Why are ICE agents targeting Minneapolis?

2025-12-13

Could geothermal soon overtake nuclear power? Vijay Vaitheeswaran, our Global energy & climate innovation editor and winner of the Energy Writer of the Year Award 2025, speaks to Alok Jha, host of the Babbage podcast, about long-neglected geothermal energy and the new suite of technologies that could finally see it rolled out across the world.

00:00 — Why Has Geothermal Energy Been So Limited Until Now?
01:25 — What Is Geothermal Energy and Where Does the Heat Come From?
03:10 — What’s Driving the New Optimism Around Geothermal Power?
05:42 — Which New Technologies Could Make Geothermal Work Everywhere?
08:53 — How Close Are We to Commercial-Scale Geothermal Power?
10:27 — What Are the Remaining Risks and Roadblocks to Global Adoption?

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2025-12-08

Is an insurgency brewing in Syria? Gareth Browne, our Middle East correspondent, joins Rosie Blau, co-host of The Intelligence podcast, to discuss Syria’s fraught transition one year after Assad’s fall and whether another uprising might be on the horizon.

00:00 – Could Syria face a new insurgency?
00:28 – What fault lines are emerging in Syria?
02:27 – How is the transition feeling on the ground?
03:25 – What are the economic and political challenges?
05:23 – What kind of state is being built?
06:47 – Is Syria heading toward a new authoritarian structure?

Listen to the full episode: https://econ.st/48KC4t3
An insurgency may be brewing against Syria’s new leaders: https://econ.st/3YkID0h
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#TheEconomist #Syria #Assad

2025-10-31

Zohran Mamdani has a plan to save New York. A panel of our journalists discuss the man who’s the frontrunner to become the city’s next mayor and analyse whether his policies can restore America’s largest city to its former glory.

Subscribers can watch the full episode as part of our new show, “The Insider”.

00:00 – Who is Zohran Mamdani?
01:25 – What is a Democratic Socialist?
02:41 – Mamdani’s social-media strategy
03:45 – Zohran Mamdani’s policies unpacked
07:32 – Mamdani’s stance on Israel

Watch the full show: https://econ.st/3JcTtSp

The battle for New York: https://econ.st/4hLM751

As new jobs in finance dry up, New York City’s fiscal model is wilting: https://econ.st/3Wyvgca

A political drama for the ages, opening soon in New York City: https://econ.st/3Je5ozn

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2025-10-27

For decades going to university was a sure step to a nice life, but today graduates are struggling. Are degrees still worth it, and which are the best subjects to study in the age of AI?

Video supported by @mishcondereya

00:00 – Is it still worth going to university?
00:20 – Are you more likely to be employed if you’re a graduate?
02:07 – Are people still applying to university?
03:05 – How will AI impact jobs?
04:06 – What should you study in the age of AI?
05:15 – The importance of work experience

Why today’s graduates are screwed: https://econ.st/4om6toq

Is your master’s degree useless?: https://econ.st/43bjYOF

Britain should let university tuition fees rise: https://econ.st/4q6IIBF

Does more education lead to less sex?: https://econ.st/4nOg5aE

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2025-10-24

Steve Bannon says the MAGA movement has to “seize the institutions, seize them and then purge them”.

He spoke to Zanny Minton Beddoes, our editor-in-chief, and Ed Carr, our deputy editor, in Washington, DC earlier this week.

2025-10-24

Steve Bannon says the MAGA movement reshaping America is now sweeping across Europe, claiming that Nigel Farage will be Britain’s next prime minister.

He spoke to Zanny Minton Beddoes, our editor-in-chief, and Ed Carr, our deputy editor, in Washington, DC about the populist forces he believes are surging across the continent—from France and Germany to Britain.

Watch the full interview at www.economist.com/insider

2025-10-18

Cybercrime is on the rise, increasingly afflicting large businesses as criminals use the threat of operational disruption to extort ever-larger ransoms. Our AI writer, Alex Hern joins Rosie Blau, co-host of The Intelligence podcast, to discuss how companies and governments should respond to this growing threat.

0:00 – Why are cyberattacks increasing?
2:46 – Who are the hackers targeting?
3:04 – Why was the Jaguar Land Rover attack so costly?
4:11 – What are we learning from these attacks?
4:55 – How should companies respond?
6:24 – What role should governments play?

#TheEconomist #cyberattacks #business

Listen to the full episode: https://econ.st/4on4Zt1
Cybercrime is afflicting big business. How to lessen the pain: https://econ.st/48zH3OM
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2025-08-27

In Donald Trump’s latest attack on the Federal Reserve he said he was sacking Lisa Cook, a governor on its board. Many fear that he is trying to take over America’s central bank to quickly lower interest rates