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Why is America ramping up executions?

2025-12-06

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Why are more Americans being executed? Rebecca Jackson, our Southern correspondent, and Rosie Blau, co-host of The Intelligence podcast, discuss how politicians and the Supreme Court have helped usher in a new era of capital punishment. Chapters: 00:00 - Why is America increasing the number of executions? 00:57 - Do Americans actually support executions anymore? 01:40 - If public support is low, what's driving the surge in executions? 03:06 -...

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Will anything stop the rise of gold?

2025-12-06

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The price of gold reached record levels in October 2025. The Economist's commodities editor, Matthieu Favas, explains why the assumption that gold is a "safe haven" may not fully explain the surge.

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Why doesn’t the UK become closer to the EU?

2025-12-05

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Britain wants stronger growth—but politics keeps getting in the way. Zanny Minton Beddoes, Edward Carr and our Britain team unpack why closer EU ties remain difficult, how migration shapes the debate and whether the UK could ever rejoin the single market. 00:00 - Why not get closer to Europe? 02:10 - What is really happening with immigration 05:05 - How British voters feel about immigration Watch the full show: https://econ.st/49ZXvIH Read...

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Keir Starmer on the threat to centrist politics

2025-12-05

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The Labour party stormed to victory in last year’s UK general election, following a long period in the political wilderness, but their popularity has collapsed since they took office. Like their European counterparts, they are facing pressure from the left and right. Our editor-in-chief Zanny Minton Beddoes sat down with Keir Starmer, the prime minister, to discuss his plans to address the country’s problems and what he makes of the rise of the...

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Why hasn’t Keir Starmer made bigger reforms?

2025-12-04

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The Economist's editor-in-chief, Zanny Minton Beddoes, pushes Keir Starmer on why he hasn't made bigger reforms, given the pressure Britain's Labour party is under from the populist right-wing.

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Keir Starmer: Reform UK is “pro-Putin”

2025-12-04

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Sir Keir Starmer called Reform UK, Nigel Farage’s populist right-wing party, “pro-Putin or Putin-neutral”. In an interview with The Economist's editor-in-chief, @ZannyMintonBeddoes, Britain’s embattled prime minister said a Reform government would harm Britain and potentially break the West. The full interview will be available to watch at 4pm UK time. Click the link to watch: https://www.economist.com/insider

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Keir Starmer on the dangers posed by Reform

2025-12-04

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Britain’s prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer, has told The Economist that the populist right-wing Reform UK party would "tear our country apart" if they came to power. Speaking to our editor-in-chief, Zanny Minton Beddoes, the prime minister said he believes that his government is the last chance for centrist politics in Britain. The full interview will be available to watch at 6pm UK time at https://www.economist.com/insider

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A rare look inside Iran

2025-12-03

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Arrested as he tried to leave Iran, Nicolas Pelham, The Economist's Middle East correspondent, was detained for seven weeks in 2019. Now the regime has invited him back.

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How India is rewriting the AI playbook

2025-12-03

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India is taking a different path on AI. It is embedding AI models built by Indian universities in the government tech stack. On the latest episode of Inside Tech, Tom Standage and Alex Hern explain how India’s approach works and why it stands out globally. 00:00 - Why India’s AI strategy stands out 01:12 - Why language is important 03:05 - What India’s experiment means for global AI Watch the full show: https://econ.st/4iyEJu7 How can a...

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The best non-fiction books of 2025

2025-12-01

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Looking for a Christmas present for a bookworm in your life? Rachel Lloyd, our deputy culture editor, shares five of our favourite non-fiction books of 2025.

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Is Russia now winning the war in Ukraine?

2025-12-01

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Plagued by corruption and weakened on the battlefield, Ukraine now risks being beaten at the negotiating table. If it does not show that it is willing to talk peace, it risks losing American support. Zanny Minton Beddoes, our editor-in-chief, and Edward Carr, deputy editor, and a panel of our experts dissect the latest peace plan and what it means for Ukraine. #ukraine #russia

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What we know about the Ukraine peace plan

2025-12-01

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Plagued by corruption and weakened on the battlefield, Ukraine now risks being beaten at the negotiating table, too. If it does not show that it is willing to talk peace, it risks losing American support. Zanny Minton Beddoes, our editor-in-chief, and Edward Carr, deputy editor, and a panel of our experts dissect the latest peace plan and what it means for Ukraine. 00:00 - What we know about the negotiations 03:30 - Who leaked the Steve...

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How Chinese money is funding Mexican drug cartels

2025-11-29

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What connects a drug cartel in Mexico with a flat purchase in New York? The Economist explores how Chinese underground banking networks launder billions of illicit dollars every year, often on American soil.

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Why Britain’s budget is a failure

2025-11-27

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Is Britain's budget a failure? Tom Carter, our Britain economics correspondent, and Jason Palmer, co-host of The Intelligence podcast, discuss why this is a missed opportunity for the Labour Party and why the government's new policies are anti-growth. #theeconomist #budget2025 #labour

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Why Britain’s budget is a failure

2025-11-27

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Is Britain's budget a failure? Tom Carter, our Britain economics correspondent, and Jason Palmer, co-host of The Intelligence podcast, discuss why this is a missed opportunity for the Labour Party and why the government's new policies are anti-growth. 00:45 - What is the economic backdrop to the budget? 01:31 - Was the government's economic windfall put to strategic use? 02:38 - Did the budget cause "violent market reactions"? 03:23 -...

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John Bolton: “Trump is on a downhill slope”

2025-11-27

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The Republican Party has a near-universal devotion to Donald Trump. But according to John Bolton, the president’s former national security adviser, Mr Trump’s grip on the party is starting to weaken.

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Has the world reached “peak Trump”?

2025-11-26

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There is no love lost between Donald Trump and John Bolton, his former national security adviser. Mr Bolton made a dramatic exit from the first Trump administration after months of tension. Since then he has been a fierce critic of the president’s character and competence. He has also been indicted for transmitting and storing classified information—which he denies. Mr Bolton joins David Rennie, our geopolitics editor, to dissect Mr Trump’s...

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John Bolton: Trump would sell out Taiwan for a deal

2025-11-26

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“They should be scared.” John Bolton, the US President’s former national security adviser, says Donald Trump would sell out Taiwan for a trade deal with China.

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Donald Trump is creating his own police force

2025-11-26

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Donald Trump is trying to create his own police force. The federal crackdown in Chicago was officially to arrest and deport dangerous foreign criminals. In practice it looks like a blueprint for a new force answerable to the president as Aryn Braun, our West Coast correspondent, explains.

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Taxes on home-buying are foolish

2025-11-25

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Stamp duty and property-transaction taxes are warping housing markets everywhere. Scrapping them would increase the buying and selling of homes and stimulate the economy, as our economics editor, Henry Curr, explains.

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