A destructive streak
The tornado that hit the Oklahoma City area yesterday was immense
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Tornadoes in Oklahoma
Barack Obama's woes
How can you tell a charity from a political front?
It's time to do away with 501(c)(4) status
America and Syria
Uncontrolled demolition
Should America aim to end the bloodshed and freeze the current situation?
Immigration reform in America
The path to the path
Immigration reform overcomes a hurdle in the Senate, but obstacles remain
America's economy
The health paradox
America’s rampant health spending threatens its economic future. It also supports tens of millions of jobs
Gun control
Dear life
The dramatic decline in gun violence over the past two decades does not make new gun-control laws seem unnecessary
Guantánamo Bay
The oubliette
A desperate protest by prisoners at Guantánamo has shamed Barack Obama
Affirmative action
Unequal protection
A look at America’s pending Supreme Court decisions on diversity at universities
Competitiveness in the United States
The America that works
Luckily, dysfunction in Washington is only one side of America’s story
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Prison overcrowding
The magic number
California hasn’t emptied its prisons enough, but it is trying
Taxes
A brewing fight
Divisions are growing in America’s beer industry
South Korea and the United States
Park’s progress
A first meeting with the American president sparkles
The economic performance of cities
Following the sun
Why the recession’s best, and worst, performers are mostly in the warmer southern half of the country
Prosecuting bankers
Blind justice
Why have so few bankers gone to jail for their part in the crisis?
Californian politics
It’s worth a go
Republicans try to woo Latinos by getting them elected
School food
Biting commentary
A new company is trying to make school meals healthier
Tax policy
Sweet land of subsidy
The downturn has forced states to be savvier and more careful about providing tax incentives to business
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Democracy in America
Immigration reform
The path to the path
Democracy in America
Technology and politics
Is Silicon Valley getting too big for its boots?
Lexington's notebook
Barack Obama and scandals
Lessons from three scandals
W’s apprentice
Barack Obama’s use of executive orders, many of them with praiseworthy aims, will end unhappily for his party
Guidance for insects
How America will look to the cicadas when they next return
Pivotal concerns
Call it a pivot or a rebalancing, America’s Pacific policy looks a little wobbly
Nevada’s economy
A fast-changing state leaves its mining roots behind
The health-care paradox
America’s rampant health spending threatens its economic future. It also supports tens of millions of jobs
| Obama | 46% |
|---|---|
| Congress | 10% |
| Improving | 27% |
|---|---|
| Worsening | 27% |
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Second term unlucky
The economic performance of American presidents tends to deteriorate during their second term
Roe v Wade at 40
Abortion in America since 1965
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