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7 days ago

With American credibility in doubt, minds go back to Saigon in 1975

found 2025 › Apr › 25 (Fri) @ 17:25 UTC

a story from The Economist › Asia

A look at the way The Economist covered the end of the Vietnam war

18 days ago

Underdogs: The Truth About Britain’s White Working Class review – a complicated class portrait

found 2025 › Apr › 15 (Tue) @ 06:35 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Journalist Joel Budd travels around Britain demolishing Brexit myths in a nuanced study of a social group too often reduced to a cartoon by politicians

On 13 November 1968, a 35-year-old Labour politi…

22 days ago

Why did ‘strongman’ Trump back down on tariffs? – podcast

found 2025 › Apr › 11 (Fri) @ 04:35 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

After doubling down on his promise not to pause his latest tariffs, Donald Trump has announced a 90-day pause for most countries except China. Why did he change his mind?

Jonathan Freedland speaks to …

28 days ago

ALEX BRUMMER: Donald Trump's Liberation Day leaves its scars

found 2025 › Apr › 04 (Fri) @ 22:15 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

The Wall Street Journal compares 'Liberation Day' to Richard Nixon's decision to blow up the Bretton Woods system of fixed exchange rates in 1971. The Economist calls it 'Ruination Day'.

37 days ago