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National affairs Climate change and the intellectual decline of the right John Quiggin 18 August 2014 No arguments seem to sway right-wing politicians and commentators in the United States and Australia, says John Quiggin. Will we have to wait for demography to do its work? International Not over till they’re over: the countdown to the US midterm elections Lesley Russell 11 August 2014 Although some commentators say the results are certain, writes Lesley Russell, the race that will shape Barack Obama’s final two years in the White House is far from over Books & arts China wakes, Asia quakes, Australia shivers Graeme Dobell 25 July 2014 A contest is under way, writes Graeme Dobell, but it will be more like a nineteenth-century battle than a twentieth-century clash International China’s search for space Kerry Brown 19 May 2014 China’s regional muscle-flexing reflects its feeling that it faces significant geographical and symbolic constraints, writes Kerry Brown

International Obamacare’s testing year ahead Lesley Russell 7 January 2014 Americans see Obamacare as either the president’s greatest achievement or his biggest failure, writes Lesley Russell. But the signs are growing that its success… International Will the DREAM of US immigration reform become reality in 2014? Peter Mares 3 January 2014 Optimism is growing, reports Peter Mares in New York, but getting the legislation through Congress will only be the first of the challenges A “true progressive” takes on New York’s inequality problem Peter Mares 23 December 2013 After serving a maximum three terms as mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg will be replaced by Democrat Bill de Blasio on New Year’s Day. As Peter Mares reports… International Back from the fiscal cliff – but now what? Lesley Russell 23 October 2013 Can Barack Obama turn the chaos in Republican ranks to the advantage of the Democrats, asks Lesley Russell

International The shadow on the congressional horizon Lesley Russell 16 April 2013 The Republicans have a problem and the Democrats have an opportunity, writes Lesley Russell International Imbalance of power Andy Butfoy 5 April 2013 Despite the cuts, the United States will remain the world’s military giant for the foreseeable future, writes Andy Butfoy Books & arts Drones in the distance David Stephens 14 February 2013 Western policies in Afghanistan and Pakistan are based on an outdated imperial playbook and a modern but mistaken belief in “surgical strikes,” writes David Stephens International Monday morning quarterbacking Lesley Russell 12 November 2012 Lesley Russell on the US election wash-up and the looming cliffhanger