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Clear all filters- The Economist52 min
A key Keystone: the race for Pennsylvania
John Prideaux, Charlotte Howard, Idrees Kahloon, John Priddo, Idris Kalloun
Pennsylvania has emerged as the critical 2024 election tipping point, where a predicted 30% probability of determining the presidency drives over $138 million in campaign spending and a tightening polling race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. Strategic efforts by both campaigns now target specific swing counties and demographic shifts, as Harris attempts to restore coalition numbers among younger and female voters while Trump leverages heavy advertising to appeal to rural and working-class constituents concerned with inflation and trade. This contest is further complicated by deep regional divides between Philadelphia's educated suburbs and the state's conservative interior, alongside structural election law challenges that heighten voter anxieties regarding results and integrity.
- The Economist49 min
Election rejection: fears of a contested result
John Prideaux, Charlotte Howard, Idrees Kahloon, Geoff Duncan, Jamie Raskin, John Priddo, Idris Khaloun
Drawing parallels to the 1960 Nixon concession and the 2020 "Stop the Steal" playbook, the Republican Party is preparing legal and political strategies to challenge a potential 2024 loss for Donald Trump by exploiting decentralized election systems and filing lawsuits to manufacture doubt. While reforms like the Electoral Count Act and audit results in states like Georgia aim to secure certification, experts warn that the primary risk remains the creation of lasting public mistrust and governance paralysis rather than a successful legal overturn of the results. Concurrently, the political landscape faces internal fragmentation, exemplified by figures like Jeff Duncan urging the removal of Trump from the party, as both sides brace for an election defined by procedural ambiguities and competing narratives of integrity.
- The Economist50 min
1. 1968 - Born to be wild
John Priddow, Chuck Hagel, Thomas Vallely, Margot Alexander, Kit Back, Fry Gillyard, Bill Baxley, James Baker, Richard Smith, Roger Ebert
The podcast "Boom!" investigates how the 1940s birth cohort, possessing unique historical advantages from World War II and the Cold War, has maintained a disproportionate grip on US political power while navigating a trajectory from 1960s idealism to current polarization. Host John Piddington and featured figures like Chuck Hagel, Kit Back, and Frye Gillyard trace the 1968 fracture of political consensus caused by the Vietnam War, civil rights upheaval, and the assassinations of Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. to explain the enduring partisan divides that now characterize the American presidency. Ultimately, the series argues that this generational legacy, defined by competing narratives of healing versus exploitation, has resulted in a modern political stalemate dominated by aging leaders.
- The Economist51 min
The Weekend Intelligence: The state of Britain
Andy Miller, Jason Palmer, Andrew Miller, Daniel Callaghan, Colin Grant, Sir Verdon Boldenor, Jack Thorne, Stuart Patterson, Richard McShane, Professor John McKendrick, Jessica Power, David Kynaston
Ahead of the July 4 general election, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer prepares to assume power over a nation grappling with systemic decay defined by record public debt, stagnant real wages, and the lowest public satisfaction in NHS history since 2010. The country faces a legacy of political instability, economic stagnation, and regional inequality exacerbated by Brexit and austerity, resulting in a demographic where 41% of citizens believe their children will face a worse quality of life. Despite these profound challenges, observers note that Britain retains its constitutional stability while transitioning into a "poor, rich" era marked by eroded trust and a public expectation of significant reform under new leadership.