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Published in: HomeBP spill: what the locals are doing
The ruined Louisiana marshes remain off limits, but locals gather at a fund-raiser in New Orleans’ Vaughan’s Bar and...
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Published in: HomeAmerica's Afghan dilemma: Goliath as David
Barack Obama’s appointment of David H Petraeus to lead the war against the Taliban highlights enduring tensions in...
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Published in: 50.50The Tea Party and the new right-wing Christian feminism
Why have American women become so active in the right wing Tea Party movement? Could it be that they are drawn to...
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Published in: HomeOysters Rockefeller
The threat to a unique New Orleans culinary tradition is one measure of the Gulf of Mexico tragedy, says Jim Gabour.
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Published in: HomeThe war for American minds
The great contest of the United States in 2010, the one that will decide the fate of Barack Obama’s vision of...
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Published in: HomeBarack Obama: a market report
The political fate of this United States presidency is now coming to turn on the mid-term elections in November...
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Published in: HomeImmigration: control vs governance
The state of Arizona’s clampdown on unauthorised residence is part of a wider political drive to control...
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Published in: HomeBarack Obama and America
An inspiring candidate has become a failing president. But a comparison with Lyndon B Johnson shows that the reasons...
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Published in: HomeThe American political system: ruin and reform
The Supreme Court has just made even harder the effort to limit the degradation of American politics by money, says...
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Published in: 50.50Why do Americans love Sarah Palin?
Why does America take Palin seriously? The answer lies in gender politics, and in the history of right-wing...
Tell Priti Patel: Stop your attack on journalistic freedom
Journalists who share leaks of official information should not face life imprisonment for doing their job