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Kamala Harris v Donald Trump: presidential polls | The Economist
WEB2 days ago · He endorsed his vice-president, Kamala Harris, as the Democratic candidate. The chart above shows the latest national polling averages. At the Democratic National Convention in August Ms Harris ...
Harris v Trump: 2024 presidential election prediction model
WEB2 days ago · Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are neck and neck. Our prediction model shows the chances Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have of winning the contest to be America's next president.
Republican primaries poll tracker: can anyone beat Donald Trump?
WEBFeb 1, 2024 · 9 12 14. Polling of likely or potential Republican voters. T he Republican Party will confirm its nominee for the 2024 presidential election at its convention in July. The outcome looks almost ...
What is critical race theory? - The Economist
WEBJul 1st 2021. AS PRESIDENT, Donald Trump decried critical race theory (CRT) as “toxic propaganda” that would “destroy our country”. In recent months Republican lawmakers have introduced ...
What can ancient DNA reveal about life today? - The Economist
WEBJul 31st 2024. I n 2010, scientists achieved what had once seemed impossible: they sequenced the genome of a Neanderthal, based on tiny fragments of DNA from ancient bones. It was an astonishing ...
Will robots and AI make your job less meaningful? - The Economist
WEBAug 1, 2024 · Published since September 1843 to take part in “a severe contest between intelligence, which presses forward, and an unworthy, timid ignorance obstructing our progress.”. The Economist. About ...
Why did the Olympics ditch their amateur-athlete requirement?
WEBJul 20, 2021 · And so, in the late 1980s, having spent decades ignoring de facto professionalism, IOC federations began dropping their formal amateur requirements, letting the governing bodies of each sport ...
Portrait of the Proud Boys - The Economist
WEBAug 10, 2024 · F or the past six months Rebecca Jackson, The Economist’s southern correspondent, has been learning about the Proud Boys for 1843 magazine.She has gone out drinking with them at dive bars in ...
Our Big Mac index shows how burger prices differ across borders
WEBJul 31, 2024 · T HE BIG MAC index was invented by The Economist in 1986 as a lighthearted guide to whether currencies are at their “correct” level. It is based on the theory of purchasing-power parity (PPP ...