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After half a century, there is a commercial market for Moon missions
A Japanese firm’s failure marks the first of many private-sector attempts
Welcome to a new, humbler private-equity industry
Dealmakers are getting back to work. Yet they will struggle to recapture past glories
The Economist on Business
Disney’s troubles show how technology has changed the business of culture
At 100, the mouse can still roar. But it faces a new kind of rival
The Economist on Cannabis
Legal weed is linked to higher junk-food sales
Research suggests marijuana really does give you the munchies
A global revolution in attitudes towards cannabis is under way
The legalisation of the drug for medicinal use is paving the way for a broader liberalisation
The Economist on Economy
America’s economic outperformance is a marvel to behold
But the country could still undercut its own success
The Economist on Edtech
Technology is transforming what happens when a child goes to school
Reformers are using new software to “personalise” learning
Together, technology and teachers can revamp schools
How the science of learning can get the best out of edtech
The Economist on Finance
The market v the real economy
Financial markets have got out of whack with the economy. Something has to give
How a tide of tech money is transforming charity
The new philanthropists are young, impatient and in a hurry
The Economist on Geopolitics
TSMC is making the best of a bad geopolitical situation
Speak softly, and carry a big chip
The new geopolitics of global business
China and America dominate like never before | Leaders
The Economist on India
Intolerant India - Narendra Modi stokes divisions in the world’s biggest democracy
Jan 23rd 2020LAST MONTH India changed the law to make it easier for adherents of all the subcontinent’s religions, except Islam, to acquire citizenship. At the same time, the ruling Bharatiya Janata…
The Economist on Politics
Russia’s elite begins to ponder a Putinless future
Once unthinkable, the president’s removal can at least be contemplated
Quantifying the Trump effect
How Democrats held the Republicans to historically small midterms gains
The Economist on War
Our country of the year for 2022 can only be Ukraine
For the heroism of its people, and for standing up to a bully
Ukrainian ingenuity is ushering in a new form of warfare at sea
Are uncrewed attack vessels the wave of the future?
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As TikTok grows, so does suspicion
The Chinese app is bringing competition—and security fears—to social media
Hocus focus: how magicians made a fortune on Facebook
A group of illusionists got rich making addictive videos for social media. Did it cost them their souls?
How to go to therapy without talking about your feelings
Two Chinese psychologists talk about divorce, stockpiling and crying into your mask
The $300bn Google-Meta advertising duopoly is under attack
The pair face a weak economy and powerful new rivals
Why is everyone so busy?
Time poverty is a problem partly of perception and partly of distribution
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