The Economistflipped into CultureEntertainment (UK) “It’s a Sin” pays tribute to the victims of the AIDS epidemic verified_publisherThe Economist IN “QUEER CITY”, a gay history of London, Peter Ackroyd recalls the “fevered sexuality” of the capital’s clubs in the late 1970s. “The thumping beat …
The Economistflipped into CultureIndia “The White Tiger” explores ambition and anger in India’s underclass verified_publisherThe Economist ARAVIND ADIGA won the Booker prize, Britain’s most prestigious literary award, for “The White Tiger” in 2008. For all India’s transformations since …
The Economistflipped into Science and TechnologyPassports The promise and perils of vaccine passports verified_publisherThe Economist THE RACE to vaccinate against covid-19 is on. More than 50 countries have given more than 68m jabs. That is not much of a dent in the global …
The Economistflipped into Finance and EconomicsU.S. Politics President Joe Biden signs an executive order to Buy American verified_publisherThe Economist AMERICAN TAXPAYERS’ dollars should be spent on American goods made by American workers and with American-made parts. So says President Joe Biden, …
The Economistflipped into CultureSurveillance An eye-opening look at law-enforcement surveillance verified_publisherThe Economist We See It All: Liberty and Justice in an Age of Perpetual Surveillance. By Jon Fasman. PublicAffairs; 288 pages; $28. To be published in Britain in …
The Economistflipped into EuropeGiuseppe Conte Giuseppe Conte resigns as Italy’s prime minister verified_publisherThe Economist IN THE COLOURFUL jargon of Italian politics, the latest upheaval, which reached a turning-point on January 26th with the resignation of the prime …