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The EconomistThe Economist/>Skip to content * Menu * Weekly edition * The world in brief * Search Try for free Log in * OPINION * Leaders * Letters to the editor * By Invitation * CURRENT TOPICS * US elections 2024 * War in Ukraine * War in the Middle East * The World Ahead 2024 * Climate change * Coronavirus * The world economy * Artificial intelligence * CURRENT TOPICS * US elections 2024 * War in Ukraine * War in the Middle East * The World Ahead 2024 * Climate change * Coronavirus * The world economy * Artificial intelligence * WORLD * The world this week * China * United States * Europe * Britain * Middle East & Africa * Asia * The Americas * International * A-Z of international relations * A-Z of military terms * A-Z of US politics * US election poll tracker * IN DEPTH * Science & technology * Briefing * Graphic detail * The Economist explains * Special reports * Technology Quarterly * Essay * Schools brief * BUSINESS & ECONOMICS * Finance & economics * Business * Big Mac index * A-Z of economics * Economic & financial indicators * CULTURE & SOCIETY * 1843 magazine * Culture * Obituary * The Economist reads * Christmas Specials * MORE * Podcasts * Newsletters * Films * The Economist app * SecureDrop * Subscriber events * Economist Education courses * Economist Enterprise * My Economist * Saved stories * Log out * Saved stories * Account * Log out Search Search Try AI-powered search THE ECONOMIST | INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM REPUBLICANS WIN CONTROL OF THE HOUSE They have secured the coveted trifecta. See all the results here DATELINE Guess the year in which these extracts were published in The Economist THE INTELLIGENCE Can China’s armed forces surpass the US? United States WHAT TRUMP’S PICKS SUGGEST ABOUT HOW HIS PRESIDENCY WILL GO Loyalty, competence and an appetite for disruption are among the traits he is filtering for Finance & economics HOW TO PAY FOR THE POOR WORLD TO GO GREEN Rich countries need not reinvent the wheel -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Europe THE SUN BEGINS TO SET ON OLAF SCHOLZ’S CHANCELLORSHIP The contours of Germany’s coming election campaign are coming into view -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE WORLD IN BRIEF Donald Trump nominated Robert F. Kennedy junior, a vaccine-sceptic and conspiracy-theorist, to be America’s health secretary... Meanwhile both Republican and Democratic senators called for the sharing of a House ethics report on Matt Gaetz, a radical Republican congressman whom Mr Trump nominated to be attorney-general... Israel struck two residential buildings near Damascus, Syria’s capital, killing at least 15 people, according to local media... The European Union fined Meta €798m ($842m) for antitrust violations... Continue reading -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NIKE AND ADIDAS ARE LOSING THEIR LEAD IN RUNNING SHOES On, Hoka and other challengers are catching up fast LEXINGTON: THE PROMISE DONALD TRUMP IS SURE TO KEEP He wants more freedom to fire civil servants, but he should weigh the long-term consequences TO GET MORE CAPITAL, AFRICA NEEDS MORE DATA Poor data and small capital markets make it hard to gauge risks and returns SHOULD AMERICA BAN FLUORIDE IN ITS DRINKING WATER? The idea by Robert F. Kennedy junior—nominated by Donald Trump as health secretary—may have teeth REPUBLICANS WIN CONTROL OF THE HOUSE They have secured the coveted trifecta. See all the results here DATELINE Guess the year in which these extracts were published in The Economist THE INTELLIGENCE Can China’s armed forces surpass the US? THE WORLD THIS WEEK POLITICS This week: Donald Trump’s government picks, Haiti’s prime minister fired—and more BUSINESS This week: America’s annual inflation rises, China’s stimulus package disappoints investors—and more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE WEEKLY CARTOON A lighter look at the week’s events -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR On Donald Trump, obesity drugs, Ethiopia, grief, our Telegram column -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRUMP 2.0 MATT GAETZ’S NOMINATION TO BE ATTORNEY-GENERAL IS AN ILL OMEN It shows how far Donald Trump is willing to go to dominate the machinery of government THE MAN PICKED AS DEFENCE SECRETARY WANTS TO PURGE THE PENTAGON Pete Hegseth, a Fox News host, takes aim at “woke shit” -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REPUBLICANS FINALLY WIN THE COVETED TRIFECTA Yet the party’s grip on power could be less reliable than it appears -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MIKE WALTZ WANTS AMERICA TO FOCUS ON THE THREAT FROM CHINA Donald Trump’s national security adviser draws bracing lessons from his army days -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LATEST VIDEOS 3:28 3:39 1:29 2:05 2:49 2:42 3:28 1:34 2:45 2:02 2:41 2:35 2:17 0:40 3:31 WORLD NEWS HAITI HAS LOST ITS PRIME MINISTER. GANGS AREN’T GOING ANYWHERE The sacking of Garry Conille worsens the instability in the western hemisphere’s poorest country THE WORLD’S MOST UNLIKELY SAFE HAVEN As war rages in the Middle East, Shia are fleeing to a deadly dictatorship -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A SCOURGE THAT DAMAGES BABIES’ BRAINS IS COMING BACK Yet iodine deficiency is startlingly easy to prevent -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MEXICO IS EDGING CLOSER AND CLOSER TO ONE-PARTY RULE A constitutional crisis is narrowly avoided as Morena tightens its grip -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BUSINESS, FINANCE AND ECONOMICS THE RICH COUNTRY WITH THE WORST MOBILE-PHONE SERVICE 5G networks are fast. Their roll-out is not THERE’S LOTS OF GOLD IN URBAN WASTE DUMPS The pay dirt could be 15 times richer than natural deposits -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BARTLEBY: WHY BEING WRONG IS GOOD FOR YOU Even the most prolific blunderers can go on to do great things -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AMERICA’S STRENGTHENING DOLLAR WILL RATTLE THE REST OF THE WORLD Donald Trump’s policies could send the greenback soaring -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CLIMATE CHANGE KING COAL IS DIRTY, DANGEROUS—AND FAR FROM DEAD Rumours of its rapid demise have been greatly exaggerated “ENERGY TRANSITION” HAS BEEN PROFOUNDLY MISUNDERSTOOD At COP29 there will be plenty of discussion about it. But the idea is more complex than many believe -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHY IT’S SO HARD TO TELL WHICH CLIMATE POLICIES ACTUALLY WORK Better tools are needed to analyse their effects -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOMEOWNERS FACE A $25TRN BILL FROM CLIMATE CHANGE Property, the world’s biggest asset class, is also its most vulnerable -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST ISRAEL’S WAR AIMS IN LEBANON ARE EXPANDING It is hoping for political change as well as the destruction of Hizbullah IRAN NEEDS A NEW NATIONAL-SECURITY STRATEGY Will it choose a nuclear bomb or detente with America? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DO ISRAEL’S ASSASSINATIONS WORK? Why the conventional wisdom about decapitating Hamas and Hizbullah might be wrong -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- YAHYA SINWAR MADE HAMAS HIS OWN FIEF Will his successor embrace more violence or compromise? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE WAR IN UKRAINE KREMLIN-OCCUPIED UKRAINE IS NOW A TOTALITARIAN HELL The Trump administration should remember Vladimir Putin’s dark vision WHY VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY MAY WELCOME DONALD TRUMP’S VICTORY Disillusion with Joe Biden has reached deep levels -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UKRAINE IS NOW STRUGGLING TO CLING ON, NOT TO WIN Russia is slicing through Ukrainian defences in parts of the battlefield -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VLADIMIR PUTIN’S SPIES ARE PLOTTING GLOBAL CHAOS Russia is enacting a revolutionary plan of sabotage, arson and assassination -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CULTURAL HIGHLIGHTS THE ECONOMIST’S SELECTION OF THE BEST TV OF 2024 