Ballot bonanza: Latin America’s year of elections

À propos de cet épisode

<p>Ecuador’s elections on Sunday kick off a <a href="https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2021/02/04/latin-americas-year-of-elections-will-test-the-regions-democracies?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">packed year of polls</a> in the region. Democracy’s foothold in South America looks assured; in Central America, less so. Engineers are <a href="https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2021/01/25/television-makers-are-pitting-rival-technologies-against-each-other?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">vastly improving</a> the core technologies in televisions. We preview the viewing pleasure to come. And remembering <a href="https://www.economist.com/obituary/2021/02/06/nikolai-antoshkin-died-on-january-17th?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nikolai Antoshkin</a>, a Soviet general who faced unknowable danger to save untold lives.</p><p>For full access to print, digital and audio editions of <em>The Economist</em>, subscribe here <a href="http://www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer</a></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>