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America is awesomely powerful—but its 250th birthday comes at an anxious moment in its history: econ.st/3SXBGTw
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In India reading is a socially acceptable way of cultivating an individual identity in what remains a deeply collectivist society. Register for free to learn which books line the country’s shelves economist.com/asia/2026/07/0…

What Indians are reading, and what that reveals about the self

English-language books offer a glimpse of India’s hopes and dreams

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Africa is not taking full advantage of what cities can give. Better urban planning would help economist.com/middle-east-an…

Africa’s new middle class is putting down roots in the suburbs

For a glimpse of the continent’s future, visit the edges of its burgeoning cities

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“Not as a defeat, but a vindication, a final triumph over foreign enemies.” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s funeral is choreographed to show strength. It may also reveal Iran’s weakness economist.com/podcasts/2026/…

The mourning show: the politics of Khamenei’s funeral 

Also on the daily podcast: rethinking Japan’s divorce laws and Route 66 turns 100

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Africa’s internet infrastructure has not kept pace with the rapid increase in data demand from streaming and AI-powered applications. Register for free to read why Starlink may help economist.com/middle-east-an…

Africans are turning to Starlink

They are fed up with the continent’s terrible internet

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To understand why many European countries may fall short on defence spending, it helps to sort them into three groups: the good, the sad and the smugly indifferent: econ.st/4eL06Z0
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For the thousands crushed or smothered by the quakes, it is too late. For Venezuela, there is a chance of renewal, but they deserve better than Donald Trump’s dire protégée economist.com/leaders/2026/0…

Venezuela’s earthquakes are partly America’s problem

The government’s response has been dire. Its patron has a duty to help

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For governments, stablecoins are a helpful extra source of demand for their bonds—but also a source of worry if a coin suffers a run. So, how to regulate them? economist.com/finance-and-ec…

Are stablecoins money?

Policymakers’ job is to make them safe as well as useful

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The Plaza Accord occupies a totemic position among foreign-exchange traders. But conjuring a new deal to strengthen the world’s seemingly undervalued currencies would be far more challenging today economist.com/finance-and-ec…

A new Plaza Accord for global currencies wouldn’t work

The conditions and will for a deal are not what they were in 1985

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Also on the daily podcast: rethinking Japan’s divorce laws and Route 66 turns 100 economist.com/podcasts/2026/…

The mourning show: the politics of Khamenei’s funeral 

Also on the daily podcast: rethinking Japan’s divorce laws and Route 66 turns 100

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America’s new rebellion—like those of 1776, 1789 and 1848—has already taken on a life of its own. Read our essay on the Wrecking-ball revolution to see where that could lead economist.com/interactive/es…

America’s Wrecking-ball Revolution

The architects of the post-war order are tearing it down. Edward Carr asks what will rise from the rubble

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Donald Trump’s legacy is still unfolding. “In the end he may be best known for reaping riches from the office only 45 men have had the honour to hold,” writes Charlotte Howard, our US editor economist.com/united-states/…

Checks and Balance newsletter: Presidents and profits

Donald Trump’s legacy is still unfolding. “In the end he may be best known for reaping riches from the office only 45 men have had the honour to hold,” writes Charlotte Howard, our US editor

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An editor of The Economist once said: “We are a paper of opinion and views. We stick our neck out and consequently risk having it chopped from time to time.” The oil price delivered such a blow economist.com/leaders/2026/0…

We woz wrong about oil

The market bested us. But for The Economist, there is no shame in that

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Heinz says it sells over 650m bottles of ketchup every year. Register for free to learn how taste and marketing help explain the sauce’s staying power: econ.st/4eExy3m Illustration: Carl Godfrey
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“Europe’s era of outsourcing much of its defence is now over,” write @vonderleyen and @SecGenNATO in a guest essay. Europe must produce more, better and faster, they argue economist.com/by-invitation/…

What Europe and NATO must do to be ready for war

Defence is being re-energised. Now industry must produce more, better and faster, write Ursula von der Leyen and Mark Rutte

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Is The Economist really a contrarian indicator? We ran the numbers economist.com/interactive/fi…

Is The Economist always wrong?

We used artificial intelligence to test the accuracy of our forecasts

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Donald Trump’s White House looks increasingly like the royal court the country’s founders rebelled against. On the latest Insider episode, The Economist’s top editors discuss the health of American democracy: econ.st/44JC2jd
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Many European allies are wary of giving up on America, lest their fears of abandonment by the Trump administration become self-fulfilling. We explain how NATO might fight if America cut off support economist.com/international/…

NATO ponders how to defend Eastern Europe as America pulls back

German tanks are returning to a region they once razed

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A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist economist.com/podcasts/2026/…

Happy birthday America

A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist

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For those unfamiliar with Homer’s ancient Greek epic, look no further than the office economist.com/business/2026/…

The Toddyssey: an office epic that would make Homer proud

You could read Homer. You could see the film. Or you could just go to work

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The Iranian regime is celebrating Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death not as defeat, but as vindication: a final triumph over foreign enemies and domestic doubters alike. Register for free to read how economist.com/interactive/mi…

Iran’s regime hopes Khamenei’s funeral will demonstrate its strength

It reveals how much it has already changed

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