Our podcast on markets, the economy and business. This week, as the Trump administration slashes USAID, we consider how development aid should be spent
Readers respond to our cover story on the inheritance boom
What it’s like to be a public-health worker or scientist at the start of Trump 2
Our daily political update, featuring the stories that matter
Also on the daily podcast: a look at Europe’s ascendant hard-right parties and the last word on people’s last words
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist
Our podcast on science and technology. Decades ago, the Nobel laureate began a project to model the brain in software. The results have surprised even the “godfather of AI” himself
Our daily political update, featuring the stories that matter
Also on the daily podcast: meeting with a NATO Supreme Allied Commander and the life-shortening effects of loneliness
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist
In one country American aid is the equivalent of almost 350% of the government’s health spending
Investors are hurrying to find alternatives—but all face difficulties of their own