Red ripple: America’s midterm elections

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🗓️ 9 November 2022

⏱️ 29 minutes

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America’s midterm elections have finished. While the full results may not be known for some time, Democrats appear to have outperformed expectations: Republicans will probably narrowly win the House, while the Senate remains too close to call. Argentina’s slum policy is a rare bright spot in the country’s politics. And why the war in Ukraine may put paid to ground-attack aircraft. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer

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1:14.4	Favelas, Vias, Bario Bajo.
1:17.4	The names vary, but around 120 million people in Latin America live in slums surrounding major cities.
1:24.2	Argentina has embarked on an ambitious slum improvement plan, led by an equally ambitious
1:29.1	politician. And one clear trend from the war in Ukraine is the rise in the use of drones and
1:36.6	precision anti-aircraft missiles. So good old-fashioned ground attack aircraft aren't as safe or as
1:42.9	useful as they once were.
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