Assassins’ deed: Haiti’s president killed

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<p>Jovenel Moïse presided, in an increasingly authoritarian way, over a country slipping toward failed-state status. The unrest is likely to worsen following <a href="https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2021/07/07/the-murder-of-its-president-will-worsen-haitis-chaos?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">his assassination</a>. The Democratic primary race for New York’s mayor has at last been decided, with <a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2021/07/07/eric-adams-is-poised-to-be-new-yorks-next-mayor?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">lessons</a> for Democrats elsewhere and for fans of ranked-choice voting. And the movement to revive Islam’s bygone relaxed <a href="https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2021/05/27/gay-people-are-reclaiming-an-islamic-heritage?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">attitudes</a> to homosexuality. </p><p>For full access to print, digital and audio editions of <em>The Economist</em>, subscribe here <a href="http://www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer</a></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>