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A tense final week
Brazil’s election is tight ahead of a run-off on October 30th
That can be seen most clearly in Minas Gerais, the bellwether state
How close is the race between Jair Bolsonaro and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva? Explore The Economist’s poll-of-polls
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Anti-democratic front
Why the Republicans’ anti-democracy turn has become normalised
Post-Donald Trump’s presidency, the party isn’t post-Trump at all
What would Republicans do with a House majority?
Freed or caged?
Elon Musk buys Twitter at last
Now comes the hard part
A baleful legacy
How one pandemic made another one worse
Covid-19 set back the battle against tuberculosis. But it also points the way forward
European energy links
Europe’s gas and electrical grids need expanding
The Ukraine war has shown the perils of market fragmentation
Lexington
In North Carolina, racial politics remain inescapable
What one state Senate race says about America
Graphic detail
American-born women had more babies during the pandemic
College-educated women saw the biggest increase, reversing years of decline
By Invitation
France’s finance minister on how to fight inflation and preserve stability
A single monetary policy in the eurozone cannot cohabit with diverging fiscal policies, says Bruno Le Maire
Damned Yankees
The sports teams everyone loves to hate
Successful clubs tend to be disliked by neutrals
Booze you can use
What to read to make and drink better cocktails
The five essential guides to improved mixology
Checks and Balance
What have Democrats achieved in power?
Our weekly podcast on democracy in America. This week, we consider the legacy of two years of unified government
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