Category Archives: Politics

Morning News: Global Inflation, Defectors In Myanmar, Cover Songs

Shoppers across the developed world face sharply rising prices, and leaders are reaching for all manner of remedies—but that’s what central banks are for. 

Behind the story of Myanmar’s brutal military leadership is a slow stream of defectors; our correspondent meets the support network they rely on. And cover songs muddle the notion of who can call it their tune.

Morning News: Ukraine-Russia, Indonesia Capital Move, Florence Fashion

We explore the latest escalation in the tensions between Russia and Ukraine as troops mass in Belarus. Plus: Indonesia names its new capital and we profile Roberta Metsola, the new president of the European parliament.

Cover Previews: Harper’s Magazine – February 2022

Analysis: The ‘Bossy State’, Boris Johnson’s ‘Party’ Issues, U.S.-China Politics

A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, beware the bossy stateBritain’s party-animal prime minister (11:45) and, why America and China are one military accident away from disaster (18:00)

Saturday Morning: News And Stories From London

Georgina Godwin sets the tone for the weekend. Simon Brooke reviews the newspapers, Andrew Mueller rounds up what we learned this week, and Monocle’s editor in chief Andrew Tuck is back with his weekend column.

Preview: The Economist Magazine – January 15