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To a concerning degree: dire climate assessments

Recent reports paint a dark picture, from heatwaves to hurricanes to high-water marks. But some promising trends—and pandemic-era economics—provide reasons for hope. We examine the night-time economy of the very swankiest parties, discovering a kind of...

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August 14, 2020

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The Economist Episodes Around August 14, 2020

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Living larger: Google’s challenges

Ballot blocks: the squeeze on Hong Kong

Going old Turkey: a regional power spreads

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A broken system, a broken city: Beirut

That history should not repeat: Hiroshima’s storytellers

Bytes and pieces: America’s Chinese-tech attack

Buy now, save later: financing vaccine candidates

Therein Lai’s a tale: Hong Kong’s revealing arrests

Youngish, gifted and black: Kamala Harris

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To a concerning degree: dire climate assessments

Aug 14, 2020

Insufficient postage: the fight over America’s mail service

From Chapo to Mencho: Mexico’s cartels

Blast from the past: a long-awaited verdict in Lebanon

Not free, not fair, not finished: Belarus’s election

In over its head of state: Mali’s coup

Isle take it: Turkey’s adventures in the Med

Insecurity services? Alexei Navalny’s poisoning

The grande scheme of things: corruption in Mexico

Team-building exercise: America’s Middle East diplomacy

Shot down, in flames: Kenosha, Wisconsin

Ill be going: Abe Shinzo’s legacy

Integration, differentiation: migrants in Germany

In a class, by themselves: pupils head back to school

Rough seas and safe seats: Caribbean elections

Back to the future-planning: France

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Summary

Recent reports paint <a href="https://espresso.economist.com/2a2d16a741cf3a7738ce320021a5e661?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">a dark picture</a>, from heatwaves to hurricanes to high-water marks. But some promising trends—and pandemic-era economics—provide reasons for hope. We examine the night-time economy of the very swankiest parties, discovering a kind of <a href="https://www.economist.com/1843/2020/07/03/the-secret-economics-of-a-vip-party?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">beauty brokerage</a> at work behind the scenes. And what baseball season <a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2020/08/08/baseballs-faltering-restart?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">reveals</a> for other sports that yearn for a return. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of <em>The Economist</em>, subscribe here <a href="http://www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer</a><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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