January 24, 2023 – We report on the EU’s new sanctions against Iran. Plus: a look at South Africa’s worsening energy crisis and controversial plans to hold joint naval drills with Russia and China, the latest fashion news, and this year’s Oslo Design Fair.
Category Archives: Politics
Previews: The New Yorker Magazine- January 30, 2023
The Mayor and the Con Man
Eric Adams’s friends and allies have puzzled over his relationship with Lamor Whitehead, a fraudster Brooklyn church leader.
After Bolsonaro, Can Lula Remake Brazil?
Following a prison term, a fraught election, and a near-coup, the third-time President takes charge of a fractured country.
What’s the Matter with Men?
They’re floundering at school and in the workplace. Some conservatives blame a crisis of masculinity, but the problems—and their solutions—are far more complex.
Opinion: Disney Turns 100, A Dictator In Turkey, How The Young Spend Money
The Economist ‘Editor’s Picks’ (January 23, 2023) – A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, Disney’s second century, Turkey’s looming dictatorship (10:25) and how young people spend their money (17:35).
Sunday Morning: Stories From London And Zurich
January 22, 2023: Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, Juliet Linley and Eemeli Isoaho on the weekend’s biggest talking points. We’ll also speak to our friends and correspondents in Berlin, Helsinki and Marseille.
Politics: Biden’s Classified Documents, Debt Ceiling
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the latest on President Biden’s classified documents investigation and the debt ceiling debate in Congress.
Culture: The New Review Magazine- January 22, 2023
The New Review (January 22, 2023) – Maria Pevchikh @pevchikh, right-hand woman to imprisoned Putin critic @navalny, talks to @carolecadwalla.
Our critics’ picks for the Oscars How the science of Covid vaccines may aid the fight against cancer. Plus @WainBright, director Simon Stone & more.
News: NATO Leaders Meet To Arm Ukraine, New China Censorship, Lebanon Crisis
January 20, 2023: Defence leaders from dozens of countries and Nato meet at Ramstein Air Base to discuss arming Ukraine. Plus: China’s latest censorship crackdown and the ongoing political crisis in Lebanon.
Previews: The Economist Magazine- January 21, 2023
Turkey could be on the brink of dictatorship
President Erdogan could tip his country over the edge
Disney’s troubles show how technology has changed the business of culture
At 100, the mouse can still roar. But it faces a new kind of rival
Excess deaths are soaring as health-care systems wobble
What lessons can be learned from a miserable winter across the rich world?
News: Zelensky And Putin Speeches On The War, New Zealand PM To Step Down
Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky make public statements about the war in Ukraine. Plus: Lebanon remains without a president, the latest culture news and the Tokyo baseball stadium that’s under threat.
News Stories: New Russia Military Strategy, Vietnam President Resigns, 2023 Art
January 18, 2023: How does Russia plan to change its military strategy in Ukraine? Plus: the resignation of Vietnam’s president, the latest art news and why a US county is still recounting ballots from the 2020 election.
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