environment editor, join Alok Jha to discuss on Babbage, our science and technology podcast

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Is the world still working from home?

2025-04-24

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From mid-week golf to living in the suburbs, working from home has brought many benefits. The Economist's Archie Hall discusses the pros and cons on The Intelligence

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Fed man walking? Trump v Powell

2025-04-24

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First, Jerome Powell, chairman of the Federal Reserve, was for the chop; then he was safe. As elsewhere President Donald Trump’s flip-flopping (https://www.economist.com/leaders/2025/04/23/president-trumps-attacks-on-the-fed-are-not-over?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners) chips away at American credibility....

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The Wile E. Coyote Recession

2025-04-24

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2025-04-24

So where are corporate profits going to come from as globalization, price-gouging, planned obsolescence, shrinkflation and immiseration run out of rope?

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What’s the best way to negotiate with Donald Trump?

2025-04-23

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As countries around the world reel from the announcement of his tariffs, leaders are trying everything from flattery to threats in the hope of a deal

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Division multiplication: the UAE’s foreign meddling

2025-04-23

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The United Arab Emirates projects an image of level-headed calm in the Gulf. Its actions abroad, however, betray a far more divisive (https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2025/04/16/the-uae-preaches-unity-at-home-but-pursues-division-abroad?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners) and ideological...

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Cardinals in: choosing the next pope

2025-04-22

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As the cardinals of the coming conclave prepare, our correspondent considers what will guide them. Which of the church’s challenges (https://www.economist.com/international/2025/04/21/the-coming-struggle-to-choose-the-next-pope?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners) will the next pope be elected to address? In...

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Do immigrants drain the public finances?

2025-04-22

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Do immigrants actually undercut welfare systems and drain public finances? Our economics editor, Henry Curr, takes on this claim #economics #immigration

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What’s "Normal" in a Hyper-Normalized World?

2025-04-21

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2025-04-21

Now that the entire economy depends on these hyper-normalized speculative bubbles for its "growth" and "wealth," there is a profound fear of a future based not on artifice but on the real world.

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A man of the people: Pope Francis has died

2025-04-21

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He shunned fancy vestments and paid surprise visits to prisons and hospitals: our obituaries editor reflects on the life of a reform-minded pontiff (https://www.economist.com/obituary/2025/04/21/pope-francis-changed-the-catholic-church-but-not-as-much-as-he-hoped?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners) who...

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Weekly Market Pulse: Peak America?

2025-04-21

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2025-04-21

The US economy has been the envy of the world for a long time, especially after the 2008 financial crisis and the COVID pandemic. Our economy has grown faster than just about any other in the developed world thanks in large part to the extraordinary performance of our technology sector. Our markets for debt and equity are the largest and most liquid on the planet. The US economy represents roughly 25% of global GDP but our stocks make up over 50%...

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How are time zones decided?

2025-04-20

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It's not just the sun that decides what time it is, but national identities, rivalries and governments too. Our interactive data journalist, Olivia Vane, examines how politics shapes the world's time zones

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Gene genies: CRISPR’s critical moment

2025-04-18

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It is a Nobel-winning idea with untold promise in health care, agriculture and more. We examine what must change (https://www.economist.com/leaders/2025/02/26/crispr-technologies-hold-enormous-promise-for-farming-and-medicine?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners) in order to capture those benefits. Asia’s love...

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Trump’s fickle, Xi’s pickle: the dynamic driving US-China tensions

2025-04-17

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President Xi Jinping’s style of negotiating is staid, distanced, a quiet projection of power. President Donald Trump’s is not. That dynamic is complicating (https://www.economist.com/international/2025/04/15/xi-jinpings-trump-sized-puzzle?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners) their gargantuan standoff. Spain...

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