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Hail Harris: the Democratic convention begins

2024-08-19

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As Democrats convene in Chicago, polls suggest Kamala Harris (https://www.economist.com/leaders/2024/08/15/our-forecast-puts-kamala-harris-and-donald-trump-neck-and-neck?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) is ahead by a whisker in the US presidential race. Can the party sustain the momentum? In hospital,...

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Landing padded: the global-recession risk

2024-08-16

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Inflation, interest rates and jobless numbers are on healthy trends; markets are gaining back ground. As the spectre of global recession fades (https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2024/08/07/a-global-recession-is-not-in-prospect?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) we ask why fear has persisted....

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The best non-fiction of 2024—so far

2024-08-15

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Packing for your summer holiday? Rachel Lloyd, our deputy culture editor, discusses five of our top non-fiction books of the year so far.

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What Trump means for nuclear defence

2024-08-15

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Donald Trump is a fan of nuclear weapons. If he were to win the 2024 election he would make nuclear deterrence even more unstable Sign up to The Economist’s daily newsletter: https://econ.st/3QAawvI US election coverage: https://www.economist.com/us-election-2024 America prepares for a new nuclear arms race: https://econ.st/4csgSYy A new era of nuclear uncertainty: https://econ.st/4dJX8Rk What would nuclear war in the 21st century look...

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One peace at a time: Gaza, Israel and Iran

2024-08-15

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Peace talks in Doha have a chance at progress even in Hamas’s absence. The outcome could determine the scope of Iran’s promised retaliations (https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2024/08/07/israeli-aircraft-buzz-beirut-as-the-drums-of-war-bang-loud?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) against...

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The best fiction of 2024—so far

2024-08-14

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Looking for your next summer read? Our deputy culture editor, Rachel Lloyd, shares five of The Economist's top fiction books of 2024—so far.

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Bait the hook! Fishing in the global talent pool

2024-08-14

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Skilled immigrants bring more than just their expertise to job markets. But governments miss opportunities to attract them—or make them feel entirely unwelcome. In America it seems like the standard tip fraction just keeps going up and up...

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AIOU: what if the AI boom busts?

2024-08-13

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Corporate investment in artificial-intelligence infrastructure reaches $1.4trn by some estimates. We ask what might threaten (https://www.economist.com/business/2024/07/28/what-could-kill-the-1trn-artificial-intelligence-boom?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) the expected windfalls that justify the...

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The boot is on the other foot: Ukraine’s surprise incursion

2024-08-12

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Part of Russia is under foreign control for the first time since the second world war. We ask about the strategy behind the surprise raid (https://www.economist.com/europe/2024/08/11/ukraines-shock-raid-deep-inside-russia-rages-on?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)—which may not be the last. The Paris...

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What happens to your brain when you fall in love?

2024-08-09

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00:00 - Love at first sight 00:57 - Love in the long term 01:20 - Love as a necessity What really happens to your brain when you fall in love? We explain the science of attraction. Sign up to The Economist’s Simply Science newsletter: https://econ.st/4cfEtvf More from our Science & technology section: https://econ.st/4dE99az The science of love at first sight: https://econ.st/4dUpsR5 How to keep the brain healthy:...

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Expelling mistake: the costs of hardline immigration policy

2024-08-09

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The rich world is experiencing record migrant flows (https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2024/07/21/the-rich-world-revolts-against-sky-high-immigration?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 the attendant social upheaval. Finding immigration policies that are not economically ruinous is damnably...

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Arrivals haul: anti-tourism’s folly

2024-08-08

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Tourists are getting decidedly less-warm welcomes in popular spots, but blunt anti-tourism policies are self-defeating. We look at how to maintain benefits (https://www.economist.com/leaders/2024/08/01/how-to-make-tourism-work-for-locals-and-visitors-alike?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) for both the...

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Walz onto the stage: Kamala Harris’s VP pick

2024-08-07

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Tim Walz, a folksy Midwesterner who came late to politics, is on the Democratic ticket. We ask how he got there (https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/08/06/why-kamala-harris-picked-tim-walz-as-her-running-mate?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 whether he was the best tactical pick. A visit to...

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Russia-Ukraine War LIVE: Russia Su-34 jet destroyed in Ukraine’s strike on Morozovsk airfield | WION

2024-08-07

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The Ukrainian military destroyed a Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber aircraft and an ammunition depot at the Morozovsk airfield in Russia's Rostov Oblast, Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR) said, citing satellite imagery.

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Market Morsel: SLOOSing

2024-08-06

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2024-08-06

The Senior Loan Officer Survey came out yesterday and I’m sure you’ve been waiting on pins and needles, as I have, to see the results. Okay, maybe you had better things to do. I sure hope so because it isn’t exactly riveting.

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More than Sheikh could stick at: Bangladesh’s PM resigns

2024-08-06

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Sheikh Hasina, who led the country for 20 of the past 28 years with an increasingly authoritarian grip, was ultimately undone (https://www.economist.com/asia/2024/08/05/bangladeshs-dictator-flees-leaving-behind-a-dangerous-vacuum?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) by student protests that would not be...

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Enter staged right: misinformation feeds Britain’s riots

2024-08-05

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Unrest across the country has been driven in part by the provably false claims of right-wing provocateurs. We examine the real concerns underlying the violence, and how to end it swiftly...

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Tense exchange: Russia’s prisoner swap

2024-08-02

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The biggest exchange of prisoners (https://www.economist.com/europe/2024/08/01/the-deal-that-freed-evan-gershkovich-was-not-just-a-prisoner-swap?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) between Russia and the West since the Cold War included opposition leaders, journalists and prisoners of conscience. Our...

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Could this Palestinian end the conflict with Israel?

2024-08-01

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00:00 - The world’s most important prisoner 00:12 - Barghouti’s beginnings 01:10 - The Oslo Accords and diplomacy 02:04 - Political rise 03:20 - Imprisonment and Palestinian politics 04:18 - Barghouti’s influence today Marwan Barghouti is the only Palestinian who could help end the conflict with Israel. But he’s been in prison for over 20 years. Sign up to The Economist’s daily newsletter: https://econ.st/3QAawvI More from our Middle East...

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Yuan direction: Chinese firms head south

2024-08-01

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As domestic demand in China slows, and the West puts up trade and political barriers, Chinese firms are shifting (https://www.economist.com/leaders/2024/08/01/chinese-companies-are-winning-the-global-south?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 focus to poorer parts of the world. After Russian attacks on...

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