Aussie rules: give Trumpism the boot

A jury in California agreed with a plaintiff who argued that Meta and Google, two social-media giants, designed their platforms to be addictive. That opens the floodgates to more litigation and perhaps to regulatory change. We examine the world’s maritime chokepoints and how they ...  عرض المزيد

In the daily tea leaves one might read that President Donald Trump would prefer a deal with Iran to a continuing military campaign. Where would that leave Israel and its goals? Cryptocurrencies have gained a particular foothold in Asian economies; will they become real financial ...  عرض المزيد

Australia’s Conservative party was on the ascent until Donald Trump took office in January. At the <a href="https://www.economist.com/asia/2025/05/01/aussies-are-doing-a-political-pivot?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discov ...

Canada’s election campaign was dominated by Donald Trump’s threats against the nation. Now the Liberal party has <a href="https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2025/04/29/mark-carney-leads-canadas-liberals-to-a-remarkable-victory?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np& ...

As some of Donald Trump’s most <a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2025/01/29/kash-patel-is-a-crackpot?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners ...

In the first electoral test of Donald Trump’s second term, Democrat supporters voted in a socialist mayor of New York and governors to New York and Virginia. What does this mean for next year’s midterms? Democracy in Turkey is being eviscerated. And the world may be becoming less ...  عرض المزيد