[AnnikaL]

The AllSides report you linked to cites a Pew survey that found that "the majority of The Economist readers hold political values to the left-of-center," which I think might reflect left-leaning social values more than economics. AllSides themselves even say that their readers disagree:

> As of August 2018, 608 AllSides readers agreed with this media bias rating, while 1,302 disagreed. Of those who disagreed, the average said The Economist has a Center media bias.

I think that differences in economic vs. social issues as well as The Economist's international perspective make it difficult to categorize on a simple left/right metric. They claim[0] to support lots of positions that seem socially left-leaning to me as an American (drug legalization, gay marriage in 2004, repealing the Second Amendment), but OC seems to be talking more about economically left-leaning positions ("scrutiny of their ballooning compensation").

[0] - https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2013/09/02/...

[macinjosh]

“center” is still not right leaning. The Economist is most definitely not right leaning.

People need to get out of their bubbles and understand better the full range of political beliefs and how they fit into that range.