The weekend’s biggest discussion topics, with Georgina Godwin. Latika Bourke reviews the newspapers and Andrew Mueller rounds up what we’ve learned this week. Plus: Monocle editor in chief Andrew Tuck’s weekend column.
Category Archives: Politics
Morning News: $2 Trillion Social Spending Bill & The New Deal, Shipping Scotch
A.M. Edition for Nov. 19. The U.S. House is set to approve Democrats’ $2 trillion social spending and climate bill.
WSJ’s John McCormick explains how President Biden’s spending plans stack up in comparison to the two Democratic presidents who had the biggest social agendas of the past century and whether they will be just as transformational. Peter Granitz hosts.
Morning News: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Delhi’s Pollution, Movies
Can UK prime minister Boris Johnson survive accusations of corruption and sleaze? Also in the programme: India’s fight against deadly pollution in Delhi and the week’s film-industry news.
Morning News: Biden-Xi Summit, Europe’s Trains, South Korean Photo-Ops
The meeting between superpower presidents was cordial and careful, but it will take far more than a video call to smooth such frosty relations.
Europe once had an enviable international rail network—one it must revive if the bloc is to meet its climate targets. And the costly and sometimes dangerous lengths South Koreans are going to for flattering photographs.
Morning News: Poland Border Crisis, Austria Lockdown, Song Contest
Poland calls on Nato for help with the migrant crisis on its border with Belarus, and Austria locks down for the unvaccinated. Plus: the latest fashion and retail news, and the American Song Contest.
Previews: The New Yorker Magazine – November 22
Analysis: Russia’s New Era Of Repression, Assisted Dying, Bananas In Turkey
A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, the consequences of Russia’s new era of repression, why too many are still denied the right to die assisted dying (09:19) and why Turkey is deporting refugees for eating bananas (17:09).
Watch The Economist’s new documentary film, “Fearless: the women fighting Putin”
Sunday Morning: News & Stories From Zurich, London And Ljubljana
Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, and panellists Juliet Linley and Christoph Lenz discuss the weekend’s biggest news. Plus: we check in with our friends and correspondents in London and Ljubljana.
Saturday Morning: News And Stories From London
Georgina Godwin sets the tone for the weekend. Stephen Dalziel goes through the day’s papers, Monocle’s editor in chief Andrew Tuck is back with his weekend column, and Andrew Mueller recaps what we learned this week.
Morning News: Climate Summit Concludes, Xi Jinping Remakes China
We head to Glasgow to wrap the Cop26 summit and ask whether any progress has been made on tackling climate change. Plus: we discuss Xi Jinping’s bid to remake the Chinese Communist Party, and review the morning papers.
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