Hello and welcome to The Intelligence on Economist Radio. I'm your host, John Pridot, standing in for Jason Palmer.

Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

Palm oil finds its way into things we use every day from pizza dough to shampoo.

Parmol production is also responsible for the loss of tropical forests in Indonesia and elsewhere.

This is an old problem and it's getting harder to fix.

The revolting accusations leveled at Harvey Weinstein prompted many organisations to look at whether they have a problem with sexual harassment or have a culture that's just off-putting to women.

This introspection has also reached the economics profession.

Samaya Keynes investigates.

First up, though.

In a crowded field of democratic presidential contenders,

one candidate is receiving a disproportionate amount of attention from the media and money from his smitten

supporters. What could be a huge shake-up for the 2020 race, Beto O'Rourke has made his move. Former El Paso

Congressman. Beto O'Rourke is officially running for president. O'Rourke gained national attention

during the midterm elections last year. Known for being a big fundraise. Shattering previous

Senate records.

After announcing that he was running for president last week,

Beto O'Rourke garnered nearly $6 million in his first day,

despite having few concrete policy proposals or much political experience

beyond a stint in the House of Representatives.

The interconnected crises in our economy, our democracy and our climate have never

been greater. And they will either consume us or they will afford us the greatest opportunity to

unleash the genius of the United States of America. He's taking on more senior lawmakers from

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