Hello and welcome to the Intelligence on Economist Radio. I'm your host, Jason Palmer.

Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

America's Democrats are choosing a candidate to take on President Donald Trump, but the frontrunners don't necessarily have the best chance of ousting him.

We hit the campaign trail with Amy Klobuchar, who's trailing in the party polls, but who might be a more effective candidate next year.

And the health consequences of drinking too much are well known, but not much heated.

So there's a push to spread the message of moderation more widely.

The curious thing, though, is that it's being financed by the alcohol industry itself.

But first, after weeks of pushing for an early general election,

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson at last got what he wanted.

The eyes to the right, 438, the nose to the left, 20. The country will go to the polls on December 12th. Mr Johnson is betting that his Conservative Party will win the parliamentary majority that it lacks,

and that would smooth the path for his Brexit deal.

And there is only one way to get Brexit done in the face of this unrelenting parliamentary obstructionism,

this endless, willful, fingers crossed, not me, gov refusal to deliver on the mandate of the people,

and that is, Mr. Speaker, to refresh this Parliament.

Meanwhile, the leader of the opposition Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn,

sounds equally confident, despite being a hugely unpopular party leader.

We are ready for an election.

We're going to go out there with a very strong message of how we transform our society

to end inequality and injustice and deal with the devastating poverty that so many people face.

Mr. Johnson is right that an election will shake up the paralyzed parliament,

but the plan may be a bigger gamble than he likes to admit.

Well, Boris Johnson has read the polls and sees that he's got a very large poll lead,

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