Coming two terms with it: Putin’s power grab
A resetting of the clock on the Russian leader’s tenure will almost certainly pass into law. That sets up a standoff with a public swiftly losing faith in him. The incentives around sick days are all ...
13 Mar 202020min
Stimulating discussion: policy responses to covid-19
Britain’s central bank made an emergency cut and released a budget with a whopping £30bn ($38bn) stimulus; we discuss what countries are doing, or should be, to cushion economies against the pandemic....
12 Mar 202021min
Hollywood moment: Harvey Weinstein’s sentencing
The disgraced producer’s conviction may seem a clear-cut win for the #MeToo movement, but it’s as yet uncertain just how much will change outside the media spotlight. Today’s verdict on Guyana’s elect...
11 Mar 202020min
When in Rome...stay put: Italy on lockdown
The unexpected expansion of quarantine measures are a look into the near future of many countries, each facing different social and epidemiological tradeoffs. Slovakia is on the cusp of forming a gove...
10 Mar 202022min
A day without women: a vast strike in Mexico
Millions of women will stay home today, protesting against rising levels of violence against them. In the Netherlands, a criminal trial begins in the case of flight MH17, downed over Ukraine in 2014—b...
9 Mar 202022min
Nevertheless, she persisted: the futility of restricting abortion
America’s Supreme Court is again tussling with the age-old question of abortion rights. Internationally the picture is very different; abortions are becoming easier, safer and more legally protected. ...
6 Mar 202022min
Testing times: the world responds to covid-19
Our journalists explore the variance in both policy and preparedness among different countries and regions that are dealing with coronavirus outbreaks—or that soon will. American graduates are saddled...
5 Mar 202022min
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 ...
4 Mar 202022min
