The Economist


Will Donald Trump’s bros turn out?

The Americans who think Trump is anointed by God

Where crashing cars is the point

True-crime fans are banding together online to try to solve cases

What Donald Trump’s 34 convictions mean for the presidential election

Donald Trump is a convicted felon

A mano-a-mano contest between Michael Cohen and Donald Trump

Who’s winning at the Trump trial?

A dispatch from Donald Trump’s courtroom

What to expect as Donald Trump’s first criminal trial gets under way

Donald Trump tries his hand with meme-stocks

Donald Trump is ordered to pay for his bullying

The Sotheby’s trial revealed the art market’s unsavoury practices

The decline and fall of Harvard’s president

Some progressives are arguing for a religious right to abortion

Part of Donald Trump’s base thinks he is fighting a spiritual war

In America, lots of usable organs go unrecovered or get binned

American megachurches are thriving by poaching flocks

Southern Baptists are arguing about the extent of male authority

The Dominion lawsuit showed the limits of Fox’s influence over its audience

What to read to understand the biggest natural disasters

Why statelessness is bad for countries and people

Polyamory is getting slivers of legal recognition in America

South Carolina wants to execute an inmate by firing squad

Florida’s government subsidises people living in hurricane zones

America’s government is buying vulnerable homes amid rising flood risk

America has averted a rail strike, but the industry is far off track

To hook American diners, an invasive species of carp gets a new name

The deaths of 53 people in Texas highlight the perils of migration

Oklahoma takes a tussle with Indian tribes to the Supreme Court

Gun-ownership in America is diversifying, because of safety fears

Why do companies rebrand themselves?

Abortion restrictions will push many American women across state lines

Expect a surge of religious objections to vaccine mandates in America

America’s federal government details how its vaccine mandates will work

How asbestos saved the Sackler family from bankruptcy

Why more Americans are self-identifying as multiracial

Bowing to pressure, Joe Biden will admit more refugees to America

Opioid deaths in America reached new highs in the pandemic

The Trump administration is using the pandemic to halt asylum

Television has distorted Americans’ view of policing (Discussing it here at 11min 30sec)

Following George Floyd’s death, New York opens police records

Might the pandemic be a lifeline for the rich world’s homeless? (Contributed reporting from America. Written by Simon Long)

Nevada’s most notorious brothel-keeper is also a Republican candidate

Tech firms disrupt the property market

Litigation finance offers investors attractive yields

Income-share agreements are a novel way to pay tuition fees

Should for-profit crash courses get federal funds?

The flourishing, efficient, semi-legal trade in ferrying New Yorkers around

Why college athletes in America are fighting to get paid

Why are conservatorships controversial? (Discussing it here)

How dog breeds get recognised in America

What is birthright citizenship?

Who owns what in outer space

How conservative states and liberal cities vie for control

 

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