Why the multiverse is eating popular culture
It offers escape for a society lamenting its traumas and regretting its choices #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/06/22/why-the-multiverse-is-eating-popular-culture?utm_source=press.coop
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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
One year after Dobbs, America’s pro-life movement is in flux
Two factions are jockeying to lead it #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/06/22/one-year-after-dobbs-americas-pro-life-movement-is-in-flux?utm_source=press.coop
Nearly all Louisiana’s death-row inmates have filed for clemency
The lame-duck governor could grant it before his term ends in 2024 #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/06/22/nearly-all-louisianas-death-row-inmates-have-filed-for-clemency?utm_source=press.coop
Hunter Biden’s plea bargain will not stop Republicans chasing him
But it may help his father draw a line under the affair #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/06/22/hunter-bidens-plea-bargain-will-not-stop-republicans-chasing-him?utm_source=press.coop
As response rates decline, the risk of polling errors rises
A growing problem for America’s pollsters #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/06/22/as-response-rates-decline-the-risk-of-polling-errors-rises?utm_source=press.coop
Why America’s Supreme Court has ended affirmative action
The six-justice conservative majority overpowered the three liberal dissenters #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/06/29/why-americas-supreme-court-has-ended-affirmative-action?utm_source=press.coop
America’s state lawmakers are passing ineffective anti-porn laws
Bills that do not do what they advertise have bipartisan support #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/07/13/americas-state-lawmakers-are-passing-ineffective-anti-porn-laws?utm_source=press.coop
A pilgrimage to the mecca of mediumship
Mediums engage in anti-competitive behaviour, too #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/07/13/a-pilgrimage-to-the-mecca-of-mediumship?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
Donald Trump is facing his most serious charges yet
The Republican front-runner for 2024 is indicted for plotting to overturn his 2020 election loss #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/08/02/donald-trump-is-indicted-for-trying-to-steal-the-2020-election?utm_source=press.coop
Tony Evers’s veto shows the growing power of Midwestern Democrats
Will aggressive policymaking help or hinder the party? #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/07/13/tony-everss-veto-shows-the-growing-power-of-midwestern-democrats?utm_source=press.coop
Donald Trump is facing his most serious charges yet
The Republican front-runner for 2024 is indicted for plotting to overturn his 2020 election loss #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/08/02/donald-trump-is-indicted-for-trying-to-steal-the-2020-election?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
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
Nearly all Louisiana’s death-row inmates have filed for clemency
The lame-duck governor could grant it before his term ends in 2024 #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/06/22/nearly-all-louisianas-death-row-inmates-have-filed-for-clemency?utm_source=press.coop
Nearly all Louisiana’s death-row inmates have filed for clemency
The lame-duck governor could grant it before his term ends in 2024 #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/06/22/nearly-all-louisianas-death-row-inmates-have-filed-for-clemency?utm_source=press.coop
As response rates decline, the risk of polling errors rises
A growing problem for America’s pollsters #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/06/22/as-response-rates-decline-the-risk-of-polling-errors-rises?utm_source=press.coop
Fentanyl is spreading the opioid crisis into America’s big cities
And death rates may rise further #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/07/27/fentanyl-is-spreading-the-opioid-crisis-into-americas-big-cities?utm_source=press.coop
Regulation could disrupt the booming “kidfluencer” business
America’s Federal Trade Commission is reviewing rules for advertising aimed at children #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/07/27/regulation-could-disrupt-the-booming-kidfluencer-business?utm_source=press.coop