While the Economist is a great source of news, they have increased their subscription rate far in excess of inflation and have now decided to have their print subscription customers pay for the Economist to advertise itself (they substituted extracts from their 1873 magazine in the July 27th double edition in place of mailing out the August 3rd edition). read more

If anyone is considering purchasing a multi-year digital subscription for $445, be aware the advertisement for this misrepresents the offer. Two times, separated by weeks, they were told this thru Chat. They agreed it misstates facts and twice said "IT" would fix it. Yesterday I received another email containing the same apparently deceptive "bargain". Whatever is the motive, the offer makes the price seem far better than it is. Given the effort to ask them to correct this, and their refusal to do so, the obvious conclusion is they choose to intentionally mislead the buyer with a known falsehood to add subscribers. If I am a math idiot, they've had two live opportunities to point that out. A sad commentary on what I believed to be a reputable enterprise. read more

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I received the periodical for many years, but they decided that my city address was "undeliverable" and quit delivering without notice. This went on for six months. Despite the fact that I had been a customer for many years, they decided that I was unimportant and that they were not going to give me any credit for the issues they did not deliver. This amounts to theft. Do NOT trust them. read more

If you're going to read just one magazine to try to keep up with the Yelpless world (IE the world where food, fashion and edgy banter are considered the 'toy department'), this is it. About 10 years ago I worked for a Dutch company and spent a lot of time in Europe. As someone who felt well-traveled because I was flying 50,000 miles a year in the US, a few things became very apparent. 1. We live in a great country. 2. It is not the only country. 3. We do not have the best ideas all of the time. The Economist puts me back in that place where USA Today and Fox News are an embarrassment of Pravda proportions. Don't be afraid because 'economist' is in the title. It's not largely a financial publication. Besides, even if it were, it wouldn't be terrible to understand it. Friendly tip: If you're a user of LinkedIn, there's usually a banner ad for 6 free issues. Give it a try. read more

The economist purposefully makes it hard to cancel one's account, forcing users to call or go back and forth with someone on a live chat to cancel. It took 16 minutes from the time I pressed cancel until the rep actually let me cancel my account, repeatedly offering me deals when I had already said I was not interested in any deal and wanted to cancel as quickly as possible. This is a completely unacceptable user experience, and appears to be explicitly designed to be a bad user customer experience. read more

I have a confession to make: I secretly await Fridays with reserved enthusiasm for the new Economist to come out. I'm a recent convert, only really discovering this publication because it is one of the few English-language prints available in European newsstands. I've been told it's a pretty good buy, since you get tons more text than has ever been in Time or Newsweek, for about the same price. Actually a weekly newspaper, this Economist tricks you into thinking it's a magazine, with all of the glossy paged benefits. (Imagine, no ink stains on your fingertips!) Slowly but surely, the section in the back on actual economic events has become my favorite part. Finally, I have a favor to ask. Please please PLEASE don't be that Economist reader that feels the need to insert facts you learned by reading into your regular conversations. Unless your bff works for the United Nations, you probably won't impress anybody. PS: I almost forgot! You can usually get a sneak preview of the upcoming issue on the Economist website on Thursday nights. read more

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I've been trying to cancel for a month now and even though I've clicked the "Unsubscribe" buttons more times than I can remember, they won't stop spamming me. They even tried to skim $45 from my bank account; granted they refunded me and even contacted me to tell me they cancelled my subscription, yet they still won't stop emailing me. I have to constantly check to see if they've charged me again because they clearly are incapable of cancelling an email subscription, so I have no idea where else their incompetency lies. If you value your credit card information, please don't sign up for this publication. I even have the emails to prove it. They sneakily added $45 as *subsequent payment* which would be charged on March 13. This was one of the very first emails they sent me when I bought my subscription. However, in February, I clicked unsubscribe, but apparently by clicking this, it only unsubscribes you from "Editor's Picks" or "Daily Dispatch." Unsubscribe means unsubscribe, but they just use these loopholes to keep you subscribed until the 12 week mark (12 weeks for $12 was what I originally signed up for) so they can continue to charge you, even though, once again, I tried unsubscribing in February. read more

Best news source I've ever found. The phone app is great because you can listen to all of the articles. I listen to articles im walking or commuting to work. Wonderful news, wonderful app. I suppose the only downside is you have to pay for a subscription in age full of free news. But its well worth the cost. Sometimes, you really get what you pay for. read more

