Will both the House and Senate flip?
2024-10-14
Never before in a US election have chambers of Congress, split between the two parties, both flipped. But according to our US election forecast model, there’s a very good chance it could happen this November. Idrees Kahloon, our Washington bureau chief, explains why the race for Capitol Hill should be attracting more attention.
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What will Trump do if he loses the US election?
2024-10-08
Donald Trump’s machine is already gearing up to fight a loss in America’s presidential election. If Kamala Harris wins he won’t give up without a fight. Just how messy could things get?
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What will happen if America’s election result is contested?: https://econ.st/3BwJPWA
A key Keystone: the race for Pennsylvania
2024-10-04
Whoever wins Pennsylvania will probably win the presidency: according to it’s the most likely tipping point state. We’ve travelled to three different areas to assess how the campaign is going, and try to read the electoral tea leaves. Who’s winning in Pennsylvania? (https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/09/19/pennsylvania-the-crucial-battleground-in-americas-election?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=checksandbalance&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners)
John Prideaux hosts with Charlotte Howard and Idrees Kahloon.
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Veep state: the running mates debate
2024-10-02
After JD Vance and Tim Walz squared off against each in last night’s vice-presidential debate (https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/10/02/the-vice-presidential-debate-was-surprisingly-cordial?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), our correspondent assesses their performance – and its effect on the US election. In Britain the pro-European cause (https://www.economist.com/britain/2024/09/04/why-are-remainers-so-weak-in-post-brexit-britain?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 popular, but its advocates are ineffective (10:53). And
AIOU: what if the AI boom busts?
2024-08-13
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 spending. A Japanese mine’s bid to be listed by UNESCO was made harder because it ignores South Korean wartime forced labour (10:49). And why a nicotine pouch
Enter staged right: misinformation feeds Britain’s riots
2024-08-05
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 (https://www.economist.com/leaders/2024/08/04/how-to-respond-to-the-riots-on-britains-streets?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). Japanese politics had until recently been anachronistically tame; not so now that the social-media populists have arrived
Could this Palestinian end the conflict with Israel?
2024-08-01
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.
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Listen: who is Marwan Barghout?: https://econ.st/4d3rYV2
Is the Palestinian state a fantasy?: https://econ.st/4fr2Ysm
A post-war Gaza: https://econ.st/3LLpNJA
The world court says Israel’s occupation is illegal: https://econ.st/46xJ7DW
Trailer: The Modi Raj
2024-05-31
Narendra Modi may well be the most popular politician on the planet. India’s prime minister is eyeing a third term atop the world’s biggest democracy.
A tea-seller’s son, Mr Modi began life an outsider and the man behind the political phenomenon remains hard to fathom. India has become an economic powerhouse during his ten years in charge. But he’s also the frontman for a chauvinistic Hindu nationalist dogma.
Can Mr Modi continue to balance both parts of his agenda and finish the job of turning India into a superpower? The Economist’s Avantika Chilkoti finds out what makes him tick.
Launching June 2024.
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