Crying foul, again: Black Lives Matter

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🗓️ 29 May 2020

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Protests have broken out in Minneapolis and far beyond, following another black man’s death at the hands of a white policeman. Can the once-mighty Black Lives Matter make itself heard? The pandemic may threaten London’s place as Britain’s undisputed centre of gravity. And a researcher spooks spooks by revealing a decades-old spy pact. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/radiooffer

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0:00.0	News of the global climate crisis come way on our minds.
0:03.6	Too much negativity can trigger our eco-anxiety,
0:06.8	leaving us paralyzed when we need to act.
0:09.2	This is why EONNEXT is in search of better news to power up for change.
0:14.2	Did you know, according to the National Grid,
0:16.7	Great Britain produced a record amount of wind-powered electricity in 2022,
0:21.6	replacing fossil fuels with green power is a core way for the world to tackle the impacts of climate change.
0:27.9	If you're feeling impacted by eco-anxiety,
0:30.9	EONNEXT have created a range of resources,
0:33.6	such as guided meditations or green noise soundscapes.
0:36.9	Just search Power Up for Change in your podcasting app.
0:46.4	Hello and welcome to the Intelligence on Economist Radio.
0:49.6	I'm your host, Jason Palmer.
0:51.9	Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.
0:58.4	London isn't like other countries urban centres.
1:03.4	It's Britain's centre of everything.
1:05.6	Government, commerce, culture, but on the other side of the pandemic,
1:09.5	the big smoke may not end up dominating quite so much.
1:12.8	Maybe that's a good thing.
1:15.6	And it's not every day that you get to learn about the cloak and dagger world of spies,
1:20.5	but now a researcher has uncovered a decades-old pact between Spooks from five European countries.
1:26.7	Can the alliance continue to do its covert work?
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