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Books & arts Dennis Altman 29 November 2011 Dennis Altman reviews Ron Suskind’s account of Barack Obama’s presidency
National affairs Andy Butfoy 23 November 2011 The debate over uranium exports to India has ignored the most important argument of all, writes Andy Butfoy Lesley Russell 9 November 2011 The US presidential race has one year to run. Lesley Russell looks at the field and the issues International Tara McKelvey 15 September 2011 When drones strike in Pakistan, key questions go unasked and unanswered, writes Tara McKelvey Essays & reportage Shakira Hussein 13 September 2011 Shakira Hussein travels to Pakistan in the aftermath of 11 September 2001
International Eric M. Leeper 26 August 2011 The US president should start by articulating sound short-term and longer-term economic policies
National affairs Geoffrey Barker 8 August 2011 Talk of an honourable compromise cannot hide an abject failure of economic, social and political vision, writes Geoffrey Barker Lesley Russell 29 June 2011 In the thirty years since AIDS was first identified much has been achieved, says Lesley Russell, but much still needs to be done to strengthen the international response National affairs Melissa Sweet 16 June 2011 A growing movement among US healthcare professionals is arguing that medical treatment can cause more harm than good, reports Melissa Sweet Essays & reportage Geoffrey Barker 13 June 2011 Would abandoning the treaty substantially affect Australia’s strategic circumstances, asks Geoffrey Barker
National affairs Melissa Sweet 7 June 2011 Public health nurses at the 11th Street Family Health Services Center are committed to developing long-term relationships with the community, reports Melissa Sweet
Lesley Russell 20 May 2011 Republican presidential candidates are gathering for the race, but many seem reluctant to line up at the starting gate, writes Lesley Russell in Washington Lesley Russell 13 May 2011 The United States’ racial and ethnic makeup is changing, but the real divide may end up being along income lines, writes Lesley Russell Books & arts Jill Kitson 13 May 2011 Jill Kitson on Mad Men and The Great Gatsby Books & arts Sara Dowse 5 May 2011 It might feel right, but is it good for the kids? Sara Dowse reviews two very different books about childhood
Books & arts Jill Kitson 23 April 2011 Jill Kitson reviews a new account of the wartime leadership of the diminutive Australian prime minister
Books & arts Geoffrey Barker 6 April 2011 Despite the dominance of mainstream economics, important national differences prevail within the profession, writes Geoffrey Barker Lesley Russell 28 March 2011 The spending debate in Washington is coming to a head, writes Lesley Russell Books & arts Jill Kitson 24 March 2011 A new book argues that Barack Obama is guided by “philosophical pragmatism.” Jill Kitson isn’t so sure David Corlett 20 January 2011 Regardless of the obstacles, people still try to cross the southern border into the United States. David Corlett talks to three of them
Essays & reportage Robert Milliken 20 January 2011 Robert Milliken recounts the fraught relationship between two Australian women who made enormous contributions to the international literature of the counterculture
National affairs Paul Barratt 23 December 2010 Democracy not only depends on trust, it thrives on it, writes former intelligence analyst Paul Barratt. But the WikiLeaks cables show that Australian political leaders… National affairs Tony Kevin 10 December 2010 WikiLeaks is the product of a time of great stress in the international system, argues Tony Kevin National affairs Brian Toohey 9 December 2010 A casual reference to the use of force underlines the flaws in Kevin Rudd’s thinking about Australia’s largest trading partner, writes Brian Toohey National affairs Geoffrey Barker 9 December 2010 The WikiLeaks revelations about Kevin Rudd’s views on China show that the foreign minister is well within the mainstream of western thinking, writes Geoffrey Barker
Books & arts Brett Evans 6 December 2010 Brett Evans reviews a surprising account of Guantanamo Bay’s first 100 days
National affairs Sara Dowse 18 November 2010 American-born Sara Dowse traces the career of American-born NSW premier Kristina Keneally National affairs Jock Given 18 November 2010 Officials from Australia and eight other Pacific countries meet in Auckland on 6 December to begin their fourth round of negotiations for a trans-Pacific free-trade agreement.… Mike Veseth 8 November 2010 The Australian wine industry is caught in a perfect storm, writes The Wine Economist, Mike Veseth, in Tacoma, Washington Lesley Russell 4 November 2010 Identifying any common ground is almost impossible, writes Lesley Russell in Washington