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Checks and Balance newsletter: If American voters lived under one roof
John Prideaux, our executive editor, imagines a ten-storey apartment building to explain how a polarised country can still swing wildly
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How could Donald Trump interfere with the midterms?
Our weekly podcast on America. This week, the ways the election could be disrupted
Songs of disenchantment: the sorrow of Nigeria
Also on the daily podcast: can Europe match Starlink and remembering novelist Jeffrey Archer
India slashes cost of cancer drugs after court rules mark-ups are ‘extortion’
Case filed in 2022 by patient unable to afford medicine leads to cap on drug prices for millions who face ruin if diagnosedThe Indian government has moved to reduce the...
Sam Bankman-Fried on effective altruism
Our podcast on markets, the economy and business. This week, SBF talks exclusively to Money Talks from a prison phone
Sam Bankman-Fried says he has paid his debts
The crypto tycoon speaks with The Economist from prison in California
How personal rivalries and clashes are shaping the AI race
A new book offers a rollicking tale of the people shaping Silicon Valley’s new obsession
Jeffrey Archer’s career was worthy of his most improbable plots
The bestselling novelist, conman and politician died on October 5th, aged 86
Leadership lessons from Napoleon
How the French emperor’s management style ultimately led to his fall
How Ella Langley two-stepped to the top of the charts
Country music is riding high, thanks to a new generation of stars and fans