Articles in this issue: Politics Business The weekly cartoon This week’s cover How a dollar crisis would unfold In its pursuit of a policy, Donald Trump’s government is content to destroy a man Zuckerberg on trial: why Meta deserves to win Brazil’s Supreme Court is on trial Don’t overlook the many benefits of plastics The lesson of Birmingham’s striking binmen The threat to university research in America, and more The head of the Gates Foundation on how to keep helping the poor as aid shrinks The bond market’s problems aren’t all to do with Donald Trump, write Anil Kashyap and Jeremy Stein The biggest bugs in the new gold rush are Asian Indians are losing big on the stockmarket Why Narendra Modi has embraced an anti-caste icon Why Christianity is taking an Asian turn China hawks are losing influence in Trumpworld, despite the trade war Chinese officials are encouraging office workers not to work so hard China’s propagandists preach defiance in the trade war with America Donald Trump’s approval rating is dropping Tracking Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown Berniechella: America’s left protests against Donald Trump America’s progressives should love standardised tests Abortion becomes more common in some US states that outlawed it Can Progressives learn to make progress again? Milei’s bold move: making Argentina’s economy normal Nayib Bukele provides Donald Trump with a legal black hole Guatemala’s indigenous people grow impatient with their champion The judge who would rule the internet Daniel Noboa wins another term as Ecuador’s murder rate soars The UAE preaches unity at home but pursues division abroad A new smash and grab for Red Sea ports Binyamin Netanyahu’s other war Populism meets reality in Senegal When does opposition become treason in east Africa? Trump’s Ukraine ceasefire is slipping away Power is being monopolised in Ukraine The threat to free speech in Germany Young men in Spain love the hardline Vox Europe’s streets are alive with the sound of protests Britain’s government has entered the steel industry with no plan Birmingham’s bin strikes reveal local problems—and a national one Are hits like “Adolescence” good or bad for Britain? The splintering of British politics How Britain decides which drugs to buy What is a woman? Britain’s Supreme Court gives its answer In praise of flag-shagging Plastics are greener than they seem Xi Jinping’s Trump-sized puzzle Pity American firms in China. Xi Jinping is hitting back How to swerve Donald Trump’s tariffs Spanish business thrives while bigger European economies stall LinkedIn’s unlikely role in the AI race A new way to recycle plastic is here Reclaiming the office lunch The trade war may reverse Hong Kong’s commercial decline How Trump might topple the dollar Can the euro go global? Poor countries would miss King Dollar America is turning away China’s goods. Where will they go instead? Stockmarkets do not reward firms for investing in Trump’s America Hell is other people’s currencies Microplastics have not yet earned their bad reputation AI models could help negotiators secure peace deals Scientists are getting to grips with ice Electric vehicles also cause air pollution The success of “LOL: Last One Laughing” is no joke Bill v Melinda Gates: whose memoir should you read? The six best films about financial turmoil A celebrated novelist grapples with “Moby-Dick” Feral teen “Minecraft Movie” fans might just be a good sign A century on, Art Deco is as stylish as ever Economic data, commodities and markets Mario Vargas Llosa was shaped by authoritarianism How a dollar crisis would unfold
