California screaming: National Guard in LA

加利福尼亚咆哮:洛杉矶国民警卫队

Economist Podcasts

2025-06-09

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Our correspondent reports from LA, where Donald Trump’s decision to send in troops risks inciting further antagonism. The argument is now about far more than immigration. A visual investigation confirms that Myanmar’s junta is still bombing civilian settlements after the deadly earthquake, despite agreeing to a humanitarian ceasefire (9:25). And should kids play contact sports (14:32)?      Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—Subscribe to Economist Podcasts+ For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • The Economist Hello and welcome to The Intelligence from The Economist.

  • I'm Rosie Bloor.

  • And I'm Jason Palmer.

  • Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

  • After a deadly earthquake in Myanmar in March,

  • there were reports that the military government was continuing its bombardment.

  • Despite declaring a humanitarian ceasefire,

  • our visual investigations team consider the evidence.

  • And for contact sports such as rugby,

  • the long-run risks to the brain are by now well known.

  • So what to do about kids that play them?

  • Rule changes and snazzy new materials might help,

  • but banning them altogether might be more dangerous.

  • First up though.

  • I'm right in front of the federal immigration detention facility in downtown Los Angeles where there's a line of California National Guard troops and federal agents from the Department of Homeland Security.

  • kind of just holding shields.

  • Aaron Braun is our West Coast correspondent and this weekend she's been out reporting in LA.

  • As I was walking up to the protest my eyes started stinging,

  • I started sneezing, I started coughing.

  • You could tell that tear gas had been deployed at some point this morning and remnants of that was still in the air.