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Lesley Russell 14 October 2010 Americans vote soon in mid-term elections that are partly a referendum on the presidency. Lesley Russell looks at why the Democrats seem to be struggling despite the…
National affairs Brian Toohey 6 October 2010 The parliamentary debate on the war needs to face up to its costs and the lack of progress, writes Brian Toohey National affairs Brian Costar & Peter Browne 28 September 2010 Despite vast differences in the way elections are run in the US and Australia, we have one thing in common – allegations of voter fraud. But where is the evidence? National affairs Jock Given 23 September 2010 At the Imperial Palace, Human Nature is gearing up for two more years of “Celebration of Motown.” But it’s fibre-to-the-home further along The Strip that’s generating the… Lesley Russell 15 September 2010 With the mid-term elections looming, Barack Obama is out of the Oval Office and back on the campaign trail, writes Lesley Russell
National affairs Brian Toohey 8 September 2010 How should Australia respond to the changing power balance in the region, asks Brian Toohey
National affairs Brian Costar 10 August 2010 Australia votes in a fortnight but we won’t find out who made large election donations to the parties until early 2012. In this respect, we can learn something from the… International Michael Jacobs 29 July 2010 Not quite, writes Michael Jacobs. But the battle will be a tough one International Sandy Gordon 29 July 2010 Will Pakistan continue its longstanding policy of running with the hare and hunting with the hounds, asks Sandy Gordon Lesley Russell 20 July 2010 Barack Obama’s policies are starting to fall into place. So why is his approval rating so low?
Books & arts Ben Goldsmith 13 July 2010 Ben Goldsmith reviews Edward Jay Epstein’s compelling behind-the-scenes account of how money moves in Hollywood
International Dennis Altman 12 June 2010 Change the government and you change the country, Paul Keating once said. But eighteen months into his first term, how much has Barack Obama’s America really changed, asks… Podcasts Peter Clarke 28 April 2010 Barack Obama has gone onto the front foot, but did he leave it too late? Political historian David Farber discusses the post–healthcare reform prospects with Peter Clarke National affairs Andy Butfoy 8 April 2010 The world has nine more steps to take if we’re serious about nuclear disarmament, writes Andy Butfoy National affairs Paul Bamford 7 April 2010 Once an advocate of testing and accountability in schools, Diane Ravitch has reassessed the evidence, writes Paul Bamford
Lesley Russell 3 March 2010 Despite President Obama’s remarkable mastery of the facts, the Republicans weren’t budging, reports Lesley Russell
National affairs Geoffrey Barker 26 February 2010 History shows that US support for its allies can’t necessarily be relied on, writes Geoffrey Barker Lesley Russell 23 February 2010 This week’s summit aims to save the embattled healthcare overhaul through the power of persuasion, writes Lesley Russell Lesley Russell 21 January 2010 2010 could be even tougher for Barack Obama, but things could turn around quickly, writes Lesley Russell Books & arts Brett Evans 9 December 2009 Barbara Ehrenreich probes the dark side of positive thinking — and how it helped create the global financial crisis
Lesley Russell 10 November 2009 Can Democrats in the US Senate use the same techniques as their colleagues in the House to turn healthcare reforms into law, asks Lesley Russell
Lesley Russell 29 October 2009 The prognosis for healthcare reform in the United States is improving by the day, writes Lesley Russell in Washington National affairs Peter Browne 22 October 2009 A new OECD report adds to the evidence about why some countries are more “mobile” than others, writes Peter Browne Morag Fraser 30 September 2009 Barack Obama made a strategic choice by hosting the G20 in a resurgent Pittsburgh. Morag Fraser visits a city in transition International Andy Butfoy 25 September 2009 The cold war still hangs over efforts to reduce the world’s nuclear arsenal, writes Andy Butfoy
International Peter Browne 23 September 2009 Economic mobility might be a “unifying and core tenet of the American Dream,” but the evidence suggests that the United States performs badly
From the archive Sara Dowse 15 September 2009 What makes Americans so prone to marrying, and remarrying? Lesley Russell 14 August 2009 The United States is on the brink of major reforms to make healthcare more accessible and affordable. But the reformers still have a fight on their hands, writes Lesley Russell International Geoffrey Barker 2 August 2009 The failure of Woodrow Wilson at the Paris peace conference holds a lesson for the US president, writes Geoffrey Barker Robert Milliken 27 July 2009 Australian wine has suffered a beating in the American press but one man is standing up for it, writes Robert Milliken in San Francisco