The EconomistEducation Covid-19 has persuaded some parents that home-schooling is better verified_publisherThe Economist EMILY CLARK’S boys did not return to class in September, when schools in England opened to all pupils for the first time since the spring. Her three …
The EconomistThe Brain The pandemic made the world realise the importance of human contact verified_publisherThe Economist IT HAS BEEN 11 months since anyone hugged Larry. The 62-year-old accountant lives alone in Chicago, which went into lockdown last March in response …
The EconomistFreedom of Speech Censorious governments are abusing “fake news” laws verified_publisherThe Economist DURING HIS final days Mohamed Monir, an Egyptian journalist, was so short of breath he could barely speak. In a video recorded in July last year, as …
The EconomistBrazil Even before covid-19, nightclubs were struggling verified_publisherThe Economist IN NORMAL TIMES it is notoriously difficult to get past the bouncers at Berghain, a techno nightclub in eastern Berlin. But in September the …
The EconomistMiddle East Repressive regimes are tightening their grip on their citizens abroad verified_publisherThe Economist AT FIRST GLANCE, a murder in Istanbul, an abduction in Dubai and a deportation from Austria may seem to be unrelated. But they are all part of a …