Stumbling block: the battle over WeChat
The Trump administration’s bid to block the Chinese app has been stymied—for now. The tussle reflects a change in how America does business, and how the internet itself may evolve. Migration in the Me...
22 Sep 202022min
Judge dread: the fight for Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat
Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a liberal icon. Her death last week opens a Supreme Court vacancy for Donald Trump to fill, which could tip the court further right ahead of what might be a legally fraught ele...
21 Sep 202022min
Uneasy lies the head: Thailand’s under-fire king
Thailand is bracing for a large anti-government protest, with some of the anger directed at the usually-revered monarchy. Some fear that the establishment’s patience will snap, with bloody results. Fr...
18 Sep 202023min
Conviction politics: Florida’s disenfranchised felons
More than a million former felons in Florida regained the right to vote in 2018. Last week, many of them lost it again. We look at the barriers to voting in America. Colombia’s militarised police forc...
17 Sep 202022min
Sanctuary in Sochi: Belarus’ dictator clings on
Belarus dictator, Alexander Lukashenko, has travelled to Sochi amid major protests at home to ask Vladimir Putin for help. We examine whether he will get it—and what the price might be. The possible d...
16 Sep 202020min
After Abe: Japan’s new prime minister
Japan’s new prime minister will be Yoshihide Suga, the son of a strawberry farmer from the country’s rural north. We look at whether he can step into the shoes of Abe Shinzo and revive Japan’s trouble...
15 Sep 202021min
Homework: the future of the office
The pandemic has been a giant experiment in working from home. We examine whether workers are happier and more productive using Zoom in their pyjamas than commuting in a suit. In the southern hemisphe...
14 Sep 202021min
Great walls of fire: America’s west coast burns
Relentless climate change will make devastating blazes more likely; urbanisation in woodland areas will make them more costly. Prevention measures could help—if updated and widened. “Anti-vaxxers” may...
11 Sep 202021min
