Congress should fund the BLM (no, not that one)
How Donald Trump’s changes to the Bureau of Land Management are still slowing the energy transition #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/05/18/congress-should-fund-the-blm-no-not-that-one?utm_source=press.coop
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Anoint my caverns with oil
The Strategic Petroleum Reserve runneth low #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/05/18/anoint-my-caverns-with-oil?utm_source=press.coop
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
American policing has changed since George Floyd’s murder
It needs to change further, and be better funded #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/05/25/american-policing-has-changed-since-george-floyds-murder?utm_source=press.coop
Vasectomies rose by 29% in the three months after the end of Roe
Brothers are doing it for themselves #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/05/25/vasectomies-rose-by-29-in-the-three-months-after-the-end-of-roe?utm_source=press.coop
House Republicans are no closer to tying Hunter Biden’s activities to Joe
Yet the president’s wayward son could still cause Democrats damage #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/05/28/house-republicans-are-no-closer-to-tying-hunter-bidens-activities-to-joe?utm_source=press.coop
The moratorium on repaying student loans in America was a bad idea
How bad is now becoming clearer #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/06/01/the-moratorium-on-repaying-student-loans-in-america-was-a-bad-idea?utm_source=press.coop
Conservative Americans are building a parallel economy
For-profit polarisation #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/06/01/conservative-americans-are-building-a-parallel-economy?utm_source=press.coop
Southern Baptists are arguing about the extent of male authority
Getting ready for a row at their annual meeting in New Orleans #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/06/08/southern-baptists-are-arguing-about-the-extent-of-male-authority?utm_source=press.coop
Georgia, the Peach State, has no peach crop this year
But the fuzzy fruit is more cultural icon than economic export #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/06/08/georgia-the-peach-state-has-no-peach-crop-this-year?utm_source=press.coop
Montana, climate-change pioneer
The state’s politics pit liberals trying to preserve the state constitution against conservatives trying to rewrite it #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/06/08/montana-climate-change-pioneer?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
Donald Trump is in his most serious legal trouble yet
The former president faces federal charges of mishandling classified documents #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/06/09/donald-trump-is-in-his-most-serious-legal-trouble-yet?utm_source=press.coop
The South is fast becoming America’s industrial heartland
Joe Biden’s manufacturing boom is accelerating the region’s rise #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/06/12/the-south-is-fast-becoming-americas-industrial-heartland?utm_source=press.coop
North Carolina may be the hottest political battleground of 2024
Political manoeuvring and changing demography are making it the most interesting state to watch #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/06/15/north-carolina-may-be-the-hottest-political-battleground-of-2024?utm_source=press.coop
How the Pentagon thinks about America’s strategy in the Pacific
Our correspondent travels through Asia with Lloyd Austin, the defence secretary #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/06/15/how-the-pentagon-thinks-about-americas-strategy-in-the-pacific?utm_source=press.coop
Attack of the feral parakeets in New York
Pretty pests present power problems #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/06/15/attack-of-the-feral-parakeets?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
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
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