Interactives
Our latest interactive stories, trackers and special projects
Latest
How politics shapes the world’s time zones
National identities and rivalries still drive changes
What baby names reveal about American and British society
Monikers associated with brains are out. Those associated with beauty are in
Poll tracker
Canada’s Liberals are surging
Justin Trudeau’s resignation and Donald Trump’s tariffs gave them a boost
Tracking the presidency
How popular is Donald Trump?
Features
Archive 1945
How The Economist reported on the final year of the second world war, week by week
A chart that shows everything that has ever existed
Could the universe itself be a black hole?
When politics is about hating the other side, democracy suffers
Our study of worldwide data shows where negative partisanship is on the rise, and why
World news
Inside the Houthis’ moneymaking machine
After a ceasefire in Gaza, they may continue their Red Sea racket
How to escape from China to America
We travel with Chinese migrants on the deadly journey to America’s border
“Hell on earth”: satellite images document the siege of a Sudanese city
El-Fasher, until recently a place of refuge, is under attack
The demise of an iconic American highway
California’s Highway 1 is showing the limits of mankind’s ingenuity
Business and finance
Donald Trump’s tariffs are a throwback to the 1930s
“Economic nationalism”, our predecessors wrote, “is almost an American invention”
How retired aircraft find a second act
And how retired planes keep the global aviation industry aloft
What does SpaceX want to do with its Starship?
A guide to the reusable spaceship’s trip—and where it might lead for space travel
Americans’ love affair with big cars is killing them
New analysis shows that the heaviest vehicles kill more people than they save in crashes
Trackers, indices and forecasts
The best places to be a working woman in 2025
Our glass-ceiling index measures the role and influence of women in the workforce
Live results of the US presidential election
Updating results and analysis of the race for the White House
Our Big Mac index shows how burger prices differ across borders
Using patty-power parity to think about exchange rates