How Africa could one day rival China | The Economist
Africa is changing so fast, it is becoming hard to ignore. In the short term the continent faces many problems, including covid-19, but in the long term it could rival ...
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Was Karl Marx right? | The Economist
Karl Marx remains surprisingly relevant 200 years after his birth. He rightly predicted some of the pitfalls of capitalism, but his solution was far worse than the ...
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The World in 2021: five stories to watch out for | The Economist
The World in 2021 will start to look beyond covid-19: to the launch of an asteroid-smashing space probe, the next step in the fight against climate change and ...
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How to restore trust in politics | The Economist
In America, Britain and other Western countries, voters have lost trust in politics. Is the answer to reboot an ancient idea? Read more here: ...
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The new scramble for Africa | The Economist
The past decade has seen a big surge of foreign interest in Africa—involving China, India and Russia. If the continent handles this new "scramble" wisely, the ...
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The Economist looks ahead to showdowns in 2020
If you thought 2019 was a roller coaster, just wait. The Economist is out with its annual look ahead, and if its predictions are right, 2020 could be quite a year.
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The Economist Looks Ahead To The World In 2021 | Morning Joe | MSNBC
The Economist looks ahead to the big stories and trends that will shape the world in 2021. Aired on 12/11/2020. » Subscribe to MSNBC: ...
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Vaping: what people are getting wrong | The Economist
A youth vaping “epidemic” and a mysterious outbreak of lung disease in America has led to curbs on e-cigarette flavours. A backlash against vaping is ...
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How covid-19 could change the financial world order | The Economist
America has dominated global finance for decades. But could covid-19 tip the balance of financial power in China's favour? Further reading: Sign up to The ...
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Covid-19: why the economy could fare worse than you think | The Economist
Three months after lockdown was relaxed in China, its economy is now running at around 90% of normal levels. Although 90% may sound fine, for many it could ...
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What is history's deadliest pandemic? | The Economist
The covid-19 pandemic may have derailed the world in 2020, but a far deadlier disease has shaped human history for thousands of years. Malaria defeated ...
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How migration could make the world richer | The Economist
Many of the recent political shifts in the West—the election of Donald Trump, the rise of populism in Europe and Brexit—can be partially attributed to the fear of ...
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Why is chicken so cheap? | The Economist
People eat 65 billion chickens every year. It is the fastest-growing meat product. Yet pound for pound the price of chicken has fallen sharply. How has this ...
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Election 2020: What has President Trump done to America? | The Economist
In the 2020 election, President Donald Trump will be judged on his handling of the covid-19 pandemic. But what else will be his legacy if he loses? Further ...
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The data revolution: privacy, politics and predictive policing | The Economist
More than 90% of the world's data appeared in the past two years. From privacy to politics, Facebook to facial recognition – discover the true impact of this data ...
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Stockmarket v economy: the impact of covid-19 | The Economist
American stockmarkets have enjoyed a record-breaking streak, even though the country's economy faces the deepest recession in living memory. Why is ...
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The changing face of tourism | The Economist
Tourism is one of the biggest industries in the world—and it's rapidly changing. Chinese travellers have overtaken Americans as the biggest spenders and ...
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How to get migration right | The Economist
Governments need to find better ways of managing migration. Greater freedom of movement could make the world richer, but voters need convincing.
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How to prepare for the next global recession | The Economist
A decade after the global recession, the world's economy is vulnerable again. Ryan Avent, our economics columnist, considers how the next recession might ...
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Can free-cash handouts help society? | The Economist
In parts of California there are plans to give people no-strings-attached cash, whether they have a job or not. It's hoped these trials could be the solution to a ...
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China v America: who is in charge? | The Economist
Global leadership has been missing during the covid-19 pandemic. While President Trump has been pulling America out of global organisations like the WHO, ...
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Margaret Thatcher's economic legacy | The Economist
Did Margaret Thatcher's radical, widely lauded economic agenda actually spark an improvement in Britain's fortunes? Click here to subscribe to The Economist ...
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Why does time pass? | The Economist
The equations of physics suggest time should be able to go backwards as well as forwards. Experience suggests, though, that it cannot. Why? And is time travel ...
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Covid-19: why vaccine mistrust is growing | The Economist
A vaccine for covid-19 could be rolled out before the end of the year. But a worrying rise in mistrust of vaccines threatens its effectiveness. Now & Next is a series ...
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Is big tech good for your health? | The Economist
Tech giants including Google and Microsoft want to work with hospitals and health-care systems to improve lives. But should people trust them with their medical ...
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Covid-19: what will happen to the global economy? | The Economist
The covid-19 pandemic has caused economic chaos and uncertainty. Zanny Minton Beddoes, our editor-in-chief, and Edward Carr, our deputy editor, answer ...
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Has migration gone too far? | The Economist
Migrants from the EU into Britian are more likely to be paying taxes than claiming benefits. So why do some people think migration is harmful, and how should ...
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Putin, the poisoning and Belarus: what's really going on? | The Economist
Vladimir Putin has been rattled by protests in Belarus and Russia's far east—and stands accused of poisoning Alexei Navalny, his only real political rival at ...
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Why politicians have failed to tackle climate change | The Economist
Global warming is the defining threat facing the planet. So why has so little been done to curb it? Read more here: https://econ.st/3gevRJu Click here to ...
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Covid-19: Bill Gates predicts the end of the pandemic | The Economist
Bill Gates had long warned of the risk that a new virus would go global. Now he explains to Zanny Minton Beddoes, our editor-in-chief, how—and when—the ...
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Inside Iran: what's next? | The Economist
When Iran's military forces mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian passenger jet it sparked widespread protests around the country. Iran's leaders face being ...
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An economist walks into a bar | Robert Litan | TEDxKC
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Litan's talk explores the surprising role economists have played in ...
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The Economist's brand story
First published in 1843, The Economist serves no master save the liberal credo of open markets and individual freedom. Our independence is absolute; our ...
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Covid-19: your questions about coronavirus, answered | The Economist
The novel coronavirus has killed thousands of people and is devastating the global economy. Ed Carr, The Economist's deputy editor, and Alok Jha, our science ...
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$1bn to save the ocean | The Economist
We asked Sir David Attenborough and four other leading thinkers on ocean conservation how they would invest $1bn to protect the ocean. Some of their ...
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Covid-19: how bad will it be for the economy? | The Economist
The coronavirus pandemic has killed thousands of people, crashed stockmarkets around the world, driven 10m Americans to claim unemployment and caused ...
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Is private education good for society? | The Economist
Across the world private education is booming. Though private schools and tuition promote inequality, Emma Duncan, our social policy editor, explains why ...
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China v America: why universities are on the front line | The Economist
The covid-19 pandemic could cause a massive drop in the number of Chinese students travelling abroad. That would be disastrous for many Western ...
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America’s stimulus package: is it working? | The Economist
America has spent trillions of dollars on stimulus packages to prop up its economy in the face of the covid-19 pandemic. But is it working—and what will the ...
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Life after Trump: what’s the future of the Republican Party? | The Economist
Donald Trump has finally accepted that a presidential transition from his administration to Joe Biden's should begin. We answer your questions on what the ...
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The world in 2050: Megachange | The Economist
Daniel Franklin, executive editor of The Economist and editor of "The World in..." examines megatrends across four main areas: "people", "life and death", ...
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Afghanistan: why the Taliban can't be defeated | The Economist
After almost 20 years of war with America, the Taliban control ever more territory in Afghanistan. Why has America failed to defeat them? Read more here: ...
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