The LA protests, Donald Trump, and immigration
Our weekly podcast on democracy in America. This week, Donald Trump is relishing a fight with California over illegal immigration. We examine the confrontation and look at whether Trump is making the politics of immigration a winning issue for him.
Donald Trump escalated the tension in California when he deployed the National Guard—against Governor Gavin Newsom’s objections—amid protests against immigration raids. Trump had been facing pressure from the right for the slow pace of deportations. The protests in Los Angeles have calmed down, but they’ve spread to other cities.
John Prideaux hosts with Charlotte Howard and Idrees Kahloon.
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A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist
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Babbage
Scientists are using AI to invent proteins from scratch
Our podcast on science and technology. Scientists can design and make novel proteins. One day they may even be able to build entire genomes.
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The Intelligence
Another delay of hostilities in Trump’s global trade war
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An insight into Jeff Bezos’s approach to life
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist
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China is closing the gap with America in high-tech weaponry
Our weekly podcast on China. This week, we examine the role Chinese weapons played in the recent India-Pakistan conflict—and what it means for the future of warfare
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