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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Aussie rules: give Trumpism the boot

Aussie rules: give Trumpism the boot

Australia’s Conservative party was on the ascent until Donald Trump took office in January. At the polls this weekend, the dominant concern is who will stand up to the new White House administration. ...

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Mine craft: US-Ukraine resource deal

Mine craft: US-Ukraine resource deal

America and Ukraine have signed a deal to share the profits of extracting natural resources. Our correspondent explains its significance. How the trade war with China will hit US shoppers (8:29). And ...

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Executive disorder: Trump’s first 100 days

Executive disorder: Trump’s first 100 days

Since Donald Trump took office, there has been a deluge of news. Our correspondent considers what might happen next. Fifty years on from the fall of Saigon, we meet the Vietnamese who fled the country...

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Trailer: Boss Class Season 2

Trailer: Boss Class Season 2

Good bosses are rare. They don’t have to be. The skills of management can be learned.The Economist’s management columnist, Andrew Palmer, is here to help. The second season of Boss Class features lead...

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The Carney army: Canada unites against Trump

The Carney army: Canada unites against Trump

Canada’s election campaign was dominated by Donald Trump’s threats against the nation. Now the Liberal party has won, it faces a tougher fight: confronting the US president. Japanese salarymen used to...

29 Huhti 202521min

Trailer: Boss Class Season 2

Trailer: Boss Class Season 2

Good bosses are rare. They don’t have to be. The skills of management can be learned.The Economist’s management columnist, Andrew Palmer, is here to help. The second season of Boss Class features lead...

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Modi behaviour: will India retaliate against Pakistan?

Modi behaviour: will India retaliate against Pakistan?

Tensions between India and Pakistan have flared after the terrorist attack in Kashmir last week. Our correspondent explains what Narendra Modi may do next. Why even priests and the clergy need the fre...

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Carney score: last days of Canada’s campaign

Carney score: last days of Canada’s campaign

Canada’s sovereignty has loomed large in the federal election campaign, but beyond the show of national unity the country’s media and political landscape is riven with division. To counter China’s cap...

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