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Riot act: Biden confirmed amid chaos

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The Economist

News & Politics, News

4.44.9K Ratings

🗓️ 7 January 2021

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

After previously unthinkable scenes played out in Washington’s legislature, we ask what the violence will mean for the president, Republican lawmakers and American democracy. Argentina’s move to liberalise its abortion laws reflects slowly changing attitudes across Latin America, and may spur wider change. And examining the history of Ethio-jazz, a unique musical melting pot. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer

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0:00.0

I'm Ben Bailey Smith and this is a Prisons Guide 2, a new podcast series from A-Cost

0:07.6

Created along with HM Prison and Probation Service.

0:11.2

A guide not from CEOs, entrepreneurs or celebrities, but from some more overlooked sources of inspiration,

0:17.9

the people who work for the prison service across England and Wales.

0:22.7

A Prisons Guide 2, subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts.

0:36.1

Hello and welcome to the Intelligence on Economist Radio.

0:39.4

I'm your host Jason Palmer.

0:41.8

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

0:50.0

In Latin America, abortion is a particularly fraught topic, with views informed by the

0:55.4

region's conservatism and Catholicism.

0:58.6

But Argentina just liberalized its abortion laws, a sign of slowly changing attitudes and

1:04.3

a reason they may change further.

1:07.9

And Ethiopian Jazz is a classic of melting pot music, international in its history and

1:13.8

yet still unmistakably Ethiopian.

1:17.0

We examine how it came to be via Jerusalem, Raspans and the visionary musicologist who brought

1:23.2

it to the world's attention.

1:28.2

But first, we respect the law, we were good people.

1:33.7

The government did this to us, we were normal good law-biting citizens and you guys did this

1:39.1

to us.

1:40.1

We want our country back.

1:42.8

At this hour, our democracy is under unprecedented assault.

1:49.8

Unlike anything we've seen in modern times.

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