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Mumbai is famously an open city, known for welcoming all comers, regardless of colour, caste, or creed.
But as the city goes about building its future, Economist correspondent Leo Mirani, a proud Mumbaikar, fears his cityâs character is being buried beneath the rubble.
In this episode of the Weekend Intelligence Leo contemplates how all this construction will change his beloved Bombay, and who the Mumbai of the future is really designed for.
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A bid to squeeze money from social-media platforms that link to news content has backfired: what was intended to help publishers is instead harming them. Americaâs workers still work more than Europeâs; what is changing is where they do it (9:44). And remembering Shirley Conran, whose books were more than merely saucy: they helped women with everything from money to mathematics (16:22).
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An attempt on Robert Ficoâs life comes at a time of deep-running polarisation in his countryâmuch of which is his own doing. A vote today among auto workers in Americaâs historically union-unfriendly south will indicate whether an organised-labour revolution can take hold (9:26). And the perception of time varies depending on what you are looking at (17:24).
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Michael Cohen has been testifying in Donald Trumpâs hush-money trial. Did the former presidentâs fixer provide what the prosecution had hoped for? The Middle East has a militia problem. Many of the regionâs governments are too weak to keep them down; others simply let them in (10:36). And investigating whether there is more or less sex on the silver screen these days (19:06).
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At the height of Chinaâs zero-covid restrictions, a Chinese character that sounds like the English word ârunâ became a coded way of talking about emigration. Since then many Chinese people have left their country for better opportunities abroad.
In the first episode of a three-part series on the ârunâ phenomenon, we travel to Japan and meet educated, urban Chinese who have made the decision to move. Alice Su, The Economistâs senior China correspondent and David Rennie, our Beijing bureau chief, ask: what does their choice say about the country theyâve left behind?
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At a hidden command centre our correspondent finds deflated but defiant soldiers. Fight against Russia now, they say, or fight for Russia against Europe later. With inflation poised to play a critical role in Americaâs election, we ask why voters despise it even though it can signal rude economic health (11:58). And how a century-old novella called âThe Vortexâ pioneered eco-literature (19:23).
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A chat with the deputy boss of Ukraineâs military intelligence reveals concerns about a dearth of weaponsâbut the struggle to get new recruits is also proving problematic. The Chinese Communist Party is still hounding experts whose work might expose its pandemic missteps, including the scientist who first sequenced the covid-19 virus (11:24). And why the Japanese still buy so many CDs (17:14).
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Sarah Birke and Aryn Braun report frequently on tensions at the border between America and Mexicoâeven more so during a year in which both countries have elections. But rarely do you hear from the people who experience life on the border every day, and learn how that has changed.
In this episode of the Weekend Intelligence Sarah and Aryn tell the story of the worldâs only professional bi-national baseball team, Los Tecolotes de los dos Laredos. It is a tale of a teamâand a communityâstriving for the fronterizo way of life.
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The battles for supremacy in chipmaking and green technology industries are raging on. Re-electing Donald Trump will likely make Americaâs approach even more anti-China, and a move towards autarky comes with costs. How the landmarked Seaport Tower has pitted preservationists against developers (10:18). And a tribute to the zoologist who really, really loved giraffes (18:18).
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Lawrence Wong will only be the city-stateâs fourth leader since its independence. Our foreign editor asks him how he hopes to balance diplomatic relationships with America and China, maintain economic success, and strengthen the countryâs democracy. The impact of climate change on archaeology (11:31). And, a new biopic takes on one of the most lucrative, distinctive pieces of classical music (17:26).
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Narendra Modiâs reputation for prosperity is likely to propel him to a third term. But for Indiaâs economic successes to last, the country needs a set of new reforms. Despite a host of sanctions from the West, Russia still has a booming arms industry. Where are all the weapons coming from (09:50)? And, the perils of trying to work on a plane (13:54).
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The ceasefire deal, which Hamas has agreed to, prompted celebrations in Gaza. But Binyamin Netanyahu isnât satisfied and the fighting continues. Video game adaptations are getting better, and becoming a more popular choice with Hollywoodâs directors (10:01). And the best-selling literary love-child of romance and fantasy (14:27).
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Thirty years of democracy have not led to uniform prosperity, and nearly everyone disagrees about the equality of opportunity. How will the disenchantment manifest at the polls? How two small Texas towns became the patent-law centre of America (12:16). And a tribute to Eleanor Coppola, mastermind of the award-winning behind-the-scenes look at her husbandâs epic, âApocalypse Nowâ (19:26).
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Franceâs president is known for pronouncements of grand scope with one eye toward history. But when our journalists visited him at his residence his assessment of the state of the world was bleakâa dark, prophetic call to arms. In this special episode, we ask whether his view is accurate, whether his proposed solutions would work and whether he is the person to enact them.
Read the full transcript of our interview here.
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When you look around the world, and at a wider set of measures, Generation Z are far better off than the popular narrative would have you believe. We examine what Indiaâs push to soup up its nukes means for the global arms race (09:30). And even as global fertility rates fall, sub-Saharan Africa is experiencing a relative baby boom (17:11).
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Ever since there have been smartphones and social media, there have been concerns about how they might be affecting children. Over the past decade, doctors have seen a decline in mental health in the young in much of the rich world. But whether that rise can be attributed to technology is still a matter of fierce debate. Nevertheless, demands are growing to proactively restrict teenagersâ access to phones and social media, just in case. How concerned should parents and teachers be? Or is this just another moral panic?
Host: Alok Jha, The Economistâs science and technology editor. Contributors: Tom Wainwright, The Economist's technology and media editor; Clare Fernyhough, co-founder of Smartphone Free Childhood; Carol Vidal of Johns Hopkins University; Pete Etchells, a psychologist at Bath Spa University and the author of âUnlocked: The Real Science of Screen Timeâ.
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A dramatic overnight raid in New York City was just one sign that protests at American universities are set to continueâa clear historical echo in an already-fraught election year. We ask why a niche newspaper run by Japanâs communist party has so much influence (13:05). And a study of new books on loneliness reveals both the benefits and drawbacks of solitude (20:39).
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The dengue-fever case counts now break regional records every yearâand the structural reasons behind the spike suggest this sometimes-deadly virus will soon threaten more of the world. Breaches and security holes keep revealing how much of the internetâs innards are maintained by volunteers; we ask why (09:45). And the case for moving over, not up, at work (17:10).
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The ruling military junta that seized power in a coup in 2021 is losing ground, slowlyâand the rebels are now thinking about what happens if they win. We examine the structural reasons behind Britainâs dearth of industrial robots (10:22). And climate change boosts Canadaâs yields of maple syrup, but also threatens to make them unpredictable (15:44).
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For months, a big foreign-aid deal looked like it was going nowhere in the House of Representatives. Now $95bn of support is heading out the door. How did the bill get through? What does it mean for Ukraine and for American leadership in the world?
Charlotte Howard hosts with James Bennet and Idrees Kahloon. Theyâre joined by The Economistâs Adam OâNeal and Anton La Guardia.
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