The Floyd factor: American police reform

<p>More than a year after George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis policeman, <a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2021/10/30/george-floyds-city-votes-on-the-future-of-its-police-department?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the city votes</a> on an overhaul of its force. We examine America’s shifting debate over police reform. Cryptocurrencies have taken off in Cuba; but the communist authorities <a href="https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2021/10/30/cubas-communist-regime-is-trying-to-control-crypto?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">want control</a>. And light may be shed on the mystery of the reproductive habits—and extraordinary migration—of eels.&nbsp;</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> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>