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Which countries allow an option other than male or female on passports? | The Economist

2017-07-11

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Eight countries allow citizens to apply for a passport without choosing a specific gender. Can you guess which? Click here to subscribe to The Economist on YouTube: http://econ.trib.al/rWl91R7 Daily Watch: mind-stretching short films throughout the working week. For more from Economist Films visit: http://films.economist.com/ Check out The Economist’s full video catalogue: http://econ.st/20IehQk Like The Economist …

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KAL draws… Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un

2017-07-07

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Kim Jong Un is in the wrestling ring with Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in KAL’s depiction of this week’s stories. The Economist’s editorial cartoonist explains why. Click here to subscribe to The Economist on YouTube: http://econ.trib.al/rWl91R7 Daily Watch: mind-stretching short films throughout the working week. For more from Economist Films visit: http://films.economist.com/ Check out …

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Where in the world is censorship most oppressive? | The Economist

2017-07-04

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When governments seek to control information and ideas they seek to limit access to the internet, imprison journalists and stop free speech. Find out where in the world censorship is most oppressive. Click here to subscribe to The Economist on YouTube: http://econ.trib.al/rWl91R7 Daily Watch: mind-stretching short films throughout the working week. For more from Economist …

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RMR: Exclusive Interview with Charles Hugh Smith (06/27/2017)

2017-06-27

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Charles Hugh Smith author of the blog “Of Two Minds” joins “V” for a great discussion regarding the cryptocurrency market, a stock market crash scenario, what the markets are telling us and “The Over-Criminalization of American Life.” You can learn about Charles’s work at: http://charleshughsmith.blogspot.com/ We are political scientists, editorial engineers, and radio show developers …

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A secret information war with North Korea | The Economist

2017-06-27

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A group of North Korean exiles are waging a secret war with North Korea—smuggling in information and content to the imprisoned population via USBs. Click here to subscribe to The Economist on YouTube: http://econ.trib.al/rWl91R7 Kang Chol-hwan is a North Korean defector from North Korea. He is founder and president of the North Korea Strategy Centre. …

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How I survived torture | The Economist

2017-06-26

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The United Nations Convention against Torture is 30 years old. Kolbassia Haoussou, a torture survivor, shares his story. Click here to subscribe to The Economist on YouTube: http://econ.trib.al/rWl91R7 Over 160 states have signed the UN Convention against Torture sinces its adoption in 1984. Half of these countries still practice torture. In 2004, a failed coup …

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Charles Hugh Smith On Central Bank Buying Of Equities

2017-06-26

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Click here for the full summary with slides: http://financialrepressionauthority.com/2017/06/25/the-roundtable-insight-charles-hugh-smith-on-central-bank-buying-of-equities/

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An expert’s guide to negotiating Brexit | The Economist

2017-06-23

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Britain has begun talks on leaving the European Union. The architect of Canada’s recent trade deal with the EU discusses the complexities of Brexit. Click here to subscribe to The Economist on YouTube: http://econ.trib.al/rWl91R7 It is crucial for Britain to negotiate a trade deal with the EU before it leaves the bloc in March 2019. …

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The Economics Behind Music Festivals | The Economist

2017-06-22

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Music festivals attract 32 million revellers annually around the world. That adds up to an industry worth nearly $10bn a year. Click here to subscribe to The Economist on YouTube: http://econ.trib.al/rWl91R7 From the mud of Glastonbury to the blockbusting headliners of Coachella, music festivals have become big business. Annually there are around 800 music festivals …

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The conflict in South Sudan | The Economist

2017-06-20

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1.6 million South Sudanese have fled the country since December 2013, many to the world’s largest refugee camp, in Uganda. What’s behind the exodus? Click here to subscribe to The Economist on YouTube: http://econ.trib.al/rWl91R7 Why are there so many refugees from South Sudan? South Sudan has been in a civil war for three and a …

