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Clear all filters- The Economist25 min
Joe of good faith: Biden bows out
Joe, Biden, Kamala Harris, Dr Ruth, Rosie Bloor, Jason Palmer, John Priddo, Leo Morani, Anne Rowe, Jerry
Following a debate performance that eroded public confidence, President Joe Biden withdrew from the 2024 race and immediately endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, positioning her to potentially become the first female president despite her lack of a proven national election record. While political analysts warn that the public still associates Harris with Biden's approval ratings and note her previous unsuccessful primary run, the party faces a competitive field led by governors and senators before the mid-August convention. Concurrently, the administration's legacy remains precarious as the upcoming election could overshadow recent legislative victories in climate and economic recovery, leaving the Democratic strategy to pivot on whether a competent opponent can capitalize on Donald Trump's polarizing nature.
- The Economist26 min
Debate and switch? Biden’s stumble
Biden, Jason Palmer, Rosie Bloor, Idris Kholoun, Emily Steinmark, Lane Green
President Joe Biden faces intensifying scrutiny and succession speculation after a CNN debate marked by significant memory lapses, while Donald Trump countered with mixed policy shifts and historical inaccuracies. Simultaneously, the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument released preliminary data suggesting dark energy density fluctuates over time, potentially invalidating the standard cosmological model. In Spain, the San Isidro Festival demonstrated bullfighting's cultural resilience despite declining participation rates and rising political opposition from left-wing officials.
- The Economist8 min
Henry Kissinger: how Biden should handle China
Henry Kissinger outlines a precarious escalation in US-China tensions, warning that mutually exclusive narratives on hegemony and interference require a foundational agreement to exclude high-tech warfare and enforce mutual restraint. He evaluates the Biden administration's diplomatic tone as an improvement over the previous era, yet notes that its approach remains a strategic balancing act between domestic political pressures and the urgent international necessity of coexistence. Kissinger concludes that the unique challenge of sustaining a relationship between a democratic United States and a "Confucian Marxist" China demands the explicit definition of specific issues rather than reliance on a rules-based order that is not currently applied to Beijing.
- The Economist12 min
How Biden can be a global leader
Biden, Donald Trump, John Prideaux
The Biden administration seeks to restore America's diminished global standing by rejoining international bodies like the WHO and Paris Climate Accord while reversing the isolationist "America First" policies of the Trump era. Facing a fragile domestic political landscape with slim congressional majorities, President Biden aims to stabilize diplomatic relations through predictable multilateralism, including a planned global democracy summit and strategic continuity in containing China. Ultimately, the administration recognizes that healing domestic division and successfully navigating congressional hurdles are prerequisites for proving US democratic resilience and rebuilding trust with allies.