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AI promises to change the world for the better—and the backlash against it is dangerous. Here are four ways to deal with it econ.st/4oNC4ju
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Both delivery companies are slashing costs. Yet further savings for UPS will be hard won. Register for free to learn why economist.com/business/2026/…
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The Federal Reserve’s new conductor can hear the loud brass of demand for AI. His bet is that the quieter strings of supply will soon join in. Is he right to think that calls for lower interest rates? economist.com/finance-and-ec…
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Why are the world’s wealthy migrating like never before? Find out more on our “Money Talks” podcast economist.com/podcasts/2026/…
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Israel’s audition for Binyamin Netanyahu’s replacement has been lengthy. Now, with four months until Israelis go to the polls, the main matchup is changing economist.com/middle-east-an…
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Clunky online experiences reveal the failures of Indian officialdom economist.com/asia/2026/06/2…
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What worldviews are embedded in AI models? We surveyed a number of them on topics ranging from political petitions to God. Their answers suggest values that are different from those of most people economist.com/briefing/2026/…
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Gulf states must learn to take their security into their own hands. Crucially, that means finding ways to work together, without always waiting for America to corral them economist.com/leaders/2026/0…
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How can AI learn about work when even humans cannot articulate why they do things a certain way? One answer is they don’t need to economist.com/business/2026/…
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It is growing common to hear academics shrug that perhaps students no longer need strong basic skills. That is not pragmatism—it is surrender economist.com/international/…
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It wants mainland investors to bet on its own tech dreams not America’s economist.com/finance-and-ec…
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Why is achievement falling in schools? In many countries, colleges and universities have failed to make use of their power to hold standards high economist.com/international/…
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His plans for constitutional amendments that would remove Hungary’s president and judges from their jobs signal that the state’s capture by Viktor Orban is over economist.com/europe/2026/06…
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Vladimir Putin’s biggest problem is that he has nothing to show for his war. The perception of failure and weakness undermines his legitimacy economist.com/europe/2026/06…
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When the crash comes, stabilising markets will be easy compared with reordering society for AI, writes short-seller Carson Block economist.com/by-invitation/…
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Americans are particularly anxious about AI. Register for free to learn how their pessimism compares with voters in other countries economist.com/united-states/…
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From “Free Nelson Mandela” to “Ocean’s Eleven”, here are five films and TV shows to watch this weekend economist.com/culture/2026/0…
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Past promises to boost Africa’s self-reliance often failed because of a lack of political will. Register for free to read what its governments need to do this time economist.com/middle-east-an…
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China’s stranded assets are creating a new class of American green-tech investors economist.com/china/2026/06/…
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“It’s like a different ballgame.” Alex Bruesewitz, a political strategist, tells John Prideaux, our US editor, how power and influence work in the Trump era. Listen to episode six of our podcast series, “Tocqueville Road Trip” economist.com/podcasts/2026/…
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Baby-boomers are keeping their bad habits into retirement economist.com/international/…
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