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A selection of the tastiest morsels from The Economist's print edition - offering a pithy selection of our articles, audio and readers' feedback. Published every Monday on Economist Radio.
To understand the future of Silicon Valley, look across the Atlantic, where the European Union is pioneering a new way of controlling big te...
After Theresa May’s deal was decisively rejected for a second time, Brexit will almost certainly be delayed. It is time for Parliament to se...
A new “scramble for Africa” is taking place. This time Africans themselves stand to benefit the most. Also, a dispatch from the frozen Antar...
India’s prime minister Narendra Modi may be hoping brinkmanship against Pakistan will fire up voters ahead of April’s elections. Both countr...
The Chinese economic model of steroidal state capitalism is facing a global backlash and offering diminishing returns. Can President Xi be p...
After three decades in the wilderness, socialism is back. Millennial socialists offer a sharp critique of what has gone wrong in Western soc...
Despite wildfires and polar freezes, energy firms are planning to increase fossil fuel production. The climate consequences could be grave....
The world’s democracies are right to seek change in Venezuela. The question is how. Plus, why Christian pilgrims are flocking to Abu Dhabi,...
The global flow of money and goods is stagnating. The world needs to prepare for a new era of “slowbalisation”. Plus, why more people are br...
This week's cover story analyses Britain's Brexit mess and argues the case for a second referendum as the only way out of it. Also, why mode...
Could China become a scientific superpower? Plus, the perils of competitive parenting and a movement for gender equality in European street...
As Donald Trump enters the second half of his first term, his luck may be about to change. Plus, the young economists to watch this decade....
In a taste of our Christmas double issue, Jon Fasman takes a walk across Queens, New York City, and through America’s past, present and futu...
The Economist’s editor-in-chief, Zanny Minton Beddoes, and deputy editor, Edward Carr, discuss the cover stories of 2018. From Donald Trump...
In this week’s issue, family offices are a new force in global finance – but their billionaire owners will soon face uncomfortable questions...
As anti-government protests engulf France, how a little humility could yet save Emmanuel Macron. Plus, why sensible people fall for online s...
China still relies on the outside world for its computer chips – how far should America go to maintain silicon supremacy? Also, democratisin...
In this week’s issue, why America is the exception to a global decline in suicides. Also, a glimpse of the future of flight and the extraord...
In this week’s issue, why modern capitalism needs a competition revolution. Also, how Brexit might change the face of British football and t...
After America's mid-term elections, how do the Democrats need to change their game to succeed in 2020? Also, a tour of the entrepreneurial c...
In this week’s issue, could America’s mid-term elections stop the toxic polarisation of federal politics? Plus, how artificial intelligence...
Australia’s economy has been growing for a record 27 years without a recession—could the rest of the world benefit from playing by Aussie ru...
The era of engagement is over. America now sees China as an increasingly dangerous rival. Plus, how Bollywood is boosting domestic tourism i...
Many economies are not ready to deal with even a mild recession—they need to start preparing now. Also, winemakers square up to the weed ent...
Chinese investment in Europe is soaring, with benefits for both parties, but Europeans are beginning to worry. The design decisions in our f...
As America fights over the appointment of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, does the #MeToo movement risk becoming just another battlefi...
Why Europe should embrace ties with Africa, the wildlife photographer who built an assault course for badgers, and an impressive display of...
A special episode marking the culmination of the Open Future initiative, launched this year to celebrate 175 years since The Economist's fou...
Ten years after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, has finance been fixed? Plus, the benefits of 3D-printing human organs in space, where not...
The global influence of Silicon Valley may have reached its peak – does this mean a new age of opportunity for the rest of the world? Also,...
Americans will soon have to face a simple question: is Donald Trump above the law? Plus, the Cambridge Analytica whistleblower, Christopher...
Online dating has revolutionised the way humans couple up, but the impact of this mass social experiment is only just becoming clear. Plus,...
Inevitable but unforgivably outdated – why today’s tax systems need to be brought into the 21st century. Also, how NASA prepared to explore...
As the northern hemisphere continues to smoulder through this long hot summer, is mankind losing the war against climate change? The America...
Britain’s churches are being turned into quirky campsites. Congo’s Catholics are standing up for democracy. And why open-plan offices can le...
The WTO and the global system it oversees are both under threat. Can they be saved? The Cook Islands could soon achieve rich-country status,...
Can Theresa May deliver a soft Brexit? Her new plan is the most realistic one yet, but it has unleashed fresh political chaos. Plus, the lat...
A transatlantic rift is growing – why is NATO worth saving? Plus Jaron Lanier, a pioneer of VR, on why people should delete their social med...
Netflix is the tech giant everyone is watching. It has so far managed to avoid the techlash, but will it be happily ever after? Plus Madelei...
Women at the wheel in Saudi Arabia are the most visible symbol of a social revolution led by Muhammad bin Salman. The crown prince has a cha...
Around the world, from Turkey to Venezuela, democracy is in trouble – the least-bad system of government ever devised needs defenders. Also,...
Although Donald Trump may strike a deal with North Korea after this week’s historic summit, in the long run his destructive approach to fore...
Italy finally has a government – how will the maverick populist coalition reshape the country and the wider eurozone? Plus, why British poli...
Corporate America is betting that Donald Trump is good for business, but executives are counting their profits before their costs. The best-...
After last week's bloodshed in Gaza, how Israelis and Palestinians can find a better way. Also, the unexpected environmental consequences of...
Masayoshi Son is betting $100bn on the world's most exciting technology startups. Win or lose, his Vision Fund is shaking up the tech indust...
Despite euphoria about the Korean summit, global arms control is unravelling. Historian John Lewis Gaddis assesses whether there might be or...
A basic level of universal healthcare is sensible, affordable and practical – including in poor countries. Also, Imran Khan, star cricketer...
The Republican party is organised around one man. Our cover story explains why Donald Trump’s takeover of the GOP is dangerous. Plus, the ps...
Germany is becoming more diverse, open, informal and hip. With the right leadership, it could be a model for the West. Also, disrupting the...