What is the debt ceiling?

2023-04-06

Twenty five years ago the Good Friday Agreement brought peace to Northern Ireland. But while the treaty has saved thousands of lives, it has also resulted in a brittle and unstable government. Could this jeopardise the future of peace?

00:00 – The Good Friday Agreement then and now
02:49 – Northern Ireland’s history
03:56 – What did the Good Friday Agreement change?
05:41 – The impact of Brexit
07:07 – The legacy of violence
09:16 – Modern day sectarianism
12:16 – The trouble with power-sharing government

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The new Brexit deal is the best

2023-03-30

Israel’s prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, has pressed pause on his power-grabbing judicial reforms. Now a strife-torn country has a chance to rethink.

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00:00 – Israel is in chaos
00:34 – Democracy is working in Israel
01:52 – Israel’s constitutional question
03:35 – The depth of division might undermine this opportunity

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Could the prime minister break Israel?: https://econ.st/3M3ouHq

What are the

2023-02-02

As carbon emissions change the chemistry of the seas, ocean acidification threatens marine life and human livelihoods. How worried should you be about climate change’s so-called “evil twin”?

Film supported by @NipponFoundationPR

00:00 The other carbon problem
00:50 How does the ocean’s deepest point reveal its past?
02:55 Why are baby oysters dying?
04:08 Is the ocean acidic?
05:21 What is causing ocean acidification?
06:01 Why are corals dissolving? / Will deep sea ecosystems survive?
08:35 A threat to human livelihoods
10:42 What are the ‘potato chips of the sea’?
12:04 What is the solution?

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How does Alaska’s nature reveal our past and future? https://econ.st/3E0Jdrb

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2023-01-26

Dark matter and dark energy dominate our universe. They’re both highly mysterious, invisible and difficult to detect. So what are they, and how do we know they even exist?

00:00 – What is the universe made of?
01:53 – What is dark matter?
05:32 – What is dark energy?
08:54 – The future of the universe

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Did dark matter do in the dinosaurs?

2022-12-27

What stories should you be following in 2023? From India becoming the world’s most populous country, to an illegal drug that might be approved as a medicine, The Economist offers its annual look at the year ahead.

00:00 – The World Ahead 2023
00:35 – India’s population potential
04:30 – Psychedelic medicines
08:06 – Japan’s markets mayhem?
12:45 – Repairing the world
15:50 – The coronation’s colonial concerns

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Has China reached the peak of its powers? https://econ.st/3G3fgY8

India is continuing on its path to majoritarian chauvinism: https://econ.st/3jjZKOw

Will

2022-12-22

Gone are the days of hiding in the shadows of seedy shops in the red-light district. Today, sex toys have gone mainstream. How has this long-stigmatised industry become normalised?

00:00 – Why is the sex-toy industry booming?
00:28 – The origins of sex toys
02:05 – How did the sex-toy industry emerge?
03:05 – Developing the female sex-toy market
04:40 – How the internet helped the sex-toy market
05:35 – How are women shaping the industry?
07:00 – From sex toys to sexual wellness
09:20 – Challenges to the growth of the industry

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2022-12-01

The cost of health care is unaffordable for many in the developing world. But while universal health care may sound like an impossible dream, it’s more achievable than you might think.

Film supported by @bainandcompanyinsights

00:00 – The argument for universal health coverage is clear
00:57 – Thailand’s path to universal health coverage
03:31 – Universal health care around the world
04:48 – How to finance universal health coverage?
05:30 – Rwanda: from genocide to public health exemplar
07:19 – What is a pooling finance system?
08:01 – Which services make the cut?
11:17 – The economic benefits of UHC
12:23 – Could covid-19 be a catalyst for reform?

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