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The rise of Gen-Z socialism
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist
‘What if all cockroaches came together?’ The youth movement threatening to shake up India’s politics
Cockroach Janta party began as online joke but is growing into one of the most unexpected challenges to country’s rightwing governmentThe call out to the youth of India was simple:...
How artificial intelligence got better at building itself
What does “recursive self-improvement” mean for the technology?
Nukes were off the agenda as Xi Jinping visited North Korea
China is wary of Russian influence and another Trump-Kim summit
The World Cup will test Mexico’s control over its territory
Donald Trump, who says the government is too weak to combat the drug gangs, will be watching
Money troubles are driving India’s states to drink
Things are so dire that one state has produced a rational alcohol policy
Against Russia, Europe needs a peace-through-strength strategy
Talk of an envoy for negotiations is premature, writes Anders Fogh Rasmussen
Robots could soon be delivering your pizza
An Estonian startup says its machines are now cheaper than human couriers
Checks and Balance newsletter: A modest proposal on Cuba
John Prideaux, our US editor, on why the island should become America’s 51st state
How to Retire at 30
Inside the FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) movement
How hot is America’s labour market?
At the moment, balmy. But it wouldn’t take a lot to require some Fed air-conditioning
Should priests have to report child abuse disclosed in confession?
American states take different approaches