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Continuous growth can make economies fat and slow
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist
But our analysis of polling data shows an uneven recovery in how people feel
Neither party has much tolerance for wily pragmatists like Thom Tillis
Social media, dating apps and political polarisation all play a part