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MACRO ANALYTICS – 06 16 17 – Robotics & Chronic Unemployment w/ Charles Hugh Smith

2017-06-19

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The Impact Investing Summit

2017-06-15

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4:40pm Oxford-style debate: This house believes that investors and bankers, not politicians or social movements, are the best hope for avoiding climate disaster. Moderator: Matthew Bishop, senior editor, The Economist Group Speakers: Lisa Ashford, chief executive officer, Ethex Mark Campanale, founder, Carbon Tracker Mark Goldring, chief executive officer, Oxfam Lutfey Siddiqi, visiting professor-in-practice, Centre for …

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Why do so few of China’s LGBT people come out? | The Economist

2017-06-15

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Being gay in China is still a massive taboo. In fact, only 3% of gay men and 6% of gay women describe themselves as “completely out”, and an estimated 70% of gay Chinese have entered into heterosexual marriages. Click here to subscribe to The Economist on YouTube: http://econ.trib.al/rWl91R7 Why do so few lesbian, gay, bisexual …

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Ridding the ocean of plastic | The Economist

2017-06-08

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By 2050 the plastic in the world’s oceans could weigh more than the fish. On World Oceans Day actor Adrian Grenier, and young entrepreneur Boyan Slat, look for solutions to the problem. Click here to subscribe to The Economist on YouTube: http://econ.trib.al/rWl91R7 Eight million tonnes of plastic pollution are washed into the ocean every year. …

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Why the melting Arctic matters to us all | The Economist

2017-06-08

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Donald Trump is pulling America out of the Paris climate agreement. But if nothing is done to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, cities such as New York and Mumbai will have to defend themselves from flooding by the end of the century as sea levels rise. An earlier version of this video wrongly stated that the Maldives …

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Who will decide the outcome of the British election? | The Economist

2017-06-02

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It’s less than a week until Britain’s snap election and Adrian Wooldridge, the Economist’s political editor, is on the hunt for the swing voters. Will it be Theresa May’s Conservatives or Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour leading the country come June 9th? Click here to subscribe to The Economist on YouTube: http://econ.trib.al/rWl91R7 Daily Watch: mind-stretching short films …

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Jean-Marie Guéhenno’s talking points on running a UN peacekeeping mission

2017-05-29

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The United Nations deploys over 100,000 personnel across 16 peacekeeping operations. On the International Day of UN peacekeepers, Jean-Marie Guéhenno, a former head of UN peacekeeping, on how to run a successful mission. Click here to subscribe to The Economist on YouTube: http://econ.trib.al/rWl91R7 Daily Watch: mind-stretching short films throughout the working week. For more from …

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RMR: Exclusive Interview with Charles Hugh Smith (05/27/2017)

2017-05-27

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“V” welcomes back Charles for an in-depth discussion regarding Charles’s blogs: TINA’s Legacy: Free Money, Bread and Circuses and Collapse, How Higher Education Became an Obscenely Profitable Racket That Enriches the Few at the Expense of the Many (Student Debt-Serfs) and Want to Understand Rising Wealth Inequality? Look at Debt and Interest. Charles’s website: http://www.oftwominds.com/ …

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After a terrorist attack: a survivor’s view on how to move forward

2017-05-26

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In 2011, Bjorn Ihler survived a horrific terrorist attack in Norway. Since then he’s worked as a peace activist and dedicated his life to countering terrorism. He offers his perspective after the bombing in Manchester. Click here to subscribe to The Economist on YouTube: http://econ.trib.al/rWl91R7 22 people died in the Manchester attack on May 22nd …

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How to survive an earthquake through clever engineering

2017-05-22

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When earthquakes strike, the most dangerous aspect is not the shaking ground, but the risk posed by falling debris. So how do you make a structure earthquake-resistant? Click here to subscribe to The Economist on YouTube: http://econ.trib.al/rWl91R7 More than a million people have died in earthquakes in the past two decades. But earthquakes don’t pose …

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