Kamala Harris heads to Paris to repair the diplomatic damage done by the Aukus snub, and we assess the latest as political unrest continues in Georgia. Plus: Bosnia’s ‘existential crisis’ and the latest from Cop26.
Category Archives: Politics
Morning News: Belarus’ Migrant Crisis, Iraq Prime Minister, Czech Politics
We hear the latest as the migrant crisis escalates on the border between Poland and Belarus, and discuss the assassination attempt on Iraq’s prime minister. Plus: the Czech Republic’s coalition and the week’s music news.
Cover Preview: The New Yorker – November 15
News & Analysis: Radical Left Hinders Biden, Green Finance, Rewriting China
A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week: the calamity facing Joe Biden and the democrats, the uses and abuses of green finance (10:19) And Orwellian and proud (16:07).
Climate Change: “Don’t Choose Extinction” (U.N.)
A visitor to the United Nations General Assembly has a message about climate change, telling us government-supported fossil fuel subsidies will prove disastrous to our species. The computer-animated Frankie the Dinosaur (voiced by actor Jack Black) stars in this message produced by the U.N. Development Program as part of its “Don’t Choose Extinction” campaign, timed to the COP-26 climate conference in Glasgow.
Sunday Morning: Top News & Stories From London, Zurich & Tokyo
Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé and our panellists round up the weekend’s biggest news. Plus: we check in with our editors in London and Tokyo.
Saturday Morning: News And Stories From London
Georgina Godwin covers the weekend’s biggest discussion topics with political communications specialist Simon Brooke. Plus, Monocle’s editor in chief Andrew Tucks shares his thoughts in his Saturday column and Andrew Mueller reflects on the week’s stranger stories.
Morning News: Xi Jingping Seeks Third Term In China, COP26, 2021 Booker Prize
We discuss Xi Jinping’s latest move to cement his legacy and round up the latest news from the Cop26 climate summit in Glasgow. Plus: we hear from Damon Galgut, the winner of this year’s Booker prize.
Cover Previews: n+1 Magazine – Fall 2021
Morning News: Coal And Deforestation At COP26, U.S. Supreme Court Cases
At the global climate summit, more than 100 countries have promised to end deforestation by 2030. Similar promises have been made before, but might this time be different?
America’s Supreme Court dives into the thorny topics of abortion and gun rights. And we report on the peculiar economics of African cities where the UN has set up shop.
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