Friends (the one with estrangement): Europe without the US
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The Economist
4.3 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 21 February 2025
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Europe must move boldly as the American-led world order shatters beneath it; we explain how. Many people view the freedom to work from home as a perk. Some academics reckon there should be, in effect, a tax on it (10:41). And we pay tribute to Pableaux Johnson, a New Orleans fixture who understood that supper was more about company than food (18:02).
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| 0:00.0 | We're all so busy. |
| 0:02.1 | Buzzing about, like bumblebees, |
| 0:04.6 | it can be easy to forget the simple things in life. |
| 0:07.6 | Like just how good nature can taste. |
| 0:11.0 | Eat Natural combines nature's most delicious ingredients |
| 0:14.1 | to create irresistible snack bars that keep you fuller for longer. |
| 0:18.5 | Fuller of flavour, and perfect for an on-the-go bite or a mid-morning snack. |
| 0:23.1 | When nature tastes this good, why overcomplicate it? |
| 0:27.1 | Savour moments in nature with Eat Natural. |
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| 1:00.8 | The Economist. |
| 1:08.0 | Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. |
| 1:11.4 | I'm Rosie Bloor. |
| 1:12.6 | And I'm Jason Palmer. |
| 1:14.1 | Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 1:22.4 | Those of us with office jobs got pretty used to working from home during the pandemic. |
| 1:27.4 | Many companies now want staff back in the office, but have struggled to get them there. |
| 1:32.4 | So here's an idea. Would remote workers accept lower pay? |
| 1:39.5 | And we reflect on the life of Pablo Johnson, a photographer and chronicler of New Orleans, |
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