Joe through a rough patch:Biden’s super Tuesday

Joe through a rough patch:Biden’s super Tuesday

The former vice-president stormed a raft of primaries yesterday, setting up a two-horse race to the Democratic nomination. What happens next, though, doesn’t depend entirely on those two. A new study examines subtleties in the “bamboo ceiling” that holds back Asian-American workers. And why wealth divides in English football reveal societal divides, too. Additional audio by stinkhorn at freesound.org. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/radiooffer

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Digital stimulation: AI and porn

Digital stimulation: AI and porn

At every technological revolution, the industry of indecency is close at hand. We look at how sex workers and porn-peddlers are making use of AI. The sites of Syria’s most brutal civil-war deeds are j...

10 Des 202520min

“You’re…fired?” A momentous Supreme Court case

“You’re…fired?” A momentous Supreme Court case

Of all the sackings at federal level President Donald Trump has carried out—and that the Supreme Court has upheld—the one now under consideration has the greatest implications for presidential power. ...

9 Des 202523min

Transitional injustice: Syria one year after Assad

Transitional injustice: Syria one year after Assad

A year after ousting its despot, things are not as bad as many had feared. But old sectarian divides threaten the peace. Forced labour, sex tourism and human-trafficking: ever more sophisticated drug ...

8 Des 202524min

The Weekend Intelligence: Operation Midas

The Weekend Intelligence: Operation Midas

Ukraine has been hit by a corruption scandal. One that strikes at the core of the political establishment in a way never before seen—and this in a country with a long and turbulent history of corrupti...

6 Des 202543min

Keir in the headlights: interviewing Britain’s PM

Keir in the headlights: interviewing Britain’s PM

The Economist’s editor-in-chief Zanny Minton Beddoes met Sir Keir Starmer for “The Insider”, our new video offering. We bring you the analysis. Why executions in America are surging, despite declining...

5 Des 202522min

Delhi-novela: Putin and Modi rekindle bromance

Delhi-novela: Putin and Modi rekindle bromance

As Vladimir Putin begins a two-day visit to India, our correspondent explains why Donald Trump’s policies have pushed India and Russia closer together. How AI models could learn to take shortcuts––and...

4 Des 202520min

Stars and strikes: was America’s ship-bomb illegal?

Stars and strikes: was America’s ship-bomb illegal?

America’s attacks on possible drug boats in the Caribbean is already controversial. Now critics are questioning the legality of one particular strike in September. What does this mean for the US secre...

3 Des 202525min

The great wheel: China’s Robotaxi revolution

The great wheel: China’s Robotaxi revolution

Once derided as a copycat nation, China is now leading the world in innovation, from driverless cars to pharmaceuticals. Our correspondent explains what others can learn from it. Britain looks abroad ...

2 Des 202518min

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