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Brave rhetoric, grim reality

Feb 28th 2009

From The Economist print edition

The biggest threat to Barack Obama's good fiscal intentions is the economy ... more


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Voting rights for Washington, DC
There's just one snag…
Feb 26th 2009

Barack Obama unveils his budget
A new budget is unveiled by Barack Obama
Feb 24th 2009

Nationalising American banks
Nationalisation carries risks, but it may still be the best way to deal with American banking's undead
Feb 26th 2009

The Californication of government
America has witnessed a huge shift in regional power
Feb 26th 2009

UBS is called to account
UBS pays the price of its American follies with a galling change of leadership
Feb 26th 2009

The return of victory gardens
Allotments by any other name
Feb 26th 2009

Race and university admissions
Californian and Texan universities struggle with admissions policies
Feb 26th 2009

Age and Californian cities
NIMBYs and old people make excellent defences against recession
Feb 26th 2009

Getting state control of banks right
State control of some banks is sadly unavoidable. Don’t run away from it; focus on doing it well
Feb 26th 2009

A climate satellite is lost
America’s new carbon-dioxide-monitoring satellite crashes soon after launch
Feb 26th 2009

Judicial independence in America
The trouble with electing judges
Feb 26th 2009

Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev
A study of the relationship between two unlikely optimists
Feb 26th 2009

The stress-test mess
American regulators are “stress testing” banks. What might be the result?
Feb 26th 2009

Post-traumatic stress disorder
PTSD sufferers deserve a medal
Feb 26th 2009

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Forecast
The political and economic outlook

Factsheet
Basic data

Economic data
Ten economic indicators over four years.

Political structure
The political system described, and the names of all cabinet ministers

Political forces
Political parties and groupings, plus the names and roles of key political actors

After Bush
A special report on America and the world
Mar 27th 2008

America's foreign policy may change under the next president, but confusion over Iraq, worries about overstretch and divisions over the country's role in the world will remain, says Adrian Wooldridge ... more