State of profusion: governments just keep growing

State of profusion: governments just keep growing

Some factors that drive relentless growth in state spending are eternal; some are getting stronger. Our correspondent outlines a big-government future. We examine how MacKenzie Scott, an accidental billionaire, is revolutionising big-money philanthropy. And Moroccan hoteliers rail against a law that forbids beds for the unwed.

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Rishi, you were here: Boris Johnson’s woes

Rishi, you were here: Boris Johnson’s woes

Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid, Britain’s finance and health ministers respectively, resigned yesterday; other officials soon followed suit. Once again, questions about Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s pol...

6 Jul 202221min

Pressure gauged: the road to recessions

Pressure gauged: the road to recessions

Hints are turning to hard data: economic slowdowns are coming. We ask about the threat of recessions in different regions and about the effects they may have. The reckless behaviour of China’s fighter...

5 Jul 202222min

Southern strategy: the coming bid to retake Kherson

Southern strategy: the coming bid to retake Kherson

The city remains Ukraine’s only provincial capital to be taken by Russian forces—can Ukraine overcome its shortages of manpower and firepower to retake the province? Mexico’s official missing-persons ...

4 Jul 202222min

Power strip: SCOTUS’s environmental ruling

Power strip: SCOTUS’s environmental ruling

America’s Supreme Court has essentially shorn the Environmental Protection Agency of its agency in making national policy. We ask what that means for the climate-change fight. Hong Kong is marking 25 ...

1 Jul 202227min

Son rise: the Philippines’ next President Marcos

Son rise: the Philippines’ next President Marcos

It is a remarkable turnaround for a notorious family: the late dictator’s son just took the reins. But how will he govern? Scotland’s separatist party is again pushing for an independence referendum. ...

30 Jun 202222min

Uprising tide: the coming inflation-driven unrest

Uprising tide: the coming inflation-driven unrest

In a global period of belt-tightening, popular anger will spill over. Our correspondent visits places where powderkegs seem closest to being lit; our predictive model suggests where might be next. Chi...

29 Jun 202221min

A force awakens: NATO’s new game plan

A force awakens: NATO’s new game plan

War in Ukraine has stiffened the alliance’s spine; leaders meeting this week will refashion troop-deployment plans reflecting a vastly changed security situation. The property sector makes a staggerin...

28 Jun 202224min

Comings to term: America’s abortion-rights rollback

Comings to term: America’s abortion-rights rollback

The Supreme Court ruling has convulsed the country; passing the question of abortion rights to the states will divide America yet further. We ask what it means for the court to go so plainly against p...

27 Jun 202224min

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