Which language takes the longest to learn?
2024-10-18
Why do some languages take longer to learn than others? Lane Greene, our language columnist explains.
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Which languages take the longest to learn?: https://econ.st/3NtqdFf
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Will young people let democracy die?
2024-10-17
Younger generations are less satisfied with democracy than generations before them were at the same age. Our deputy editor, Robert Guest, asks what this means for the future of democracy.
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00:00 – Is democracy dead?
01:57 – Are young people to blame?
02:24 – Spain: from dictator to democracy
04:10 – Why are millennials disillusioned with democracy?
05:10 – What is the satisfaction gap?
06:30 – How media is manipulated
06:12 – Populist leaders can be good for democracy
07:45 – What’s at stake?
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Labour’s love lost: Keir Starmer’s first 100 days
2024-10-11
Britain’s Labour Party came to power promising to restore order and stability. Our correspondent explains whether its rocky start (https://www.economist.com/britain/2024/10/07/the-sue-gray-saga-casts-doubt-on-keir-starmers-managerial-chops?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) exposes a bigger political problem. Why the issue of abortion could swing voters in Nevada (https://www.economist.com/interactive/us-2024-election/prediction-model/president/nevada?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) (9:44). And remembering the life of Pearl Harbour
Why the Philadelphi corridor in Gaza is blocking a ceasefire
2024-09-27
The Philadelphi Corridor— a narrow area along the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt—has become the latest block in reaching a ceasefire. Israel’s prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, says the presence of Israeli troops is crucial—but his generals disagree
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Sudan: inside the world’s worst war
2024-09-23
Are war crimes being committed in the war in Sudan? We analyse open-source intelligence to investigate the allegations coming from the city of el-Fasher in Darfur.
“Hell on earth”: satellite images document the siege of a Sudanese city: https://econ.st/3XI7PNU
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Anarchy in Sudan has spawned the world’s worst famine in 40 years: https://econ.st/4ewVNO6
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The Weekend Intelligence: Detoxified
2024-09-14
How do you detoxify a Nazi monument? Do you tear it down and start over, or memorialise it and acknowledge past sins?
Vendeline von Bredow visits the Die Das academy in Saaleck, a place where west (Germany) meets east, past meets present, and history is contested.
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Joe of good faith: Biden bows out
2024-07-22
Joe Biden has at last succumbed to the pressure (https://www.economist.com/leaders/2024/07/21/joe-biden-has-given-democrats-a-second-chance-to-win-the-white-house?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) to step aside and has endorsed his vice-president, Kamala Harris. We ask how things should progress from this extraordinary moment. India could be better run if power were devolved from the national government. The solution? Create lots of new states
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