Scam Inc from The Economist

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2. Trailer: Tocqueville Road Trip

   17 juni 2026 · 3 min

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   When Alexis de Tocqueville visited America from France in 1831 he saw a new kind of society. Not just a country, but an idea that would change the world. His book “Democracy in America” was a big influence on later generations of writers and thinkers, including The Economist’s US Editor John Prideaux. Now, 250 years after its birth, the vitality of that democracy is under question. In this series, John retraces the route Tocqueville took to find out how much of what inspired Tocqueville about America remains—and how worried we should be about what’s changed. Lees meer

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   22 januari 2026 · 2 min

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   AI is changing how we work. It's turning us all into managers. Be a good one. Lees meer

   The Economist’s management columnist, Andrew Palmer, takes on the bots in the third season of Boss Class. From cloning to coding, agents to entry-level jobs, he tackles the threat head on and figures out how to turn anxiety into opportunity. Along the way he meets bulls and bears and the people who can help you to master management in the age of AI.

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   28 april 2025 · 2 min

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   Good bosses are rare. They don’t have to be. The skills of management can be learned. Lees meer

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5. 3. The bottom line

   6 februari 2025 · 38 min

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   How do you run a scam operation? Lees meer

   Perks, outsourcing and a monthly landscaping budget—this is Scam Inc.

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6. 2. Opportunity of a lifetime

   6 februari 2025 · 36 min

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   Who are the scammers? Lees meer

   They're not who you think.

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7. 1. Pigs in a barrel

   6 februari 2025 · 41 min

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   You wouldn’t fall for a scam—would you? Lees meer

   A small town in Kansas is left reeling after one of its best and brightest gets sucked in.

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8. Trailer: Scam Inc

   23 januari 2025 · 4 min

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   **Winner of the Peabody Award 2026** A sophisticated, predatory, multi-billion dollar industry is emerging from the shadows. It already rivals the size of the illicit drug trade. And it’s about to get bigger and much more powerful. Lees meer

   The Economist’s Sue-Lin Wong follows a trail that starts with the collapse of a bank in rural Kansas to uncover a global, underground scam economy built around human trafficking, corruption and money laundering. Can it be stopped?

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