Christmas Specials

Following Fatimah’s sandals

What the journey of a pair of shoes reveals about capitalism

And how Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim country, is changing

Cereal killer

The life-giving, death-dealing power of corn

Maize fed ancient civilisations, then wiped out 100,000 American Southerners. What went wrong?

Missiles and lies

The truth about the passenger jet Putin’s men shot down

Investigating MH17, the crime that presaged the war in Ukraine

Women and DIY

Why more women are picking up power tools

Sisters are doing it for themselves

The price of a whale

Where capitalism and conservation meet

Can you put a price on the wonders of nature?

Life does not stop

How five Ukrainian cities are coping, despite Putin’s war

From ravers to rubbish collectors, residents tells their stories

Make America Godly Again

Many Trump supporters believe God has chosen him to rule

The Economist tries to find out why

Beside the seaside

Millions of Chinese are venturing to the beach for the first time

China’s beach culture is a microcosm of society

Wine and climate

Global warming is changing wine (not yet for the worse)

New vineyards are popping up in surprising places; old ones are enduring

Crossword

Can you solve our Christmas crosswords?

Cryptic challenges from Christmases past

Sketching the year’s big stories

The cartoons that sum up 2023

KAL, our resident cartoonist, was inspired by AI, inflation, China and Donald Trump

Crossword

Can you solve our Christmas crossword?

Test yourself with our cryptic challenge