Menace to democracy: The January 6th hearings
Economist Podcasts17 Kesä 2022

Menace to democracy: The January 6th hearings

In its third public hearing yesterday, the committee investigating the January 6th Capitol insurrection detailed the pressure put on Mike Pence to overturn the 2020 election—as well as the continuing threat to American democracy posed by Donald Trump. Can artificial intelligence become sentient, and if it did, how would we know? And why internet shutdowns are a costly and ineffective way to stop students from cheating. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer

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The house that Jack built: Twitter’s founder departs

The house that Jack built: Twitter’s founder departs

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Centrifugal forces: Iran nuclear talks resume

Centrifugal forces: Iran nuclear talks resume

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Priority letter: the Omicron variant

Priority letter: the Omicron variant

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29 Marras 202121min

A cut-rate theory: Turkey’s currency spiral

A cut-rate theory: Turkey’s currency spiral

As President Recep Tayyip Erdogan keeps pushing his upside-down economic ideas, the currency plummets and an immiserated population grows restless. Sunday’s presidential election in Honduras will be a...

26 Marras 202122min

You put your left side in: Germany’s shake-about

You put your left side in: Germany’s shake-about

A three-way coalition has struck a deal to govern. We ask who’s who among top ministers and what’s what on the newly centre-left agenda. A shortage of lorry drivers has sharpened Britain’s supply-chai...

25 Marras 202123min

America’s sneezing: diagnosing global inflation

America’s sneezing: diagnosing global inflation

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24 Marras 202122min

New bid on the bloc: Europe and vaccine mandates

New bid on the bloc: Europe and vaccine mandates

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Left, right and no centre: Chile’s elections

Left, right and no centre: Chile’s elections

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