AvatarThe EconomistAvatarAvatar23 hours agoThree reasons why oil prices are remarkably stableverified_publisherThe EconomistSHOULDN’T OIL PRICES be surging? War has returned to the Middle East. Tankers in the Red Sea—through which around 12% of seaborne crude is normally …
AvatarThe EconomistAvatarAvatar6 days agoWhy America is a “flawed democracy”verified_publisherThe EconomistIT IS DIFFICULT for a democracy to spread its values abroad when it is undermining them at home. Joe Biden, America’s president, knows that all too …
AvatarThe EconomistAvatarAvatarFive charts compare Democrats and Republicans on job creationverified_publisherThe EconomistFROM TIME to time a chart circulates showing that virtually every job new in America over the past 35 years was created under a Democratic president …
AvatarThe EconomistAvatarAvatarAmerica’s fentanyl epidemic, explained in six chartsverified_publisherThe EconomistSOMETIMES A TREND does not need to be new to be shocking. Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid up to 50 times more potent than heroin, has long been used as …
AvatarThe EconomistAvatarAvatarWhich countries have the best, and worst, living standards?verified_publisherThe EconomistTHE 2020s have brought a degree of chaos not seen in decades. A pandemic was followed by a full-scale war in Europe; both sent food and fuel prices …
AvatarThe EconomistAvatarAvatarMothers still struggle to have careersverified_publisherThe EconomistCAN WOMEN really have it all? Even in 2024 the data suggest that having both a career and children is out of reach for many women. Across the world …
AvatarThe EconomistAvatarAvatarWhere is the “motherhood penalty” greatest?verified_publisherThe EconomistCAN WOMEN really have it all? Even in 2024 the data suggest that having both a career and children is out of reach for many women. Across the world …
AvatarThe EconomistAvatarAvatarThe Economist’s glass-ceiling indexverified_publisherThe EconomistTo read more of The Economist’s data journalism visit our Graphic detail page. ARE WORKING conditions getting any better for women? The Economist’s …
AvatarThe EconomistAvatarAvatarThe obesity capitals of the worldverified_publisherThe EconomistTo read more of The Economist’s data journalism visit our Graphic detail page. IT WAS NOT that long ago that more of the world’s people had too little …
AvatarThe EconomistAvatarAvatarWhy chocolate is becoming much more expensiveverified_publisherThe EconomistIF YOU’RE A chocoholic you may have noticed that your habit has lately become dearer. The price of cocoa began creeping up in the second half of …
AvatarThe EconomistAvatarAvatarHow many Russian soldiers have died in Ukraine?verified_publisherThe EconomistRead more of our recent coverage of the Ukraine war. ESTIMATES FOR how many Russian soldiers have been sent to their deaths in Ukraine are hard to …
AvatarThe EconomistAvatarAvatarIs Ukraine losing the war against Russia?verified_publisherThe EconomistRead more of our recent coverage of the Ukraine war. THE UKRAINE war has become almost static. Both sides have dug in; the front lines barely shifted …