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When Alexis de Tocqueville visited America from France in 1831 he saw a new kind of society. Not just a country, but an idea that would change the world. His book âDemocracy in Americaâ was a big influence on later generations of writers and thinkers, including The Economistâs US Editor John Prideaux. Now, 250 years after its birth, the vitality of that democracy is under question. In this series, John retraces the route Tocqueville took to find out how much of what inspired Tocqueville about America remainsâand how worried we should be about whatâs changed.
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AI is changing how we work. It's turning us all into managers. Be a good one.
The Economistâs management columnist, Andrew Palmer, takes on the bots in the third season of Boss Class. From cloning to coding, agents to entry-level jobs, he tackles the threat head on and figures out how to turn anxiety into opportunity. Along the way he meets bulls and bears and the people who can help you to master management in the age of AI.
Full Season 3 out 29th January 2026.
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Good bosses are rare. They donât have to be. The skills of management can be learned.
The Economistâs management columnist, Andrew Palmer, is here to help. The second season of Boss Class features leaders at some of the worldâs best performing companies, from Leviâs to Novo Nordisk to Google.
New episodes are out weekly starting May 12th.
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A sophisticated, predatory, multi-billion dollar industry is emerging from the shadows. It already rivals the size of the illicit drug trade. And itâs about to get bigger and much more powerful.
The Economistâs Sue-Lin Wong follows a trail that starts with the collapse of a bank in rural Kansas to uncover a global, underground scam economy built around human trafficking, corruption and money laundering. Can it be stopped?
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How did two old, unpopular men end up running for the world's most demanding job? Itâs the question John Prideaux, The Economistâs US editor, gets asked the most. And the answer lies in the peculiar politics of the baby boomers.
Since 1992, every American president bar one has been a white man born in the 1940s. That run looks likely to span 36 years - not far off the age of the median American. This cohort was born with aces in their pockets. Their parents defeated Nazism and won the cold war. They hit the jobs market at an unmatched period of wealth creation. They have benefitted from giant leaps in technology, and in racial and gender equality.
And yet, their last act in politics sees the two main parties accusing each other of wrecking American democracy. As the boomers near the end of their political journey, John Prideaux sets out to make sense of their inheritance and their legacy.
Launching July 2024.
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Narendra Modi is one of the most popular politicians on the planet. Indiaâs prime minister is eyeing a third term atop the worldâs biggest democracy.
A tea-sellerâs son, Mr Modi began life an outsider. The man behind the political phenomenon remains hard to fathom. India has become an economic powerhouse during his ten years in charge. But heâs also the frontman for a chauvinistic Hindu nationalist dogma.
Can Mr Modi continue to balance both parts of his agenda and finish the job of turning India into a superpower? The Economistâs Avantika Chilkoti finds out what makes him tick.
Launching June 2024.
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As a modest provincial official in Fujian, Xi Jinping is outshone by his celebrity wife, while colleagues are caught up in a lurid corruption scandal. How does Xi survive?
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Xi Jinping is born into the top rung of China's elite. But his family is torn apart while he is still a child. The Economist's Sue-Lin Wong finds out why Xi kept faith in the Communist revolution.
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Xi Jinping is the most powerful person in the world. But the real story of Chinaâs leader remains a mystery. The Economistâs Sue-Lin Wong finds out how he rose to the top in a new podcast series launching on September 28th.
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