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2026-08-31 15:45:07 UTC

Renan Santos is polling in the single digits, but his willingness to propose bold ideas is winning him prominent backers on the Brazilian right https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2026/08/31/could-latin-americas-biggest-democracy-have-a-milei-moment?taid=6a95a183e7f74f0001fb60e0&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

2026-08-16 15:40:05 UTC

These days many British Jews see Zack Polanski as a traitor to his origins, not a disciple of Jewish ideas. Our profile explores how he has embraced the anti-Israel fervour that has swept the new left https://www.economist.com/1843/2026/08/13/can-zack-polanski-do-a-mamdani?taid=6a81d9d5659d87000122ac67&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

2026-05-29 10:20:10 UTC

Jonathan once believed that Israel “had no choice but to fight in Gaza”. Today the former IDF soldier is “ashamed” of what he and his platoon did to Palestinians. Register for free to read his story in full https://www.economist.com/interactive/1843/2026/05/29/what-i-did-in-gaza-an-israeli-soldiers-reckoning?taid=6a19685ab77dd200015ee366&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

2026-05-24 07:40:05 UTC

Israel’s image has been tarnished by its devastating war in Gaza, which killed over 70,000 Palestinians. Some high-ranking Israelis say their country is dangerously isolated https://www.economist.com/international/2026/05/19/israel-the-lonely?taid=6a12ab555d59c200018171e3&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

2026-04-17 13:20:03 UTC

Since taking office last year Pete Hegseth has ousted at least 21 generals. “He’s a 12-year-old boy with a set of army action figures who likes to play war,” sighs one former military official https://www.economist.com/united-states/2026/04/15/pete-hegseths-pentagon-is-a-lethality-maxxing-wasps-nest?taid=69e23383ba4ee50001ee077e&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

2025-04-19 01:15:04 UTC

“It targeted some of the best and brightest: people who had sacrificed their evenings and weekends to the job because they wanted to preserve democracy.”
A lawyer who prosecuted January 6th rioters now faces the Trump administration https://econ.st/4jWZlvR

2025-04-16 11:13:45 UTC

The dollar is meant to be a source of safety. Lately it has been a cause of fear. Donald Trump has replaced ironclad assumptions about America’s currency with stomach-churning doubts https://econ.st/4lFuKEH
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