A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week: Xi Jinping’s campaign against China’s capitalist excesses, how to revive Britain’s stockmarket (10:11), and electric motor city (18:33).
Category Archives: Politics
Morning News: Supreme Court Docket, Britain’s Dying Trees, Hotels & Film
The court will be tackling just about every judicial and social flashpoint in the country during the term that starts today; our correspondent lays out the considerable stakes.
A vast and costly die-off of Britain’s trees could have been averted simply and cheaply: just let them stay put. And why hotels are such ideal backdrops for filmmakers and scriptwriters.
Sunday Morning: News From Zurich and London
Monocle’s Tyler Brûlé is joined by Emma Nelson, Eemeli Isoaho and Chandra Kurt to discuss the weekend’s biggest stories. Plus: our editor in chief Andrew Tuck and Tokyo bureau chief Fiona Wilson.
Infographics: The $3.5T Infrastructure Bill
Saturday Morning: News And Stories From London
Georgina Godwin is joined by analyst Stephen Dalziel to flick through the morning’s newspapers and biggest stories. Plus: Andrew Mueller tells us what we learnt this week and Andrew Tuck’s weekly column.
Morning News: Private Militaries In Mali, Albania-EU Talks, North Korea
We ask what effect Russia’s private military company the Wagner Group might have on regional stability if deployed to fight insurgents in Mali.
Plus, will the Bulgaria-North Macedonia dispute harm Albania’s EU accession talks? And what North Korea’s recent missile launch tells us about its nuclear capabilities.
Morning News: Life Under Taliban Rule, Facebook & Mental Health, Air Travel
A.M. Edition for Sept. 30. WSJ’s Sune Engel Rasmussen describes life under Taliban rule and the worries about Afghanistan’s economy. Britney Spears’s father is suspended as conservator of her $60 million estate.
Facebook is scheduled to testify at a Senate hearing about its products’ effects on young people’s mental health. And, the science behind Covid-19 transmission on planes.
Morning News: Hearing On U.S.-Afghanistan Exit, Russia & Turkey Talks
We discuss the US military’s Pentagon hearings concerning the withdrawal from Afghanistan. Plus, Russia and Turkey’s latest talks over the war in Syria, the morning’s papers and a roundup of the top business headlines.
Morning News: Supply Chain Crisis In The UK, Tunisia’s Political Turmoil
We get the latest on the UK’s supply chain crisis and find out about the political turmoil in Tunisia. Plus: the morning papers and a round-up of the latest urbanism news.
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