The Economist asks: Stacey AbramsWhere does power lie in America?This week we speak to Stacey Abrams, an American politician, lawyer and authorOct 25
The Intelligence“He’s created another cliff-edge, having just missed one”—Boris Johnson’s election ployAlso on the daily podcast: why drug use in Japan is so stigmatised and the last-minute dash up one of Australia’s most sacred monumentsOct 25
Editor's picks: October 24th 2019Elizabeth Warren's plans for America, Russia flaunts its influence in Africa and the problem with IPOsA selection of three defining articles read aloud from the latest issue of The EconomistOct 24
The Intelligence“This is not really about WhatsApp. It’s about decades of grievances.”—Lebanon’s continued protestsAlso on the daily podcast: what the reburial of Spain’s dictator says about historical memory and the teenaged radio DJs tackling Thailand’s teen-pregnancy problemOct 24
BabbageFacebook's Libra takes a poundingOur weekly podcast on the science and technology making the newsOct 24
The Intelligence“Mr. Putin's adventurism isn't just limited to the Middle East”—wider implications of a Syria dealAlso on the daily podcast: unpopularity and profitability at British Airways, and why voters should be wary of the phrase “the people”Oct 23
Money talksWells Far(to)go—a new boss takes the helm of the troubled bankOur weekly podcast on the markets, the economy and the world of businessOct 22
The Intelligence“He did rather worse on style than he did on substance”—Justin Trudeau’s slim victoryAlso on the daily podcast: Greece’s decade of balancing the books and the surprising success of fun stock-ticker symbolsOct 22
The Intelligence“This amendment was voted through because people didn't trust the system”—latest Brexit contortionsAlso on the daily podcast: the attention economy of global sports and Indonesia’s curious push for halal pianosOct 21
The Economist asks: Ash CarterWho can trust Trump’s America?This week we speak to Ash Carter, a former US secretary of defenceOct 18
The Intelligence“Frankly, the arithmetic doesn’t look very good”—new Brexit deal faces a tough testAlso on the daily podcast: a lopsided ceasefire deal in Syria and the growing business of therapeutic psychedelicsOct 18
Editor's picks: October 17th 2019Trump’s blow to America’s credibility, Brexit needs a confirmatory public vote and waning interest in Japan's royal familyA selection of three defining articles read aloud from the latest issue of The EconomistOct 17
The Intelligence“He’s clearly trying to do the right things, but there is considerable urgency here”—slow reform in South AfricaAlso on the daily podcast: the perils of letting machines run the markets and a new dictionary of discourtesy in politicsOct 17
BabbageThe fight against diseases could be in troubleOur weekly podcast on the science and technology making the newsOct 16