The small screen claims some riveting shows this year, both new and returning THE BEST FILMS OF 2024, AS CHOSEN BY THE ECONOMIST They feature nuns and cardinals, robots and strippers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE BEST NEW BOOKS TO READ ABOUT FINANCE The joys that can come from good writing about the dismal science -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THESE ARE THE TWO NEW BOOKS YOU NEED TO READ ABOUT AI They explore the people who make AI work—for good or ill -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STORIES MOST READ BY SUBSCRIBERS 1. TESLA IS NOT THE ONLY WINNER UNDER DONALD TRUMP 2. THE RICH COUNTRY WITH THE WORST MOBILE-PHONE SERVICE 3. MATT GAETZ’S NOMINATION TO BE ATTORNEY-GENERAL IS AN ILL OMEN 4. THE BEST FILMS OF 2024, AS CHOSEN BY THE ECONOMIST 5. MIKE WALTZ WANTS AMERICA TO FOCUS ON THE THREAT FROM CHINA FEATURED READ SAMANTHA HARVEY WINS THE BOOKER PRIZE FOR “ORBITAL” A slim, slightly worthy novel in which everything and nothing happens EDITION: NOVEMBER 16TH 2024 WHAT’S ABOUT TO HIT THE WORLD ECONOMY? * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MIDDLE-CLASS AND MINIMUM-WAGE The strange politics of wage compression in Britain * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PAYING THE CLIMATE BILL The energy transition will be much cheaper than you think * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHAT TO MAKE OF TRUMP’S PICKS Loyalty, competence and an appetite for disruption are among the traits he is filtering for * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INVESTING IN AFRICA Poor data and small capital markets make it hard to gauge risks and returns Read full edition SPECIAL REPORTS: OCTOBER 19TH 2024 THE ENVY OF THE WORLD The American economy has left other rich countries in the dust. Expect that to continue, argue Simon Rabinovitch and Henry Curr * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The American economy has left other rich countries in the dust * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- American productivity still leads the world * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Is higher inequality the price America pays for faster growth? * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The shale revolution helped make America’s economy great * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Why the American stockmarket reigns supreme * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- China’s yuan is nowhere close to displacing the greenback * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What can stop the American economy now? * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sources and acknowledgments Read full report US ELECTIONS 2024 * WELCOME TO TRUMP’S WORLD * DONALD TRUMP’S VICTORY WAS RESOUNDING. HIS SECOND TERM WILL BE, TOO * AMERICA’S ALLIES BRACE FOR BRINKMANSHIP, DEALS—AND BETRAYAL CLIMATE CHANGE * “ENERGY TRANSITION” HAS BEEN PROFOUNDLY MISUNDERSTOOD * HOW FLORIDA SHOULD RESPOND TO HURRICANE MILTON * ON ENERGY AND CLIMATE, TRUMP AND HARRIS ARE DIFFERENT BY DEGREES 1843 MAGAZINE * WHY I GAVE UP TRYING TO DELETE MYSELF FROM THE INTERNET * TRUE BELIEVERS BUILT TRUMP’S SOCIAL-MEDIA COMPANY. THEY FEEL BETRAYED * WHY AREN’T HARRIS AND TRUMP LISTENING TO PENNSYLVANIA’S STEELWORKERS? PODCASTS * HOW MUCH IS THE ENERGY TRANSITION REALLY GOING TO COST? * CAN CHINA’S ARMED FORCES SURPASS THE US? * HOW TO END COAL BY INVITATION * WAR IN UKRAINE MAY ONLY INTENSIFY UNDER TRUMP, SAYS DMYTRO KULEBA * CHINA IS THE BIG WINNER FROM BIDEN’S FOREIGN POLICY, SAY MICHAEL WALTZ AND MATTHEW KROENIG * RESPECT ELECTION OFFICIALS TO PRESERVE DEMOCRACY, SAYS AN ARIZONA COUNTY SUPERVISOR GRAPHIC DETAIL * WHICH COUNTRIES HAVE THE MOST-EDUCATED POLITICIANS? * FIVE CHARTS SHOW HOW TRUMP WON THE ELECTION * WHICH WAY WILL SWING VOTERS LEAN IN AMERICA’S ELECTION? THE ECONOMIST EXPLAINS * SHOULD AMERICA BAN FLUORIDE IN ITS DRINKING WATER? * WHY IS DONALD TRUMP KEEN TO USE “RECESS APPOINTMENTS”? * WILL DONALD TRUMP’S POWER BE UNCHECKED IF REPUBLICANS WIN THE HOUSE? 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