The classes drift apart
Can the rich save the American dream by preaching what they practise?(278)
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The economy
Happy new year
The jobs recovery finally feels real(54)
America in Afghanistan
Outta here
After a decade in Afghanistan, the United States rushes for the exit(146)
The Republican nomination
Fit for fighting?
Mitt Romney's victory in Florida holds some worrying portents for the general election(150)
Barack Obama
Fairly confusing
The president's rhetoric of fairness deserves critical, even sceptical, scrutiny(227)
Energy
A burning issue
Tighter regulation, bountiful natural gas and declining installation costs for renewable energy herald the end of America’s coal era(13)
America and Iran
Beleaguered but still unbowed
Despite all the sabre-rattling, neither Iran nor America wants confrontation just yet(30)
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Gang violence
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Chinese college students
Making ting tong coolChinese arrivals at American universities are changing stereotypes (78)
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Health care in America
Shopping around for surgeryCompanies try to make health-care costs transparent (33)
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Eric Holder
Not furious enoughThe attorney-general needs to be more forthright about Operation Fast and Furious (56)
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Susan G. Komen and Planned Parenthood
The riftWhy does Planned Parenthood get so much grief from the right? (91)
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Immigration law
A steep price to paySubjecting Alabama's new immigration law to cost-benefit analysis (38)
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Tax reform in America
A simple bare necessityThe effort to make common sense (7)
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Gay writing in America
Stories of consenting adultsHow Americans dreamed and changed (2)
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Baseball in Latin America
Draft dodgers no moreCan the Dominican Republic avoid Puerto Rico’s fate? (6)
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| Congress | 7% |
Economy:
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| Getting worse | 31% |
Republican race:
| Romney | 29% |
| Gingrich | 23% |
| Santorum | 20% |
| Paul | 14% |
| Other | 5% |
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