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The splitting image: Yoon verdict will deepen divisions
Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korea’s ex-president, has been handed a life sentence for insurrection. That is by no means the end of the story of division in …
7 months, 2 weeks ago
The Robin Hood state: taxes are getting more progressive
Income inequality abounds and today’s rich are staggeringly rich, implying that tax regimes are giving the wealthy more and more of a pass. Our dig i…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Ice, ice, maybe: should the Arctic be refrozen?
Many scientists are considering the notion of actively cooling the region that is warming fastest. We examine the merits and the risks—both environme…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Check in the mail: our analysis of Epstein’s correspondence
Our data journalists trawled through the vast email archive of Jeffrey Epstein, a dead sex offender. It is a revealing look at how and with whom he c…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Stock options: how to hedge an AI bubble
Tech firms are spending so much on artificial intelligence that investors are getting nervous. Our correspondent explains whether it is possible to p…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Check in Kyiv: prospects for peace?
As Russia’s war in Ukraine nears four years, there has been no let up in the fighting on the battlefield. Yet there is some optimism that negotiation…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Dhaka matters: an election for Bangladesh
The toppling of authoritarian leader Sheikh Hassina in Bangladesh in 2024 was celebrated as a triumph for democracy. Tomorrow the country finally hea…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
A Keir-death experience: Britain's PM clings on
Sir Keir Starmer has faced calls for his resignation from a senior party member. He has survived – but Britain’s prime minister is now fighting for h…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Snap judgement: Japan PM’s electoral landslide
Takaichi Sanae’s gamble to call a general election has paid off. How will the prime minister’s thumping victory change Japan? New legislation in Repu…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Elon shot: will Musk’s mega-merger work?
This week Elon Musk announced the merger of two of his companies: SpaceX and xAI, which makes chatbots. Is the new firm viable? As migrant workers re…
8 months ago