Another season of the crown: the coronation of Charles III
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The Economist
4.3 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 5 May 2023
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
He has been king since September; now it is time for the pomp. We examine the modern monarchy—and the ancient frippery of coronations. Despite prior reluctance to do much about climate change, America is set to become a clean-energy superpower. And reflecting on the life of Carolyn Bryant, whose testimony led to a lynching that set off America’s civil-rights movement.
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| 1:15.4 | The American government is trying to encourage clean energy projects with lots of money and a bunch of new laws. |
| 1:22.8 | If everything goes according to plan, these kinds of incentives could really transform the economy. |
| 1:28.1 | Our correspondent tells us how. |
| 1:31.7 | And our obituaries editor reflects on the life of Carolyn Bryant, |
| 1:36.2 | whose testimony doomed 14-year-old Emmett Till in 1955, setting America's civil rights movement |
| 1:43.1 | alight. |
| 1:54.0 | Thank you. setting America's civil rights movement alight. First up, though. |
| 2:10.3 | In Britain, there's nothing that so brings out a sense of deep history, tradition, maybe anachronism, than a ceremony involving its royal family. |
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