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How political is China’s “run” phenomenon?
The Economist· 4 days agoOur weekly podcast on China. In the second episode of our three-part series, we explore the political forces driving blue-collar Chinese workers to move...
How fragile is America’s democracy?
The Economist· 12 hours agoOur weekly podcast on democracy in America. This week, we ask whether the country is dictator-proof
Five of the best books on climbing mountains
The Economist· 14 hours agoMOUNTAINEERING HAS gone mainstream. Take Mount Everest. In the four decades after Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay first reached the summit in 1953...
Opinion | Like Singapore, Hong Kong can try to go beyond liveable to become lovable
South China Morning Post· 4 hours agoCalls for iconic or green buildings are typically met with plans for taller structures or carbon...
Nikki Haley will vote for Trump; Biden confirms 200th judge
The Economist· 2 days agoNikki Haley said she would vote for Donald Trump—the man she only recently described as...
Trump’s Bronx rally; Louisiana restricts access to abortion pills
The Economist· 1 day agoAt a rally in the Bronx Donald Trump portrayed immigration as a threat to black and Hispanic people,...
Japan’s new widowmaker trade may have shorter life
Reuters· 1 day agoFor more than two decades, investors lost their shirts in Japan. In a trade that became known as a “widowmaker”, they sold short Japanese government...
Cash for kids: Why policies to boost birth rates don’t work | May 25th 2024 | The Economist
The Economist· 2 days agoCash for kids: Why policies to boost birth rates don’t work – Weekly edition of The Economist for...
Letters to the editor | May 25th 2024 Edition
The Economist· 2 days agoThere are many novel ways of producing disinformation, as your articles in the May 4th issue effectively illuminated (“Bad news”, “A steep, steep hill”)....
Next week’s election is South Africa’s most important since 1994
The Economist· 2 days agoSince taking office in 2018, Cyril Ramaphosa has turned indecisiveness into an art form. No matter...
