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The Intelligence from The Economist

The Intelligence: Going back to raid school

The Intelligence from The Economist

The Economist

News, Daily News, Global News

4.63.6K Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2024

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

A dramatic overnight raid in New York City was just one sign that protests at American universities are set to continue—a clear historical echo in an already-fraught election year. We ask why a niche newspaper run by Japan’s communist party has so much influence (13:05). And a study of new books on loneliness reveals both the benefits and drawbacks of solitude (20:39).


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0:54.0

An obscure communist newspaper in Japan is punching well above its weight,

1:02.0

landing big scoops and reporting on the kinds of political

1:05.2

scandals that no one else would dare to.

1:08.5

What does it say about the rest of the country's media. And the word lonely has pretty poor connotations,

1:17.0

connecting it to bad emotions and even bad health outcomes.

1:21.0

But our correspondent trolls through some new literature that reveals the nuanced

1:25.5

upsides of being alone. First up though, though.

1:35.0

This morning more signs of unrest at American universities.

1:47.0

At the University of California Los Angeles,

1:51.0

clashes broke out between pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian demonstrators.

1:57.0

Protests have been spreading across the country, exposing what have become familiar fault lines.

2:06.0

What counts as protected free speech and what doesn't?

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