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Parting Scholz: what next for Germany?
At a time when Russia is making gains in Ukraine and Donald Trump has been re-elected as president, Europe needs strong leadership. Instead, Germany’…
1 year, 4 months ago
Some like it hot: could Trump derail climate talks?
Last time Donald Trump was president he pulled America out of the Paris climate agreement. What is on the agenda at COP29, as world leaders meet afte…
1 year, 4 months ago
Look at who’s talking: divining Trump’s Middle East plans
Donald Trump will inherit a tangle of conflicts in the Middle East; will he deliver on his promise to “stop the wars”? That will depend on who has hi…
1 year, 4 months ago
Do the after math: how Trump won
The American presidential election delivered a mercifully quick and decisive outcome. Our data editor explains why such a tight-seeming race was like…
1 year, 4 months ago
Don of a new age: Trump’s decisive win
In the end America got a swift and decisive call as to the next president: Donald Trump. We invite the hosts of “Checks and Balance”, our subscriber-…
1 year, 4 months ago
Vote! Our election-day special
America and the world hold their proverbial breath for what has become a dead heat. Our special episode explains how the vote works and how the count…
1 year, 4 months ago
Last-ditch pitch: America’s campaigns conclude
Both campaigns have racked up air miles covering the swing states that will decide America’s knife-edge election. We take a measure of things one day…
1 year, 4 months ago
Turn up the PA: the last in our swing-state series
Our series concludes with an examination of the state with the most electoral-college votes: Pennsylvania. It is practically a must-win for either ca…
1 year, 4 months ago
Tax driver: Labour’s budget
Rachel Reeves’s first budget as chancellor of the exchequer saw the biggest tax rises in decades, as well as promises of high spending and investment…
1 year, 4 months ago
Hot shot: the wider promise of weight-loss jabs
First they treated diabetes. Then obesity. Now GLP-1 drugs are being tested on a range of other diseases too. Though the US economy is roaring, many …
1 year, 4 months ago