Leaders
The man who would be Trump
Win or lose, Jair Bolsonaro poses a threat to Brazilian democracy
All the signs are that he will lose an election and say he won it
Crunch time
How to deal with Europe’s energy crisis
Russia is turning off the gas. Power cuts loom. What should governments do?
Meet our midterm model
Republican candidates are doing much worse than they should
The party’s embrace of extreme positions and infatuation with Donald Trump are to blame
The mighty dollar
The dollar is as strong as ever. Isn’t it?
Technology is undermining the clout of the global reserve currency
From lavatory to laboratory
How spying on sewage could save lives
Wastewater surveillance is a cheap tool to spot health problems, but it is open to abuse
The in-tray from hell
Can Liz Truss fix Britain?
The new prime minister must eschew pantomime radicalism if she is to succeed
Letters
On children in war, Australia, credit cards, the Republicans, gene therapies, the European Union
Letters to the editor
By Invitation
Briefing
Trump’s tropical disciple
Jair Bolsonaro is poised to lose the Brazilian election
He will not go quietly
Essay
The view from a tent in the Arctic
The Alaskan wilderness reveals the past and the future
Europe
Preventing the big chill
Europe scrambles to protect citizens from sky-high energy prices
Thursday’s children
The war has thrown Ukraine’s surrogacy industry into crisis
Britain
Wasp in a bell jar
What kind of prime minister will Liz Truss be?
Crisis? What crisis?
A weaker pound does not spell disaster for Britain
Taking a leaf out of your book
Books are physically changing because of inflation
Self-harm in Britain
The profile of suicide victims in Britain is changing
United States
The best medicine
American hospital food is fast improving
Abortion and the midterms
The demise of Roe v Wade has fired up the Democrats
Reading between the bars
More American prisoners are receiving a tech-based education
Biden’s gamble
Joe Biden and Donald Trump agree on one thing
Middle East & Africa
An unenriching debate
Never-ending nuclear talks with Iran are bordering on the absurd
Make way for the prince
The ancient city of Jeddah is being bulldozed
Who’s counting?
An unofficial tally exposes Angola’s dodgy election
The Americas
Asia
Big plans for the ‘stans
Two new railway lines could transform Central Asia
A noisy noise annoys Hanoi
Loudspeakers in Vietnam’s capital will blare propaganda once more
More travel chaos
Long delays at Western consulates are ruining Asians’ travel plans
China
Greasing the ladders
Zero-covid is making it tougher for Chinese strivers to get ahead
Shaking with frustration
Public patience with zero-covid is wearing thin in China
Travelin’ man
Xi Jinping will at last venture abroad again
Too rich for some
China’s government bites down on expensive mooncakes
International
Where there’s muck, there’s data
How covid-19 spurred governments to snoop on sewage
Business
Help still wanted
Why businesses are furiously hiring even as a downturn looms
Mr Smith goes to Silicon Valley
Why economists are flocking to Silicon Valley
Bartleby
Why the fuss over quiet quitting?
Wrinkle treatment
The ugly truth about young beauty brands’ business model
Generating controversies
Some European power companies are on the brink
Finance & economics
Post-crash cryptocurrencies
The future of crypto is at stake in Ethereum’s switch
China’s financial system
The digital yuan offers China a way to dodge the dollar
Free exchange
Europe’s energy market was not built for this crisis
Science & technology
Parasites prevented
A new malaria vaccine shows promising results
One foot in the grave
Humans were performing amputations earlier than thought
Zooming in
Making the invisible visible
Culture
Progress and its discontents
Bradford DeLong reconsiders the 20th century’s economic history
Frame the swamp
A hit Brazilian telenovela is updated for a different age
New British fiction
Ian McEwan’s new novel is the story of a single life
A life of crime
Lucy Worsley takes on the mystery of Agatha Christie
Masters and commanders
In war, the key tussles are often between generals and leaders
Economic & financial indicators
Indicators
Economic data, commodities and markets
Graphic detail
Global normalcy index
The world is almost back to pre-covid activity levels
The Economist explains
The Economist explains
Will China’s economy ever overtake America’s?
The Economist explains
Who is Cristina Fernández de Kirchner?
Obituary
A piece of cloth