Going bump in the right: Europe’s worrisome politics
The Intelligence from The Economist
The Economist
4.5 • 3.7K Ratings
🗓️ 25 September 2023
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
Populist, right-wing parties are already in power in Hungary, Poland and Italy—and getting closer to it across the continent. We ask why. At long last Rupert Murdoch, the patriarch of a global media empire, has stepped aside—sort of. We examine how he will still pull the strings (09:46). And the merits of letting American pupils start school a bit later (17:39).
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| 0:47.7 | Rupert Murdock has announced his retirement |
| 0:50.2 | and is stepping down as the chairman of Fox & News Corp |
| 0:53.2 | after over 70 years in the media industry. |
| 0:56.3 | But what will this actually mean in practice? |
| 0:59.2 | And who is his successor? |
| 1:02.7 | And why do some American schools start so early? |
| 1:06.7 | Although kids have lots to pack into their day, |
| 1:09.7 | new research suggests that this is especially unhealthy for sleep deprived teenagers. |
| 1:14.2 | I mean, fair enough, I could do with a lion too. |
| 1:18.2 | I'm walking down the Marion Strasse in downtown Dresden. |
| 1:21.2 | And up ahead, I can see a line of police cars with their lights flashing. |
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