It's Monday 11 January 2021. I'm Helen Joyce, the economist's deputy foreign editor.

Welcome to Editors' Pics, where you can hear three highlights from the paper this week,

Redaloud.

Our cover story focuses on the site of a sitting president urging a mob to march on Congress

and then praising it after it had descended into rioting. The author of this attack on

the heart of American democracy is Donald Trump. But the mob's grievances will continue

to reverberate through the Republican Party as it finds itself in opposition. That could

have profound consequences for the presidency of Joe Biden.

Next, Advantage Beijing. A rest in Hong Kong and the EU's dubious investment deal show

that the West is on the defensive.

Finally, the markets in 2021. We examine why the crazy upward march and stock prices

might just continue.

The stories you're about to hear are just a sample of what's on offer in the paper this

week. With a subscription, you can read or listen to all of our journalism. For your

best introductory offer, go to economist.com slash podcast offer. The link is in the show

notes.

Next up, the shame and the opportunity of Trump's legacy.

Four years ago, Donald Trump stood in front of the Capitol building to be sworn into office

and promised to end American carnage. His term is concluding with a sitting president

urging a mob to march on Congress and then praising it after it had resulted to violence.

Be in no doubt that Mr. Trump is the author of this lethal attack on the heart of American

democracy. His lies fed the grievance, his disregard for the Constitution focused it

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