I was excited to get my subscription for Christmas this year. What a mistake. I study economics and history. I assumed this would be fact-based study of current economics, but instead it is filled with anti-Trump biased articles, from beginning to end. Every story is tainted by Resist Trump Bias. The Economist is not what it used to be. I failed to realize it is not a serious business approach to the economy, but rather the current state of educational institutions and most of the media. I cancelled and subscribed to the Wall Street Journal. What a difference! They don't love Trump, and they don't hate Trump, but as investors, they care about the facts when it comes to economics. Today, with Mr. Trump as president, don't waste your time. read more

Before I introduced him to my parents, before we shared a major holiday, before we shared a bank account, the captain and I shared a subscription to The Economist. When we decided to live together it was the first thing I bought. Seriously, no furniture, just a bed and a subscription to The Economist. Let me promise you, a relationship can work, even thrive, with just these two things in your home. And maybe a few bottles of wine. Ok and one or two other things that don't belong in this review. This is my favorite magazine. It is not, as the title suggests, limited to economic or financial news (though there are very few things that, if thoroughly dissected can't be found to have some economic impact somewhere.) It covers politics, science and technology and a broad range of other topics of global interest. It's the Copernicus of major news magazines in that it looks at the world without putting the United States at the center of the universe. Yeah, I know there are flaws in that analogy. Go with it. Before we lived together I wasn't in the same place at the same time every week to get my copy and read it when it came out, so I bought every issue in an airport. At $6 a pop this was not *economical*. Do you know how much you have to love someone to SHARE a subscription? One of you is going to read it first and want to talk about it before the other even has a chance. The occasional unfair advantage costs $6. Sleeping with someone you can't wait to talk to about what's going on in the world with is one of those few things I just mentioned that can't be measured in economic terms. I hope you didn't think I was going to say "priceless". read more

I started reading the Economist as a way to impress a man (ahem) I was dating, after it became clear to me that my surplus of Vogue, W, Hello Magazine, Us Weekly, and all the other tawdry gossip rags and fashion publications I lived by were not exactly his cup of tea. I mean, sure, I subscribe to several periodicals related to my profession, but when do I really read those?? Well, what do you know? Turns out I AM as smart as I look while reading this publication. I'm hooked and I can't stop! It's a good thing. I got the guy and the guy's got a subscription, so I'm actually SAVING money, now that I don't have to buy all those girl magazines. Also turns out that The Economist has PAGES of writing and less pictures and no editorial photo spreads, so they last longer too. Now I'm as smart and up-to-date on worldly goings-on as I should have been all along and I'm in love too. Plus I've realized that I have ok taste in clothes, men, and makeup all on my own. On top of that, I feel good saving a tree or two by passing on all the fluff I was once so enamored with. A relevant publication that no address should be without. I make my teenage clients flip through it too! read more

Here's the deal -- I paid for a pricey subscription in grad school (in Canada too, any excuse to jack the price up) and soon realized it was worth the almost $200 it costs there. Seriously, there were months in my second year where I'd have a pile of them because you can't read through them fast enough (whereas with Newsweek...one dump and it's done) Then, last year, I donated to KQED and got a year of the Economist and Newsweek as part of the deal. Newsweek generally goes straight to recycling. But the Economist is, withouth a doubt, the only news source you'd need to read on a regular basis if you want to know what's going on in the world. Well worth the cost if you were indeed having to pay for it -- I intend to renew when my 'freebie' expires. And example of what you'll find in there that you won't find anywhere else? Did you know that, most likely, in the spring of 2007, Turkey will invade Iraqi Kurdistan? That the Turkish armed forces have been coordinating mortar attacks with the Iranians in an attempt to destroy the Kurds militias intent on creating a new state (that has oil money already?) Iraqi Kurdistan has been the only highlight of Bush II's foly in Iraq -- and now it's about to bite us in the ass. Of course, we wouldn't know about that, because Shiite Vs. Sunni is easier to follow for the principal media players here...that and Britney Spears flashing her moneymaker at the world. Honestly, I wondered about this magazine...no bylines (as a journalist, I guess it offended by ego) so you couldn't really tell who ws writing what. And then one day a buddy from j-school that I hadn't heard from in a while but who'd worked for a trashy tabloid in Canada, calls me out of the blue...from Budapest...working for the Economist. But even with that (Really, he's a great reporter), they have one of the best teams going, and every story is edited by an editor and an economist (as the title suggests) so any numbers you get are good and clear. It's truly impressive. PS -- And I get mine Friday 90% of the time...it makes my weekend complete! read more

