Hello and welcome to the Intelligence on Economist Radio.

I'm your host, Jason Palmer.

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

Among electric vehicles, one brand springs to mind, Tesla.

But over the past few months, there's been a surge in the industry.

Tesla wannabes, established carmakers, and tech giants, all vying to lead the electrified revolution.

And many people remember the physicist Richard Feynman.

Too few remember his sister Joan, an astronomer of astonishing determination.

We reflect on the life of the woman who, perhaps more than anyone else,

helped explain the northern and southern lights.

First up, though.

In America's elections, just six weeks away,

the most important thing to be decided is who will win the presidency.

At no time before,

has there been a clearer choice between two parties, two visions, two

philosophies, and two agendas for the future?

There's never been a vision like this.

You have Sleepy Joe and you have Trump.

What pundits had been talking a lot less about is which party will end up with control of the Senate, the legislature's upper house.

Attention and donations have focused on Senate races this week as a fierce battle begins over the replacement of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

No affirmation! The President planned to use the power the voters gave him to make a nomination.

Senators will use the power the voters gave us to either provide or withhold consent as we see fit.

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