The Economist Magazine – November 16, 2024 Preview
Tag Archives: The Economist Magazine
The Economist Magazine – November 9, 2024 Preview
Donald Trump’s victory was resounding. His second term will be, too
Congress is not likely to be much of a constraint on him
Losers from Labour’s budget
Businesses and farmers will be hit with more tax
Germany’s political mess
Olaf Scholz finally runs out of patience with Christian Lindner
In praise of open-source AI
Their critics dwell on the dangers and underestimate the benefits
The best TV of 2024
The small screen claims some riveting shows this year, both new and returning
The Economist Magazine – November 2, 2024 Preview
A second Trump term comes with unacceptable risks
If The Economist had a vote, we would cast it for Kamala Harris
The British budget—big numbers, narrow vision
A bigger state but an irrational way to fund it
Does China need more stimulus?
The Communist Party may be hoarding fiscal firepower to offset a possible trade war
Focusing on ADHD
It should not be treated as a disorder
The Telegram: a new column on world affairs
The old order is dying. Our geopolitics columnist will tell you what’s coming next
Read full edition
The Economist Magazine – October 26, 2024 Preview
The everything drugs
The doom loop in British prisons
Overcrowding leads to violence. Violence worsens a staffing crisis. A staffing crisis impedes rehabilitation
Our US election model: Trump ahead
With two weeks to go, the Republican candidate now has a slight lead
Inside Hizbullah’s finances
Why Israel is now bombing Lebanese banks
Putin’s plan to dethrone the dollar
He hopes this week’s BRICS summit will spark a sanctions-busting big bang
The Economist Magazine – October 19, 2024 Preview
The envy of the world
- The budget: how bad will it be? Rachel Reeves looks set to please no one for little return
- Inside Iran’s sanctions-busting An investigation by The Economist uncovers a multi-billion-dollar, America-defying network
- Russia’s spies go feral Vladimir Putin’s “everything, everywhere, all at once” strategy of assassination, arson, sabotage and hacking against the West
- Starship and the economics of space The rockets are nifty, but it is satellites that make SpaceX valuable
The Economist Magazine – October 12, 2024 Preview
The Trumpification of American policy
No matter who wins in November, Donald Trump has redefined both parties’ agendas
The front line of the tech war is in Asia
The two superpowers are vying for influence. China will not necessarily win
Who will control the next Congress?
The new president is much less likely than usual to see allies take charge on Capitol Hill
Britain should not hand the Chagos Islands to Mauritius
The Economist Magazine – October 6, 2024 Preview
The year that shattered the Middle East
Kill or be killed is the region’s new logic. Deterrence and diplomacy would be better
House prices: just getting going
Why property prices could keep rising for years
Will China’s stimulus work?
It will take more than a spectacular stockmarket rally to revive the economy
Britain’s Nigerian moment
A story of modern migration has had extraordinary results
Mapping a fruit fly’s brain
The first “connectome” of the brain of a complex adult animal has just been completed
The Economist Magazine – September 28, 2024 Preview
The war is going badly. Ukraine and its allies must change course
Time for credible war aims—and NATO membership
An Israel-Hizbullah war would be a disaster for both
Both must find a way to step back
War fever in Lebanon
Hizbullah seems to have miscalculated in its fight with Israel
What Donald Trump taught J.D. Vance
The vice-presidential candidate is devising his own tactics for bending the truth
Is the big state failing its citizens?
Why voters across the rich world are miserable
Youtube v Hollywood
Legions of self-taught film-makers are coming for the television industry
The Economist Magazine – September 21, 2024 Preview
The breakthrough AI needs
A race is on to push artificial intelligence beyond today’s limits
Let Ukraine hit military targets in Russia with American missiles
Hitting back at the forces blasting Ukrainian cities is legal and proportionate
Saving Britain’s universities
Domestic students have been paying less in real terms every year
How the world’s poor stopped catching up
Progress stalled around 2015. To restart it, liberalise
Who’s winning in Pennsylvania?
A flood of money, advertising and consultants have left the race for the state a virtual tie
Peak woke: the numbers
Our statistical analysis finds that woke opinions and practices are on the decline
The Economist Magazine – September 14, 2024 Preview
America’s election is mired in conflict
Donald Trump’s conspiracy machine is already gearing up for election night
Is Labour in thrall to the unions?
They agree on the labour market above all
Danger in the South China Sea
A new stage in the conflict is beginning
Getting Europe to grow
Mario Draghi, the continent’s unofficial chief technocrat, has a plan
Breast milk: the motherlode
Some of its myriad components are being tested as treatments for cancer and other diseases
Boomers Daily 