The Economist

Tomorrow's cover today: nearly 1 billion people have been...

Tomorrow's cover today: nearly 1 billion people have been taken out of extreme poverty in 20 years. The world should aim to do the same again.

Tomorrow's cover today: the vision of China's new...

Tomorrow's cover today: the vision of China's new president should serve his people, not a nationalist state. 

KAL's cartoon: this week, arms.

KAL's cartoon: this week, arms.

Tomorrow's cover today: cars have already changed the way...

Tomorrow's cover today: cars have already changed the way we live. They are likely to do so again.

KAL's cartoon: this week, a gathering.

KAL's cartoon: this week, a gathering.

Tomorrow's cover today: now especially, the world needs to...

Tomorrow's cover today: now especially, the world needs to hold fast to Margaret Thatcher's principles.

Tomorrow's cover today: luckily, dysfunction in Washington...

Tomorrow's cover today: luckily, dysfunction in Washington is only one side of America's story.

Tomorrow's cover today: on the internet, everything is for...

Tomorrow's cover today: on the internet, everything is for hire.

Like this, only better. Because fine writers are hardly ever...

Like this, only better. Because fine writers are hardly ever fine illustrators, The Economist's covers commonly start as scribbles. Last week our graphics team did a fine job of deciphering this scrawl, which we've plucked from the editor's desk.

Tomorrow's cover today: how Beppe Grillo and Silvio...

Tomorrow's cover today: how Beppe Grillo and Silvio Berlusconi threaten the future of Italy and the euro.

This week's cover: as Syria disintegrates, it threatens...

This week's cover: as Syria disintegrates, it threatens the entire Middle East. The outside world needs to act before it is too late.

Next week a bevy of bright minds join Economist editors in...

Next week a bevy of bright minds join Economist editors in London to talk technology. Do register for the live webcast, if you'd like to take part from afar.

Tomorrow's cover today: even as another nuclear...

Tomorrow's cover today: even as another nuclear provocation looms, hope glimmers for the world's most oppressed people.

Tomorrow's cover today: politicians from both right and...

Tomorrow's cover today: politicians from both right and left could learn from the Nordic countries.

Daily chart: where is most plastic surgery performed? America is...

Daily chart: where is most plastic surgery performed? America is home to more cosmetic enhancement than anywhere else, but accounting for population South Korea, Greece and Italy are the biggest primpers and preeners.

"Ordinary folk trust Davos Man no more than they would a lobbyist for the Worldwide Federation of..."

"Ordinary folk trust Davos Man no more than they would a lobbyist for the Worldwide Federation of Weasels."

- A survey by Edelman, a public-relations firm, finds that only 18% of people trust business leaders to tell the truth. For political leaders, the figure is 13%.

Our cover in Britain: in promising a referendum on Europe, the...

Our cover in Britain: in promising a referendum on Europe, the prime minister is taking a punt.

The Arirang mass games in Pyongyang, North Korea, are the...

The Arirang mass games in Pyongyang, North Korea, are the largest and most bombastic exercise of state propaganda in the world. These photos from Jeremy Hunter, a British photojournalist, offer a unique window on the world's last hereditary Stalinist regime.

KAL's cartoon: this week, choppy waters.

KAL's cartoon: this week, choppy waters.

Tomorrow's cover today: the real danger is that the world...

Tomorrow's cover today: the real danger is that the world turns its back on another poor place threatened by jihadists.