The Magazine is good information although dense at times and loses objectivity in this political season. I enjoy the large span of subjects covered--there's something for everyone and the attention to geography is great. It would do best for avid readers of scientific journals and politics. My reason for leaving a review, however, is in the four-month process it took me to cancel my subscription, even when I went online preemptively to cancel the auto-renew that they cleverly don't warn you about. For $45 I was unknowingly charged for, I finally got $18 back after constant battling with customer service. They send you an email saying they cancelled the subscription, but "call to make sure." It doesn't take a genius to figure out the game they're playing here. The unapologetic, unhelpful and completely scripted customer service is ruthlessly about making money, not helping you as a customer. I will not resubscribe or recommend this magazine to anyone. read more

This is my Friday lunch date every week. Don't bother me. Don't be surprised if I start giggling (it actually contains quite a bit of humour). Don't be surprised that I know who the president of Kazakhstan is. This is why. read more

Dear gentlemen of the Economist, I know I am supposed to like your fine publication. I know your writers are accoladed and celebrated for their journalism and unbiased viewpoint of the world. But the writing always has me longing for style, for some presence of human emotion. Oscar Wilde would have lined a cat litter box with your prize-winning magazine. Every few months, I pass by a magazine rack and buy an issue. It sits by my bed, gathering dust...and really, I don't need more publications gathering dust around my bed. I like Foreign Affairs more. I like New York Times more, even with its more biased viewpoints. But your magazine does a fine service to the world, and who am I to quibble with that? And my guess is that George W. is too stupid to read a single article your journalists write. Cordially, your lukewarm fan. read more

Hands down, my favorite magazine. I got my father a subscription for Christmas last year and now he's addicted too. read more

The news is nice and the website is middle tier as far as ease to operate but god for bid if you want to cancel your subscription you have to call in and wait on hold during certain hours or chat with what is probably a robot because a real person who types for a living could not have such horrible grammar! Then you get about ten minutes of offers trying to retain you as a customer and no matter what you say it doesn't stop, then after saying no about eight million times you are allowed to cancel. Seriously, its 2022 enough with the call in to cancel crap almost no one does that any more! read more

In general, I'm all in favor of The Economist. However: Lately I've been having weird, vivid dreams. So I thought maybe I should quit watching reality TV over the internet immediately before bed and try to read something mentally enriching instead. Last night I dreamed that I was part of the military coup that overthrew Thailand a few months ago and I was now trying desperately to maintain control over a divided populace. Fuck that shit. At least when I dream I'm on Survivor I usually end up winning a million dollars. read more

I am a big fan of The Economist since my college days. ... Those who read WSJ and/or listen to the John Batchelor radio show, are usually readers of this superb publication at least once a month I agreed that they are a bit biased on the political side of the global economy. Once in awhile, they would get lucky on publishing some interesting material. Their focus on geography-driven matters is pretty good, Overall, their writing is quite informative. Some of the articles are an extension of how the world is. Reading it while riding Bart or Caltrain can alleviate the boredom while informing the mind. read more

Absolutely without question the best weekly periodical on the planet. I wait with bated breath for my Saturday (sometimes even Friday) mail delivery. The Economist makes me smarter than you. Actually it's probably genetics...with a healthy dose of socio-economic advantages... that make me smarter than you, but The Economist gives me the ammunition to prove it. I can now regale my dates with my insightful dissections of the elections in Belarus and Ukraine...and the intricacies of the Canadian doughnut industry. Unfortunately, since all they seem to read is Us Weekly and Lucky they remain unimpressed. read more

While any publication one reads will have the inevitable slant to its content "The Economist" is the best I've found for at least attempting to be the closest to the middle of the road. Add to that the superb quality of in depth research and writing while covering a whole wide breadth of topics you get what "The Economist" delivers on a regular basis. Many of the Yelpers commented that they feel smarter after reading the issue. However, I feel they are actually more knowledgeable, whereas they are actually smarter when they decide to purchase the magazine thereafter. The main drawback though is the price...comfortably over $100 for a year long subscription...as well as $7 an issue at the newsstand! However, in the battle against ignorance no cost is too great considering what is truly at stake. Lastly, when I think about "The Economist" I always recall some nameless comedian's position for a good laugh. He says he always keeps a current issue of "The Economist" by his toilet at home as he got older. Before dropping the kids of at the pool he makes sure to at least open the issue but never actually reads anything. This is always done as a precautionary measure to lift perceptions of him if he were to die trying to squeeze one out (which is more common than you think). That way, when loved ones, or neighbors, or the fire department come upon his dead body they'll see the open "Economist" and make immediate snap judgments about him. Thus assuring his legacy isn't tarnished by having OK magazine all sprawled out on the bathroom floor. Hmmm... read more

