Coming write-up: Chile votes to overhaul its constitution

Coming write-up: Chile votes to overhaul its constitution

The country has roundly rejected its dictatorship-era charter and mapped out how to fashion a new one. What do Chileans stand to gain—and to lose? Rising populations of the elderly in the world’s prisons are creating deepening problems, both for jailers and the jailed. And we explore a theory that blames political chaos on too many would-be elites.

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Bold eagle: America's industrial evolution

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Poll fishing: Peru’s persistent protests

Poll fishing: Peru’s persistent protests

The country remains riven by unrest since the “self-coup” and subsequent arrest of its president in December; only an early election might bring a return to calm. Our correspondent goes shopping to di...

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Troubled shares, troubles shared: Adani and India Inc

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The Adani Group, one of India’s biggest conglomerates, has come under fire from a tiny American research firm. A successful secondary share sale amid a rout in the markets leaves many questions—and pr...

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Not shy about retiring: strikes in France

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Fixing the complex, creaking pension system remains central to President Emmanuel Macron’s agenda of reforms. But leaving it alone is central to French identity—so workers are striking, again, in huge...

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Didn’t protect or serve: Tyre Nichols’s killing

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The response to the death of the 29-year-old has differed from that of previous cases of police killings; we ask what the tragedy indicates about how America deals with police violence. Our correspond...

30 Jan 202327min

Tunnel, no lights: South Africa’s crumbling infrastructure

Tunnel, no lights: South Africa’s crumbling infrastructure

South Africa’s infrastructure—its ports, railways and power grid—are struggling and poorly managed. Ordinary South Africans are increasingly fed up. We profile Russia’s new military commander in Ukrai...

27 Jan 202323min

Bibi’s gambit: Israel’s government v its judiciary

Bibi’s gambit: Israel’s government v its judiciary

Israel’s right-wing coalition government has the country’s supreme court in its sights. Their proposal to effectively subjugate its independence to the legislature has sparked protests and stirred con...

26 Jan 202326min

Tanks, a lot: arming Ukraine

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After months of foot-dragging, Germany is sending tanks to Ukraine, with America poised to follow suit. We examine how that could reshape the battlefield. Why Sudan’s democratic transition has stalled...

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