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Like biding a Reich: Germany’s alleged coup plot

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The Economist

News, News & Politics

4.35K Ratings

🗓️ 8 December 2022

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Raids across the country netted 25 far-right extremists suspected of trying to overthrow the government. We look into what is known about a hare-brained plan to dissolve the republic and restore a king. Spates of spontaneous violence in Chicago reveal the unintended consequences of America’s organised-crime crackdown. And why Indonesia’s clerics are taking up environmentalist causes.

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0:00.0

Sean has had some good ideas over the years.

0:05.0

But using Canva was a really good one.

0:08.0

Sean designed some social posts to promote his friend's car boot sale.

0:13.0

They looked good.

0:15.0

Really, really good.

0:17.0

Next thing he knows, someone came and bought the lot, including the car.

0:24.5

Now Sean doesn't know I was going to get home.

0:28.0

Thanks, Canva.

0:32.5

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1:01.0

Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist.

1:04.2

In London, I'm Jason Palmer.

1:06.2

And in New York, I'm John Fastman.

1:09.1

Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events,

1:12.1

shaping your world.

1:16.3

In the city of Chicago, violence is all too familiar, but the nature of it is changing. It's

1:22.0

grown more unpredictable. It seems that a law designed to tackle the upper echelons of mafia operations has made things more chaotic and deadly at street level.

1:32.3

And climate change is already affecting Indonesia, even as coal and palm oil continue to prop up the economy.

1:39.3

So who's flying the flag for environmentalism?

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