Forgoing a song: protest inside and beyond Iran
Economist Podcasts
The Economist
4.3 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 25 November 2022
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
Players’ refusal to sing their national anthem at the World Cup has brought their country’s protests onto the global stage. We ask whether the discontent back home threatens the regime. A sober look at global economic data reveals a probable global recession—one that may not even tame raging inflation. And remembering Hebe de Bonafini, Argentina’s icon of resistance.
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| 1:02.4 | Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. |
| 1:05.7 | Today, from London, I'm your host, Jason Palmer. |
| 1:09.1 | Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 1:17.2 | A few bright spots suggest that big economies are in good shape. |
| 1:21.9 | Sorry to bring you bad news, but there's reason to expect that beneath all that, a global recession is brewing. |
| 1:28.6 | Worse than that, that recession might not even bring inflation down. |
| 1:33.7 | And Abe de Bonafini might have had an unremarkable life, |
| 1:37.8 | but during Argentina's last dictatorship, her sons were disappeared. |
| 1:42.4 | Our obituaries editor says she spent the rest of her days |
| 1:45.4 | dogged and furious, |
| 1:47.6 | an icon of resistance, |
| 1:49.2 | whatever she was resisting. |
| 1:53.7 | But first... |
| 1:55.0 | ...but first... |
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