I am usually attracted to things with a lot of pictures and not a lot of substance: Comic books, graphic novels, FaceBook....MSNBC. I always get a strange feeling after reading an entire Economist and then turning on the television news--Kinda like going shopping after seeing a documentary on sweatshops--that kinda feeling--ya know? ------------------ ---------------------- Anyways, its one of the few magazines where I feel a little smarter after reading it. I usually feel motivated for about 15 mintues after reading an article...however it is usually followed by a vanilla-ice-latte purchase and a...'what was I about to do...something...???.....oh well.' read more

Terrible customer service, impossible cancellation policy. Have been attempting to cancel my student trial subscription for 6 weeks with no success and I have been charged two rounds of subscription fees (over £90) since trying to cancel. The absence of a cancellation button, and the roundabout method of emailing and calling is an underhand method of obtaining further payments. This method of cancellation is both deceptive, and moreover, targets precisely those students that attempted to select an affordable offer. I like The Economist, but I will never purchase again for this reason, and am disappointed that they are not interested in hearing this feedback. read more

HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE!! I tried to cancel my customer service (spoke to rep named Renee) and was told that they will issue the refund back to the credit card on file when I first opened the account. I cancelled that card 2 years ago! Renee said, She can see that the card is now expired but it's the economist's policy to always issues refunds to the original credit card and that I will need to contact the bank to figure out how the bank will refund me. I do NOT understand why the economist can't just send me a check with a refund. WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE EVER. Beware that if you subscribe, they will screw you over to not make you cancel. read more

I know, it's blasphemous to say so, but The Economist... it's better than the Internet. Okay, now that you've all calmed down, let me explain. I don't mean for shopping or yelping or whatnot, but in terms of international news and all sorts of macro goodness, this magazine has to be the quickest way to get the most important information in the world for the week, and actually understand it. If you read this magazine aloud, you will automatically affect a British accent. That's how intelligent the writing is. One caveat about this particular periodical: what with being called The Economist, it weighs in heavily on the side of globalization. Still, it breaks down those global issues so granularly that you won't be scared of them anymore. read more

a once revered publisher is debased by its subscription tactics I took a 12 weeks for £12 trial to see if it added anything to my usual diet of newspapers and after 8 weeks they tried to charge my card for a full subscription fortunately my card had been abused and cancelled so they couldnt charge (a tip for frustrated cancellers) but they pursued me for updated card details and I told their staff what I thought of them I dont want to see a pathetic placatory response from them - just let me know when you have changed your policy to allow a 12 week trial to be determined at 12 weeks instead of deceiving and demeaning read more

Most important, intelligent, and, frankly... NECESSARY publication you could hope to have in your life. There are no bilines.... it transcends ego and speaks a collective, and forceful voice. It has something to say... and albeit skeptical about everything I read... some of the most impacting and eye opening discourse in the entire world today. read more

Open your eyes. Other than Adbusters, this is my favorite coffee table litter mag. It's great. It has just very informed, insightful, and well written. It provides such a wonderfully composed panoramic of everything that is going on this little planet in the solar system. It offers a great internationalist view of the world, which I think that we all should hold in our hearts. The sheer scope of the mag is something quite ambitious. Above that, the mag is thorough and highly detailed in its reporting. It is hard to say that this publication is not inspired or lacking of talent. The Economist is a great, well-written global-eye that you can read from the comfort of your living room. read more

Enclosed in each and every edition are enough editorials, essays, and expository eloquence to educate you on everything from the effectiveness of eBay's Eastern European engineers in Estonia (Skype), to examinations of the efficacy of eleventh hour, election-eve enticements for evangelicals. Enthusiastically encouraged. read more

I love a magazine that gives a student discount. I love that I live with students. Even if I only have time to read the little blurbs at the beginning, my odds of feeling smart and up to date drastically increase. read more

So I have this problem..... I recently read Gregg Easterbrook's The Progress Paradox, and it seems to conflict with many things. Ok... stop... lets first start with a little bit of a disclaimer. I didn't agree with alot of things in The Progress Paradox.... the specifics... aren't for a review about The Economist.. but those of you who have read it, you know what I mean. So.. .back to the economist. The Economist is kinda like taking a daily vitamin supplement, except weekly. Say, you take what would be considered the "FDA daily allowance" of news by watching your nightly 5 or 6 o'clock news story. You aren't going to have a really good or informed view of the world. It will be centric on what is happening in your localality, but that's really too myopic a view to really understand the how the world really works. So... instead, you take a daily nutritional supplement, The Economist. Now... I'm not talking Bill Romanowski - supplements, I'm talking about your typical Centrum or other bit bottle with lots of "stuff" in it. It makes sure that you have a better view of how the rest of the world interacts with you, and provides some insight that might make you scratch a little bit deeper. This is good stuff and while its a TON to read, and not cheap(I think a yearly sub is like $100), if you can make it a habit like I do, to try and read bits and pieces of it during a daily workout or something, then you'll be better informed. But... going back to why I stuck Easterbrook in here. Since I've started reading the Economist, I can't say that I am better able to interpret the world around me, or affect things any more than before.... I'm just more aware... and I'm not sure what value that adds... or I haven't figured that out yet. If you figure it out, let me know. read more

