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Every weekday our global network of correspondents makes sense of the stories beneath the headlines. We bring you surprising trends and tales from around the world, current affairs, business and finance — as well as science and technology.
 

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    The Intelligence: F is for falling standards

    The Intelligence: F is for falling standards

    America is producing more high-school graduates—but on average, they know less. We ask how a push for equity can in reality seed a systemic failing. London’s Canary Wharf was built as a high-rise jungle for white-collar workers; how is it surviving in a work-from-home world (7:57)? And amid a general decline in cinemagoing, the high end of the market is thriving (14:02).
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    • 19 min
    Editor’s Picks: March 18th 2024

    Editor’s Picks: March 18th 2024

    A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, America’s continued economic strength is impressive but as the election looms, we ask whether it can persist. In Europe, our cover considers Russia's surprising resilience and worrying ambition. What must the West do to counter it? And finally, the paradox of China’s climate policy.

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    The Weekend Intelligence: Meloni’s fellowship

    The Weekend Intelligence: Meloni’s fellowship

    A huge Tolkein exhibit in a famous art gallery in Rome. A gathering with speeches from Elon Musk and Rishi Sunak named after “The Never Ending Story”. Activists dressed as hobbits and wizards. This isn't a fantasy fan club – this is politics as usual for Georgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party. Italian correspondent John Hooper dives into the strange world inspiring Meloni and her Brothers of Italy.

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    Checks and Balance: Growth states

    Checks and Balance: Growth states

    It’s not long since America was widely thought to be on the brink of recession. Instead the economy expanded by 3% in 2023, and continues to defy expectations. But why aren’t voters happier with Joe Biden’s economy? 
    John Prideaux hosts with Charlotte Howard and Idrees Kahloon. They’re joined by The Economist’s Simon Rabinovitch and Neale Mahoney, professor of economics at Stanford University. 
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    • 47 min
    The Intelligence: Russia’s sham election

    The Intelligence: Russia’s sham election

    Voting begins today in an election that has already been won – all the opposition politicians are dead, in prison or in exile. Vladimir Putin wants to give the illusion of legitimacy. Will the rumblings of a protest deprive him of that goal? There is evidence that Sudan is becoming the latest theatre of the Ukraine war (09:25). And, a tribute to the father of Dragon Ball Z (15:49).
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    • 23 min
    The Intelligence: Is time up for TikTok?

    The Intelligence: Is time up for TikTok?

    The US Congress is refusing to scroll past the app’s links to China. If the bill they passed becomes law, the video-sharing network will be forced to find new owners. Binyamin Netanyahu’s emergency war-time budget has just been approved. What is the cost of Israel’s ongoing war (10:40)? And, snapping up Old Masters in Maastricht (18:14).
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Customer Reviews

4.5 out of 5
119 Ratings

119 Ratings

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A Balanced View

Delivering the News has become all that much harder now as the battle for our time and attention is touch and go. I enjoy what gets covered by The Economist in terms of the lengths Of research that goes into the story and then the perspective presented which tends to respect all sides of the story rather than look to make me believe a certain perspective. Asking the right questions is better than trying to have all the answers

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Great for keeping up

In these times of so much change it’s a real challenge to sift through the noise and take in the useful information. This podcast certainly helps in this regard and provides some great little nuggets of interest. Keep up the great work!

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