Dream on: Biden and social mobility
Americans born at the bottom of the economic ladder find it harder than past generations—or their peers abroad—to climb to the top. The president has plans to change that. But he’s already having to s...
9 Nov 202120min
Control the past: rewriting Chinese history
Over four days in Beijing, the political and military elite are meeting to recast the past. The revised version will depict Xi Jinping as a giant of the stature of Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping—and jus...
8 Nov 202120min
Tigrayans turn the tables: Ethiopia’s war
Few imagined when Ethiopia’s civil war began a year ago that the capital, Addis Ababa, would come under threat from Tigrayan rebels. We explain why the tide has turned. At this time of year, India’s d...
5 Nov 202122min
Covering the ground: trees and COP26
At the global climate summit, more than 100 countries have promised to end deforestation by 2030. Similar promises have been made before, but might this time be different? America’s Supreme Court dive...
4 Nov 202122min
Power failure: South Africa’s ANC stumbles
For the first time since the end of white rule, South Africa’s governing African National Congress is set to win less than half the vote, albeit in local polls. We explain its slide in popularity. Aft...
3 Nov 202120min
The Floyd factor: American police reform
More than a year after George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis policeman, the city votes on an overhaul of its force. We examine America’s shifting debate over police reform. Cryptocurrencies have ...
2 Nov 202121min
Cool heads needed: COP26 begins
World leaders are gathering in Glasgow for the UN climate summit. Can they agree on the path to meeting the goals set in Paris six years ago, to stabilise global temperatures? We weigh up the chances....
1 Nov 202120min
Going critical: Iran’s nuclear programme
The Islamic Republic is closer than ever to a bomb’s worth of fissile material. Talks with America and other countries will resume next month, but hopes of an agreement are fading. Is war inevitable? ...
29 Okt 202123min
