United States
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Asia
America v China: who controls Asia’s internet?
Amid an explosive data and AI boom the superpower contest hots up
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Donald Trump is preparing an assault on America’s immigration system
The third in our series of policy briefs
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What America’s presidential election means for taxes
The second in our series of policy briefs
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The Supreme Court begins another contentious term
Guns, vapes, online porn and health care for transgender youth dot the docket
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What America’s presidential election means for world trade
The first in a series of eight concise briefs on the consequences of the 2024 election
Checks and Balance
Who’s winning in Pennsylvania?
Our weekly podcast on democracy in America. This week our hosts travel to the state most likely to decide the election
1843 magazine | Can creative writing help America win wars?
The military strategists who believe the parable is mightier than the PowerPoint
The Economist explains
What is Kamala Harris’s record as a prosecutor?
Republicans say she was soft on crime. Progressives say she was too harsh
Business
Will America’s government try to break up Google?
Antitrust remedies that target its generative-AI ambitions are more likely
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Many Americans can decide their own policies. What will they choose?
Three issues will dominate state ballot measures in November
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Hurricane Helene was America’s deadliest storm in nearly two decades
It wiped out North Carolina’s mountain towns
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Crypto bros v cat ladies: gender and the 2024 election
How the campaigns are exploiting and reshaping the battle of the sexes
Asia
America is losing South-East Asia to China
President Joe Biden will not attend this year’s East Asia Summit
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A ports strike shows the stranglehold one union has on trade
East coast longshoremen are already among America’s best-paid manual workers