Youngish, gifted and black: Kamala Harris

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Joe Biden’s choice of running mate is simultaneously groundbreaking and conventional, and <a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2020/08/11/joe-biden-picks-kamala-harris-as-his-running-mate?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">reveals much</a> about the state of the Democratic party. In China, a surprise court ruling draws attention to the plight of <a href="https://www.economist.com/china/2020/08/01/a-chinese-trans-woman-wins-a-surprising-legal-victory?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">oft-overlooked LGBT people</a> in the workplace. And Japan’s broad push for <a href="https://www.economist.com/asia/2020/07/23/as-crews-grow-old-japanese-shipping-firms-try-to-do-without-them?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">self-driving ships</a>. 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> <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>