MAGICAL THINKING: BRITAIN`S WELFARE IS LIVING ON BORROWED TIME / THE ECONOMIST

Magical thinking Britain’s welfare state is living on borrowed time But John Healey’s budget will feed the delusion that it is not Illustrat...

BEWARE BESSENT´S TILT TOWARDS SHORT-TERM DEBT / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Beware Bessent’s tilt towards short-term debt If inflation and debt rise and AI optimism falls, then the danger of reducing Treasury maturit...

A GENERATIONAL RECKONING ON THE STREETS OF PARIS / PROJECT SYNDICATE

A Generational Reckoning on the Streets of Paris As their schools deteriorate and the planet grows hotter, many young people in France do no...

PICK YOUR PHANTON: EITHER AI OR PUBLIC DEBT COULD CRASH MARKETS. BUT PROBABLY NOT BOTH / THE ECONOMIST

Pick your phantom Either AI or public debt could crash markets. But probably not both If AI stocks collapse, bond yields will fall Illustrat...

THE AGONY OF LIBERAL EUROPE / THE ECONOMIST

The agony of liberal Europe Centrist rulers have fallen dangerously short—and are now paying the price Photograph: AVALON “The first steps i...

CAUGHT BETWEEN THE U.S. AND CHINA / THE FINANCIAL TIMES BIG READ

Caught between the US and China Economies like Mexico are being forced to choose sides on trade Christine Murray in Mexico City and Peter Fo...

MAGA AT THE ACROPOLIS / PROJECT SYNDICATE

MAGA at the Acropolis US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s ideologically loaded recent speech in Athens attempted to trace MAGA’s ideological...

THE RECYCLING SUPERPOWER: CHINA IS TURNING TRASH INTO TREASURE ON A VAST SCALE / THE ECONOMIST

The recycling superpower China is turning trash into treasure on a vast scale EV batteries, especially, will help it secure supplies of crit...