The Economist ‘Editor’s Picks’ Podcast (May8 , 2023) – Three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, governments are living in a fiscal fantasyland, why Turkey is holding the most important election this year (11:02) and the coronation of King Charles III (17:30).
Category Archives: Politics
News: Victory Day Parade In Russia, Chile’s Far-Right Constitution, UAE Climate
The Globalist, May 9, 2023: Russia marks its Victory Day in the shadow of Moscow’s war in Ukraine. Also in the programme: Chile’s far-right parties draft a new constitution and we talk about innovation in agriculture with the UAE’s climate minister.
Plus, broadcaster Nina dos Santos on the papers, Bidisha Mamata on culture news and we meet Sweden’s Loreen ahead of the Eurovision Song Contest, which kicks off tonight.
Previews: The New Yorker Magazine – May 15, 2023
Notes from Prince Harry’s Ghostwriter
Collaborating on his memoir, “Spare,” meant spending hours together on Zoom, meeting his inner circle, and gaining a new perspective on the tabloids.
The Filmmakers Who Voyaged Inside the Body
For more than a decade, two “recovering” anthropologists have brought documentary closer to the human experience. Now they’ve made the camera part of our flesh and blood.
The Critics
- Books – Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Perilous Power of RespectabilityWe revere the man and revile the strategy, but King knew what he was doing.By Kelefa Sanneh
- Books – Briefly Noted“Nothing Stays Put,” “Still Life with Bones,” “Stealing,” and “Hit Parade of Tears.”
- Books – BuzzFeed, Gawker, and the Casualties of the Traffic WarsBen Smith’s new book shows how the race for clicks spawned—then strangled—the new media.By Nathan Heller
- Musical Events – Yo-Yo Ma Goes Underground with the Louisville OrchestraTeddy Abrams, the ensemble’s music director, has created a work about Mammoth Cave—and staged the piece inside its reverberating walls.By Alex Ross
News: Russia Strikes Kyiv Ahead Of ‘Victory Day’, U.S. – South Korea Alliance
The Globalist, May 8 2023: New drone attacks from Russia ahead of May 9 ‘Victory Day’ celebration, U.S. and South Korea bolster nuclear deterrence against North Korea, and other top news.
Sunday Morning: Stories And News From London
May 7, 2023: Emma Nelson, Latika Bourke and John Everard on the weekend\’s biggest talking points including the coronation of King Charles III. We also speak to Monocle’s Hannah Lucinda Smith in Istanbul and our Balkan correspondent Guy De Launey.
Saturday Morning: News And Stories From London
Monocle on Saturday, May 6, 2023: We bring you the weekend’s biggest discussion points with Georgina Godwin including the coronation of King Charles III. Vincent McAviney reviews the papers, Andrew Mueller recaps the week and Monocle’s Sophie Monaghan-Coombs examines the history of milk.
News: Germany’s Scholz Visits Kenya, Coronation Of Charles III, NATO In Asia
The Globalist, May 5, 2023: As Germany’s chancellor, Olaf Scholz, heads to Kenya, we check in with journalists in Nairobi and Berlin, Chatham House’s Quentin Peel outlines how King Charles III’s coronation will be covered outside the UK, and Nato plans to open its first office in Asia.
Plus: Monocle Radio’s Andrew Mueller offers an irreverent round-up of the week’s news.
Previews: The Economist Magazine – May 6, 2023
Governments are living in a fiscal fantasyland
The world over, they are failing to confront the dire state of their finances
If Turkey sacks its strongman, democrats everywhere should take heart
After 20 years of increasingly autocratic rule, Recep Tayyip Erdogan risks eviction by voters
Time to engage (very carefully) with the Taliban
Isolating the mullahs is not working. The West needs a more constructive approach
News: China-Led SCO Bloc In India, Drone Strike In Moscow, Anti-Mafia Raids
The Globalist, May 4, 2023: Lynne O’Donnell reports from Goa as the foreign ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation nations meet. Plus: Drone strikes Kremlin and anti-mafia raids across Europe, a flick through today\’s papers and the latest theatre news.
Politics: The Guardian Weekly – May 5, 2023
The Guardian Weekly (May 5, 2023) – The awkward inheritance of Charles III. Plus: Ukraine readies for the counter-offensive…
Seventy years have passed since Britain last held a royal coronation. But, with polls suggesting public support for the monarchy is at a historic low, Charles’s big day this weekend comes at a moment when Britain feels more generationally divided than ever.
At 74, Charles is the oldest person ever to be crowned as a new British king. Opinion polls suggest 78% of the nation’s over-65s still strongly support the monarchy. But, in the 18-24 age bracket, enthusiasm dips to just 32%.
As Jonathan Freedland argues in an essay for our cover story this week, the new king faces an uphill challenge to establish his own legacy in the shadow of his mother, Elizabeth II, “who, even the staunchest republicans had to admit, barely put a foot wrong over seven decades”. Can he really offer a compelling vision to reunite the realm, and should he even try? It may be that his best hope is simply to lay the foundations for the next generation.
A calm before the storm has been felt in Ukraine ahead of a widely expected counter-offensive on the frontline with Russia. Emma Graham-Harrison and Artem Mazhulin report on a critical moment looming for the country and the war.
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