Selected illustrations for THE ECONOMIST


POST-TRUTH PANDEMIC

The science of covid-19 has been distorted, abused and misused

Art Direction: Suzy Connolly




TENSIONS WILL LINGER OVER A CHINESE BALLOON DOWNED BY AMERICA

Much will depend on what American officials learn from the debris and what they decide to reveal

Art Direction: Carole Alimo
Animation: Cameron Weaver




THANKS TO EDUCATION, GLOBAL FERTILITY COULD FALL FASTER THAN EXPECTED

The world’s population in 2100 could be no higher than it is today

Art Direction: Suzy Connolly




AMERICA’S WARY APPROVAL OF AN ALZHEIMER’S DRUG OFFERS HOPE TO MILLIONS

But its makers still have work to do to prove it can slow the advance of dementia

Art Direction: Ben Shmulevitch




CONSERVATIVES ARE ATTACKING CAPITALISM

Four new books show how the reactionary right and left have converged

Art Direction: Carole Alimo, Stephen Petch




THE ECONOMIST’S COUNTRY OF THE YEAR FOR 2023

It is possible to enact painful economic reforms and still get re-elected

Art Direction: Carole Alimo




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