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- Why Brahmins lead Western firms but rarely Indian ones https://www.economist.com/asia/2022/01/01/why-brahmins-lead-western-firms-but-rarely-indian-ones 207 comments
- The rise and rise of corrugated iron https://www.economist.com/christmas-specials/2021/12/18/the-rise-and-rise-of-corrugated-iron 5 comments
- Why the demographic transition is speeding up https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2021/12/11/why-the-demographic-transition-is-speeding-up 138 comments
- The effects of a warmer world are visible in animals’ bodies https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2021/09/11/the-effects-of-a-warmer-world-are-visible-in-animals-bodies 45 comments
- What if the speed of light were that of a cyclist? https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2020/07/18/what-if-the-speed-of-light-were-that-of-a-cyclist 3 comments
- Prospecting for gold by looking in leaves has proven itself in Australia https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2019/05/25/if-youre-looking-for-gold-look-in-trees 45 comments
- Study shows the top 0.01% of Scandinavian households underpaid taxes by 30% https://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2017/06/daily-chart?fsrc=scn%2Ftw%2Fte%2Fbl%2Fed%2F 155 comments
- The Disadvantage of Smarts http://www.economist.com/blogs/prospero/2012/06/quick-study-satoshi-kanazawa-intelligence 2 comments
- Innovation in emerging markets: The world turned upside down http://www.economist.com/specialreports/displayStory.cfm?source=hptextfeature&story_id=15879369 5 comments
- Sex and the single black woman http://www.economist.com/world/united-states/PrinterFriendly.cfm?story_id=15867956 25 comments
- Russia is gearing up for a big new push along a long front line https://www.economist.com/leaders/2024/03/27/russia-is-gearing-up-for-a-big-new-push-along-a-long-front-line 3 comments military
- Why the West is reluctant to deny Russian banks access to SWIFT https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2022/02/25/why-the-west-is-reluctant-to-deny-russian-banks-access-to-swift 23 comments worldnews
- What does Donald Trump want from America’s intelligence services? https://www.economist.com/united-states/2020/04/11/what-does-donald-trump-want-from-americas-intelligence-services 12 comments politics
- Billionaires are only rarely policy failures - Squeezing the rich https://www.economist.com/leaders/2019/11/09/billionaires-are-only-rarely-policy-failures 28 comments moderatepolitics
- The Economist has seen leaks from the US ambassador in London https://www.economist.com/leaders/2019/07/11/the-economist-has-seen-leaks-from-the-us-ambassador-in-london 7 comments politics
- The new face of terror, much like the old https://www.economist.com/leaders/2019/03/23/the-new-face-of-terror-much-like-the-old 22 comments politics
- Many American States are Making Voting Harder https://www.economist.com/leaders/2018/08/11/many-american-states-are-making-voting-harder 58 comments politics
- A study suggests that black Americans are unfairly fined by police https://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2017/07/daily-chart-18?fsrc=scn/fb/te/bl/ed/astudysuggeststhatblackamericansareunfairlyfinedbypolice 145 comments politics
- American politics: Lobbyists go underground - An apparent drop in their numbers is an illusion https://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21727894-apparent-drop-their-numbers-illusion-lobbyists-go-underground 2 comments moderatepolitics
- Trump's interview with Economist https://www.economist.com/trumptranscript 66 comments business
- The Iraqi army is on the brink of defeating Islamic State http://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/21718456-government-must-move-fast-if-it-not-squander-its-victory-iraqi?cid1=cust%2Fddnew%2Fn%2Fn%2Fn%2F2017038n%2Fowned%2Fn%2Fn%2Fnwl%2Fn%2Fn%2Fna%2Fdaily_dispatch%2Femail&etear=dailydispatch 4 comments worldnews
- Indonesia: Muslim politicians want total ban on booze in the entire country http://www.economist.com/news/asia/21713897-huge-new-beer-factory-betting-they-wont-get-their-way-some-muslim-politicians-indonesia-want 79 comments worldnews
- the economy since the Brexit referendum Fact and fiction http://www.economist.com/news/britain/21706348-dire-prophecies-doom-have-not-come-trueyet-economy-slowing-fact-and-fiction?fsrc=rss 3 comments europe
- Germany is coming to terms with a messy world http://www.economist.com/news/europe/21647363-germany-coming-terms-messy-world-germanys-shadow?fsrc=scn%2Ftw%2Fte%2Fpe%2Fed%2Fingermanysshadow 15 comments europe
- Libya: The next failed state - Another font of global mayhem is emerging, not helped by regional meddling and Western indifference http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21638122-another-font-global-mayhem-emergingnot-helped-regional-meddling-and-western 4 comments worldevents
- The number of trackers that Ghostery has to block for websites these days is overwhelming http://www.economist.com 41 comments technology
- Why is nobody talking about the economy in Greece? http://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21623742-getting-greeks-pay-more-tax-not-just-hard-risky-treasures 7 comments worldnews
- Why China fails at football? http://www.economist.com/node/21541716?fsrc=scn/tw/te/pe/ed/littleredcard 12 comments soccer
- "Digital identity cards: Estonia takes the plunge" - The Economist piece on Estonia's plan to issue 10 million E-IDs http://www.economist.com/news/international/21605923-national-identity-scheme-goes-global-estonia-takes-plunge 8 comments europe
- Ban on Chinese astronauts at exoplanet conference, is it right? http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21587770-row-over-ban-chinese-researchers-chinese-youre-not-welcome 5 comments space
- Sex-selective abortion: Gendercide in the Caucasus http://www.economist.com/news/europe/21586617-son-preference-once-suppressed-reviving-alarmingly-gendercide-caucasus 3 comments europe
- Languages on the internet: The keenest Wikipedians (x-post /r/linguistics) http://www.economist.com/blogs/johnson/2013/03/languages-internet 4 comments india
- An illiberal turn: Hangings, limits on speech and intolerant politicians mark a troubling moment for liberalism in India http://www.economist.com/news/asia/21571934-hangings-limits-speech-and-intolerant-politicians-mark-troubling-moment-liberalism 19 comments india
- Are Republican business owners not hiring because they're spooked by Democrats in power? http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2011/06/uncertainty-and-economic-recovery 14 comments economy
- Poorest in USA almost as poor as poorest in Greece and Czech Republic http://www.economist.com/blogs/freeexchange/2010/09/income_inequality_0 3 comments politics
- Predicting epidemics from SPACE http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13688152 5 comments science
- The Psychology of Shopping: How retailers get you to spend http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12792420 4 comments cogsci
- The US will soon charge up to $600k to permit people to rescind their citizenship http://www.economist.com/finance/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11554721 44 comments politics
- Britons have less privacy than Americans (graph) http://www.economist.com/images/ga/2008w06/privacy.jpg 2 comments reddit.com
- The Democracy Index http://www.economist.com/images/rankings/democracy.jpg 12 comments politics
- The real lesson of BlackBerry http://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=5300835 8 comments reddit.com