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VACCINES ARE helping some countries return to a semblance of normalcy, while much of the world remains vulnerable to covid-19. We explore what’s next for the pandemic at this critical juncture. Soumya Swaminathan, Chief Scientist at the World Health Organisation, says solidarity has been lacking and is crucial for a successful global response. And The Economist’s data journalist James Fransham unveils a new index tracking how far and how fast life is getting back to normal around the world. Alok Jha and Natasha Loder are joined by Edward Carr, The Economist’s deputy editor. Runtime: 4...

WhatsApp AMERICA IS beginning a new chapter. A once-in-a-century pandemic and a once-in-a-generation racial reckoning are raising questions about domestic harmony and global hegemony. “Checks and Balance” unlocks American politics by taking a big theme each week and digging into the data, the ideas, and the history shaping the country at this dramatic moment. You can subscribe and listen to “Checks and Balance” on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | TuneIn or wherever you get your podcasts. Each episode draws on the rigour and expertise of The Economist’s journalists...

WhatsApp AMERICAN HOUSE prices have risen more steeply during the pandemic than at any time in the last 15 years. Buyers are swapping big cities for suburbs and smaller, sunnier cities in the South and Mountain West. How might this reshuffle change America's politics? In this episode we’ll take the temperature of the global housing boom, find out how highway construction transformed American politics, and hear how incomers are changing Colorado Springs - one of the winners in the population shift. The Economist’s data journalist James Fransham and Denver correspondent Aryn Braun join, alo...