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The Intelligence
“The host community is growing very weary with the Rohingya”—Bangladesh relocates its refugees

Also on the daily podcast: a history of military deception and a global tour of Christmas-dinner fare

The Economist Asks: What next for Germany after Merkel?
What next for Germany after Angela Merkel?

We ask Wolfgang Ischinger, the former German ambassador to the US, and Jens Spahn, a German cabinet minister

The Intelligence
“The human and economic toll of the past ten years have been devastating”—the Arab Spring’s decade

Also on the daily podcast: feminism’s quiet march in China and celebrating 250 years of Beethoven

Babbage
Taming the internet titans—can the EU rein in big tech?

Our podcast on the science and technology making the news. Also this week: a promising new treatment for blindness and the non-covid science stories of 2020

The Intelligence
“It was clear that many companies actually benefited from lockdowns”—a capital-raising frenzy

Also on the daily podcast: the hidden, hard-working world of waste-pickers and megaphones get much more mega

Money Talks
Froth or bubble—what’s behind the markets mania of 2020?

Our podcast on markets, the economy and business. Also this week: Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary reads the skies ahead and the surprising history of working from home

The Intelligence
“Democracies work because they produce the consent of losers”—Joe Biden’s victory affirmed

Also on the daily podcast: a revealing visit to a suspected forced-labour camp in Xinjiang and Cuba’s beloved milky treat freshens up

The Intelligence
“We really have to settle this before Christmas to have any chance of ratification”—Brexit negotiations

Also on the daily podcast: an interfaith conspiracy theory in India and a hermit-crab housing shortage in Thailand

Editor’s Picks: December 14th 2020
Inflation after the pandemic, religious discrimination and England’s ruling on transgender teens

A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist

Checks and Balance
On my mind—will Georgia tip the balance of American politics?

Our weekly podcast on democracy in America

The Intelligence
“It’s clear climate change is moving faster than we are—but there is hope”—a chat with the UN chief

Also on the daily podcast: a Dutch populist prodigy implodes and the revealed preferences of AirBnB bookers

The Economist Asks: Joseph Henrich
How stable is the West?

We ask Joseph Henrich, a professor and chair of human evolutionary biology at Harvard University, and the author of “The WEIRDest People in the World”