Menace to democracy: The January 6th hearings

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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Impeach-y keen: Trump investigation goes public

Impeach-y keen: Trump investigation goes public

America’s House of Representatives took its first vote on how to proceed with impeachment proceedings against the president. Republicans will now struggle to defend him. Uighurs, China’s Muslim minori...

1 Nov 201923min

Iraq in a hard place: deadly protests continue

Iraq in a hard place: deadly protests continue

Demonstrations have been growing for a month and show no signs of abating. But would the reforms that the protesters are demanding actually work? We examine a pioneering bit of Lithuanian software tha...

31 Okt 201920min

May as well: Boris Johnson’s electoral bet

May as well: Boris Johnson’s electoral bet

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has at last secured a general election. Just as with his predecessor Theresa May, that may not result in easier Brexit arithmetic. We speak to Amy Klobuchar, a Democratic-...

30 Okt 201922min

Not fare enough: Chile’s protests

Not fare enough: Chile’s protests

The ongoing unrest is no longer about a rise in metro fares; Chileans have risen up to demand that the prosperity of their country be distributed more evenly. The “Visegrad Four” economies of central ...

29 Okt 201920min

State of disarray: the killing of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

State of disarray: the killing of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

The man who brought Islamic State to the world stage with visions of a brutal “caliphate” has been killed. But the jihadist movement, while weakened, lives on. Argentines voted their reformist preside...

28 Okt 201920min

Poll dance: Boris Johnson’s election ploy

Poll dance: Boris Johnson’s election ploy

Britain’s prime minister is making a risky move by calling for a general election in December. Will it succeed any more than it did for his predecessor? In Japan, both the government and the people ta...

25 Okt 201922min

Calls to action: Lebanon’s continued protests

Calls to action: Lebanon’s continued protests

What began as protests against a tax on WhatsApp calls has blossomed into surprisingly united and peaceful demands for wholesale government overhaul. Today’s disinterment and reburial of Francisco Fra...

24 Okt 201920min

Putin, he’s back into it: Russia’s growing influence

Putin, he’s back into it: Russia’s growing influence

Vladimir Putin’s diplomacy regarding northern Syria is just one example of the Russian president’s widening influence. British Airways was once known as the world’s favourite airline, we ask why its p...

23 Okt 201922min

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