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A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. The American public’s support for Israel has fallen in recent years. As its continued assault on Gaza further isolates the state ...

A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. The constitution designed by Charles de Gaulle once brought stability to France. Today, with Parliament splintered and executive ...

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A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. The growth of America’s female labour force has stalled and may even have reversed. The change highlights obligations at home ...

A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. Across the world, people with immense talent are unable to realise their potential due to circumstance. Efforts to find and ...

A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. Mounting inflation has left the governments of the rich world riddled with debt. As the crisis builds, so does the threat of ...

A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. With 40% of the country’s labour force dependent on some kind of flexible work, China’s gig workforce is growing. To make this ...

A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. The British public is becoming increasingly dissatisfied with its government and embracing extreme parties on both ends of the ...

A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. Donald Trump is turning his focus to Venezuela. His administration’s push to remove Nicolás Maduro may reshape Latin America, or ...

A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. A new book seeks to unpick why extreme wealth inequality has not driven more violence in India’s cities. In doing so, it misses ...

A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. Donald Trump’s attempts to wrest control of the Federal Reserve have turned the once politically independent agency into a ...