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The Intelligence
Jimmy Carter embodied values now rare in American politics
President Joe Biden promised Ukraine nearly $2.5bn-worth of military aid...
The Intelligence
Jimmy Carter embodied values now rare in American politics
China’s firms are taking flight, worrying its rulers
Users of the internet need not think about its physical underpinnings
Jan 29, 2024 ... Depending on where you are in the world, the data centre that your article will have come from will be different. This is because The Economist, along with most content providers on the internet, gets
South Korean law-enforcement officials requested an arrest warrant for Yoon Suk Yeol, the country’s suspended president...
Chad held its first parliamentary elections in 13 years...
Who was the best CEO of 2024?
Six great books about baseball
Mar 27, 2024 ... MANY SPORTS can make plausible claims to be the world’s best pastime. But when it comes to spawning great literature, baseball stands alone. American libraries dedicate shelves upon shelves to the cer
Why fine wine and fancy art have slumped this year
Dec 27, 2024 ... Still, some corners of the luxury market have been resilient. According to Sebastian Duthy of Art Market Research, sales of “blue chip” art remained strong in 2024. Many of the pieces that did best at
What makes a great American movie?
Dec 27, 2024 ... For our Christmas episode we’re convening the Checks and Balance film club. The hosts put on their movie-critic hats and discuss our selection of classic films.
John Prideaux hosts with Charlotte Ho
Finance, consulting and tech are gobbling up top students
Dec 19, 2024 ... That
New battery designs could lead to gains in power and capacity
Sep 19, 2024 ... In June researchers at Asahi Kasei, a Japanese conglomerate, found significant performance gains when they substituted the electrolyte used in a standard Li-ion battery with their proprietary alternat
Dec 21st 2024
Christmas double issue
The best music written about winter
Dec 19, 2024 ... IN C.S. LEWIS’S “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe”, Mr Tumnus, a faun, laments that the White Witch has made Narnia “always winter, but never Christmas”—implying that only Christmas makes winter b
A reappraisal of Betty Davis’s trailblazing music is under way
Sep 26, 2023 ... BEYONCÉ STRUTS around the stage, a squadron of dancers in various states of undress bopping in her wake. On her blockbuster “Renaissance” tour—which is expected to make more than $2bn by the time it w
Christmas Specials
Why do small children in Japan ride the subway alone?
The pluses and pitfalls of the world’s most disciplined primary schools
Christmas Specials
A day in the life of Toyosu, the world’s greatest fish market
The best sashimi chefs on the planet rely on Japan’s Wall Street of seafood
Science & technology
AI offers an intriguing new way to diagnose mental-health conditions
Models look for sound patterns undetectable by the human ear
Leaders
How to ensure Africa is not left behind by the AI revolution
Weak digital infrastructure is holding the continent back
Middle East & Africa
Why the AI revolution is leaving Africa behind
Large infrastructure gaps are creating a new digital divide
Science & technology
What The Economist thought about solar power
A look back through our archives: sometimes prescient, sometimes not
Culture
How Chinese computing nerds cracked a linguistic co
Photo essay
The year in pictures 2024
Images that defined the year
“No-strings giving” is transforming philanthropy
Jan 10, 2024 ... It is certainly difficult to make money. But should money be difficult to give away? In the Gilded Age, industrialists such as Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller worried about waste and misuse; C
Philanthropy in Asia is becoming more professional
Jan 10, 2024 ... Within global philanthropy, the spotlight generally falls on the wealthy West. It is tycoons from the rich world who are lauded for giving away vast sums. The most talked-about trends in giving are se
Jan 10, 2024 ... Philipp Mohr sold his first software company to