An all-out strike brings Hollywood to a halt
Labour fights over streaming and AI push actors to join screenwriters on the picket lines #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/07/14/an-all-out-strike-brings-hollywood-to-a-halt?utm_source=press.coop
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Downtown San Francisco is at a tipping-point
The city faces several crises, but one stands out #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/05/25/downtown-san-francisco-is-at-a-tipping-point?utm_source=press.coop
Can downtown densification rescue Cleveland?
Dan Gilbert, a Detroit-based billionaire, thinks so #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/06/01/can-downtown-densification-rescue-cleveland?utm_source=press.coop
How American universities will react as race-based admissions end
More enlightened policies could follow the Supreme Court’s ban #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/06/29/how-american-universities-will-react-as-race-based-admissions-end?utm_source=press.coop
What America’s bike-share schemes tell you about venture capital
A highly visible indicator of market conditions #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/07/20/what-americas-bike-share-schemes-tell-you-about-venture-capital?utm_source=press.coop
What walking from Washington to New York reveals about America
Some pretty great things, it turns out #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/05/04/what-walking-from-washington-to-new-york-reveals-about-america?utm_source=press.coop
Americans are moving to places besieged by extreme heat
To stay liveable, hot cities are experimenting with ways to keep cool #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/07/20/americans-are-moving-to-places-besieged-by-extreme-heat?utm_source=press.coop
American universities have an incentive to seem extortionate
They are much cheaper than the “crisis of college affordability” suggests #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/07/23/american-universities-have-an-incentive-to-seem-extortionate?utm_source=press.coop
How ChatGPT could help teachers and lower the cost of college
The college essay may be dying, but AI has plenty of upsides in education #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/06/15/how-chatgpt-could-help-teachers-and-lower-the-cost-of-college?utm_source=press.coop
America aims for nuclear-power renaissance
The Biden administration is pouring billions into the industry. The payoff isn’t certain #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/06/25/america-aims-for-nuclear-power-renaissance?utm_source=press.coop
The FDA approves the first-ever non-prescription birth-control pill
Progressives hope it will blunt the effect of abortion bans #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/07/20/the-fda-approves-the-first-ever-non-prescription-birth-control-pill?utm_source=press.coop
America’s firefighters mostly do not fight fires
Some of them are a bit lost #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/08/03/americas-firefighters-mostly-do-not-fight-fires?utm_source=press.coop
The Supreme Court says Alabama’s electoral map is discriminatory
The surprise ruling staves off further erosion of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/06/08/the-supreme-court-says-alabamas-electoral-map-is-discriminatory?utm_source=press.coop
Can baseball fans be won over by the world’s second-biggest sport?
America’s first-ever professional cricket tournament starts on July 13th #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/07/06/can-baseball-fans-be-won-over-by-the-worlds-second-biggest-sport?utm_source=press.coop
The case for a third-party campaign in 2024 is actuarial, not ideological
No Labels wants to be political insurance for democracy, yet may doom it #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/07/20/the-case-for-a-third-party-campaign-in-2024-is-actuarial-not-ideological?utm_source=press.coop
Pain and pride around a vital American highway
The collapse of a section of Interstate 95 highlights its importance #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/06/22/pain-and-pride-around-a-vital-american-highway?utm_source=press.coop
The making of America’s Ivy League elite
A new paper quantifies the boost that students with rich parents get when applying to the best universities #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/07/24/the-making-of-americas-ivy-league-elite?utm_source=press.coop
How LA’s drag nuns took centre stage in the culture wars
A backlash against gay-pride festivities is rooted in gender-identity politics #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/06/15/how-las-drag-nuns-took-centre-stage-in-the-culture-wars?utm_source=press.coop
Why Joe Biden’s trustbusters have fallen short of their ambitions
Blame flawed leadership and competing priorities #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/06/21/why-joe-bidens-trustbusters-have-fallen-short-of-their-ambitions?utm_source=press.coop
Why many American states and cities are changing their flags
Farewell fussy seals, hello simple pine trees and beehives #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/06/29/why-many-american-states-and-cities-are-changing-their-flags?utm_source=press.coop