I thought Yelp was mostly for retails spots, but since I found this here it goes: 5 million billion stars!!!!! This is my bible. Well, yes, I also have the WSJ and NYTimes as complements; but this has got to be the single source if you want to know anything worth knowing. The Science and Technology section writers must be really sexy! It's my favorite section. The other best thing were the Berlusconi articles. Ah yah, life is good. read more

Keep up the good work, Economist. You break it down. I think we need both professional and community journalists -- all the sanity, reason, compassion and insight we can muster. To counteract, of course, mass media poison. From specialists to regular people -- everyone has a story to tell. Since I work as a WordPress consultant, I am obviously partial to web 2.0 over the old dinosaurs of media. But I still enjoy printed reading material and the insight of specialists. I read The Economist and learn a lot -- thank you! read more

Hands down my favorite magazine around.....ever. Even if you disagree with the content inside you can't deny the quality of articles as opposed to other "news" mags. Yes, the magazine has a definite editorial style but don't let that scare you. They will address issues that other mainstream US news sources will never talk about. Will the magazine make you smarter? Probably not....but it will open your eyes up to the rest of the world. It (the "magazine") will make you realize that there are more important issues in this world than Brittany or some celebrities new born. My public transit commutes over the past few years were never complete without a copy. Only thing I hate however, is the physical quality of the magazine itself. Covers with heavy black inks would leave my hands stained and asking for a heavy helping of soap and water. But, that's kind of expected for a weekly publication of it's size. I've since switched over (more or less) to the Economist website as it offers the same content sans dirty hands. read more

I wish I had more time to read the Economist... It's what I read when I am pondering the bigger questions. It is brain crack/candy. If you want escapism, you have the internet and tabloids. Each week there holds an interesting idea and news story. I love a news magazine that isn't "Americentric" to round out the others. I enjoy the writing and the language level. There isn't pandering to the am radio crowd (you know who I am talking about). It is free market and business focused but it has more global content than any other contender in the field. It is expensive but it comes weekly. It expects you to think, participate, and see the bigger picture. If you can find the time to read it each week, subscribe! read more

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IMPOSSIBLE TO UNSUBSCRIBE! Their emails provided don't work, their phone number provided online to unsubscribe keep looping you through circles with no way out. It's a trap to subscribe, you keep paying their fees because you're unable to stop. DON'T BE SCAMMED. This is how they keep their customers, it's ridiculous. read more

I had the WORST experience with the Economist possible. After subscribing for a $15 dollar trial issue (for 12 subscriptions), i did not receive a single one and they kept charging my account to continue the subscription. I tried multiple times to fix the problem. First they said they had my address down wrong, and they said they fixed it. Second time, they said the address was STILL wrong, and they said they fixed it. Third time, they said the address was...that's right.. STILL WRONG. HOW MANY TIMES CAN THEY MAKE A MISTAKE OF RECORDING MY ADDRESS?! Mind you, i filled out an form online, so there really shouldn't be any mistakes on the address unless I made one the first one, which i assure you, i did not (since the email sent to me to confirm my subscription had the right information). Absolutely unacceptable. While they are quite prompt in replying to customer service emails, they are absolutely useless. as for the quality of the magazines? I have absolutely no idea, because they fail to deliver them every single time. read more

Great magazine, but appalling customer service. I subscribed over a month ago, and started to receive the print edition a fortnight ago. I have tried repeatedly to get online access, but as I had a pre-existing (free) account set up the website won't let me activate my online subscription. I've tried several times to explain to The Economist staff but keep getting told to set up an online account. The responses appear to be real people rather than a bot, but if so none of them have actually bothered to read what I wrote or respond appropriately. Quite a frustrating experience, and not what I'd have expected. read more

Terrible customer service!! The newspaper itself is good, but should you ever want to cancel your subscription, be prepared for (1) not having an option to cancel on their website, (2) your email requests being ignored repeatedly, (3) at some point being asked to call a UK number as an US-based customer, and (4) your subscription being auto-renewed at intransparent rates without prior notification. Sad to see that an otherwise great newspaper so sorely lacks in customer service! Stay away from subscribing to The Economist if you can. Free digital access can be had through many libraries. read more