‘Editor’s Picks’ Podcast (October 23, 2023) – A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, why only America can save Israel and Gaza from a greater catastrophe. Also, the recent election in Poland offers a lesson in how to push back on populism (10:30) and the resurgence of bedbugs, beyond the hype (16:00).
Category Archives: Economics
Previews: The Economist Magazine – Oct 21, 2023
The stakes could hardly be higher in the Israel-Gaza conflict
Only America can pull the Middle East back from the brink
America’s Republicans cannot agree on a speaker. Good
How the GOP could yet, inadvertently, further the national interest
Poland shows that populists can be beaten
A victory for the rule of law in the heart of Europe
Moon Missions: Launch Of The New ‘Lunar Economy’
The FT’s Peggy Hollinger asks if the next great leap forward in space is a lunar economy?
Opinion: Israel’s Agony & Retribution, Green Policy Recoil, 2-Day Workweeks
‘Editor’s Picks’ Podcast (October 16, 2023) – A selection of three articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, will Israel’s agony and retribution end in chaos or stability? Also, the backlash against green policies (09:58) and a disastrous workplace experiment (16:15).
Previews: The Economist Magazine – Oct 14, 2023
Will Israel’s agony and retribution end in chaos or stability?
Much depends on its offensive in Gaza—and its politicians and neighbours
Briefing
Hamas’s atrocities and Israel’s retaliation will change both sides for ever
The miscalculations of Israel’s and Gaza’s leaders are being laid bare
Opinion: Free Markets Are Fading, Democracy Dims In Africa, Bitcoin Origins
‘Editor’s Picks’ Podcast (October 9, 2023) – A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, are free markets history? Also, why Africans are losing faith in democracy (10:25) and we investigate whether bitcoin originally leaked from an American spy lab? (17:25)
Previews: The Economist Magazine – October 7, 2023
Are free markets history?
Governments are jettisoning the principles that made the world rich
Why Africans are losing faith in democracy
The alternatives will undoubtedly be worse
The ousting of Kevin McCarthy: bad for America, worse for Ukraine
His successor should seek cross-party support to keep funding the war
Opinion: An Antidote To Aging, A Bigger And Better EU, Japan’s ‘Toilet’ Culture
‘Editor’s Picks’ Podcast (October 2, 2023) – A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, the search for the antidote to ageing, why a bigger EU is a better EU (11:30), and Japan’s world-leading toilet culture (25:30).
Previews: The Economist Magazine – Sept 30, 2023
The war in Ukraine is a powerful reason to enlarge—and improve—the EU
Nine new countries, including Ukraine, are vying to join
Why fear is spreading in financial markets
Investors have begun to confront the long-haul reality of high interest rates
A humanitarian disaster is under way in Nagorno-Karabakh
And Russia may also be destabilising its old ally, Armenia
Opinion: Ukraine’s Long War, Asia Trade Evolves, A Disgraced UK Comedian
‘Editor’s Picks’ Podcast (September 25, 2023) – A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, how to win a long war in Ukraine, what Asia’s economic revolution means for the world (11:05) and why a disgraced comedian is the symbol of a cruel, misogynistic and politically vacant era in Britain (18:52).
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