Latin-ex Democrats: Republicans and Hispanic voters
Our series on America’s mid-term elections begins with a visit to a citizenship class in Doral, Florida, given by Republicans. We examine how the GOP is cutting into Democrats’ advantage with Latino v...
10 Elo 202224min
Strike repose: Hamas sits out Gaza violence
A ceasefire is holding after a weekend of deadly strikes. We ask why Hamas, the Palestinian movement that controls Gaza, did not get involved. As Generation Z tentatively enters the workforce, they ar...
9 Elo 202223min
Greenlighted: American climate legislation
On Sunday America’s Senate passed the most-ambitious climate legislation in the country’s history, giving Democrats and President Joe Biden a huge win heading into the midterms. Why Africa is experien...
8 Elo 202226min
Our summer special: a despot, a magic trick and a star
In a bumper episode, we highlight a summer’s-worth of deeply reported stories from 1843, our sister magazine: we profile Muhammad bin Salman, the de facto leader of Saudi Arabia, who is both a liberal...
5 Elo 202236min
Real rate of return: Ukraine’s Kherson bid
As Russia’s campaign in the eastern Donbas region loses steam, our correspondent finds Ukraine’s efforts to recapture Kherson are gaining momentum. But at what cost? India is notorious for its stagger...
4 Elo 202221min
Nancy meeting you here: a tetchy Taiwan trip
The visit of America’s speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi has Chinese tempers flaring. We ask what the trip suggests about American policy and what it means for Taiwan. Crowdfunding ...
3 Elo 202222min
Not-so-safe house: America kills al-Qaeda leader
For decades Ayman al-Zawahiri was the chief ideologue of the terrorist group. We ask what his death in Afghanistan means for the broader jihadist movement. A vote on abortion in Kansas today is a shar...
2 Elo 202224min
Blistering pace: monkeypox spreads
As the first fatal cases outside Africa are reported, we investigate the response to the disease, and the parallels with the early days of HIV. Nuclear waste has been stockpiled in supposedly temporar...
1 Elo 202224min
