THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE – AUGUST 30, 2025 PREVIEW

THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘What Brazil Can Teach America’

Brazil offers America a lesson in democratic maturity

It is a test case for how countries recover from a populist fever

Humiliation, vindication—and a giant test for India

Trump has triggered a trade and defence crisis: how should Modi respond?

How much danger is America’s central bank in?

Whether Lisa Cook stays or goes, important norms have been broken

France’s government is on the brink of collapse, again

Emmanuel Macron looks likely to lose another prime minister over an attempt to curb public debt

Don’t forget the downsides of China’s innovation push

China’s industrial policy attracts fans abroad, critics at home

MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW – SEPT/OCT 2025 PREVIEW

MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW: The Security issue issue – Security can mean national defense, but it can also mean control over data, safety from intrusion, and so much more. This issue explores the way technology, mystery, and the universe itself affect how secure we feel in the modern age.

How these two brothers became go-to experts on America’s “mystery drone” invasion

Two Long Island UFO hunters have been called upon by some domestic law enforcement to investigate unexplained phenomena.

Why Trump’s “golden dome” missile defense idea is another ripped straight from the movies

President Trump has proposed building an antimissile “golden dome” around the United States. But do cinematic spectacles actually enhance national security?

Inside the hunt for the most dangerous asteroid ever

As space rock 2024 YR4 became more likely to hit Earth than anything of its size had ever been before, scientists all over the world mobilized to protect the planet.

Taiwan’s “silicon shield” could be weakening

Semiconductor powerhouse TSMC is under increasing pressure to expand abroad and play a security role for the island. Those two roles could be in tension.

THE NEW YORK TIMES – THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 2025

Fired C.D.C. Director’s Lawyers Say Kennedy Is Weaponizing Public Health

Susan Monarez was said to have refused to adopt Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s stance on vaccinations. A lawyer for Dr. Monarez said the firing was “legally deficient.”

The Fate of the Fed May Turn on Two Words: ‘For Cause’

The Supreme Court has said the Federal Reserve Board’s independence warrants protection. President Trump’s effort to fire a member will test that commitment.

Russian Missile and Drone Attack Kills at Least 15 in Kyiv

The strikes on Ukraine’s capital, nearly two weeks after the U.S.-Russia summit in Alaska, injured at least 45 people, officials said.

Russian Drones Are Flying Over U.S. Weapons Routes in Germany, Officials Say

U.S. and European military officials are increasingly concerned about the flights, even as Russian acts of sabotage have declined.