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As response rates decline, the risk of polling errors rises

A growing problem for America’s pollsters #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/06/22/as-response-rates-decline-the-risk-of-polling-errors-rises?utm_source=press.coop

Why America’s Supreme Court has ended affirmative action

The six-justice conservative majority overpowered the three liberal dissenters #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/06/29/why-americas-supreme-court-has-ended-affirmative-action?utm_source=press.coop

Americans are moving to places besieged by extreme heat

To stay liveable, hot cities are experimenting with ways to keep cool #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/07/20/americans-are-moving-to-places-besieged-by-extreme-heat?utm_source=press.coop

Horse-racing in America needs to improve its odds

A struggle for survival is under way for horses and courses #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/05/11/horse-racing-in-america-needs-to-improve-its-odds?utm_source=press.coop

The push to bring insulin prices down in America

But not all patients are able to use the available schemes #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/05/25/the-push-to-bring-insulin-prices-down-in-america?utm_source=press.coop

Can downtown densification rescue Cleveland?

Dan Gilbert, a Detroit-based billionaire, thinks so #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/06/01/can-downtown-densification-rescue-cleveland?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

One year after Dobbs, America’s pro-life movement is in flux

Two factions are jockeying to lead it #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/06/22/one-year-after-dobbs-americas-pro-life-movement-is-in-flux?utm_source=press.coop

As response rates decline, the risk of polling errors rises

A growing problem for America’s pollsters #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/06/22/as-response-rates-decline-the-risk-of-polling-errors-rises?utm_source=press.coop

What the rise of student consulting clubs means

Gen Z are apparently delighted to work for nothing #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/06/29/what-the-rise-of-student-consulting-clubs-means?utm_source=press.coop

What to make of the Supreme Court’s tumultuous term

Landmark 6-3 decisions overshadow a smattering of liberal wins #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/07/02/what-to-make-of-the-supreme-courts-tumultuous-term?utm_source=press.coop

America has a shortage of lab monkeys

That is bad for biomedical research and encourages smuggling #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/07/06/america-has-a-shortage-of-lab-monkeys?utm_source=press.coop

America’s state lawmakers are passing ineffective anti-porn laws

Bills that do not do what they advertise have bipartisan support #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/07/13/americas-state-lawmakers-are-passing-ineffective-anti-porn-laws?utm_source=press.coop

Ron DeSantis is relying on big donors and his super PAC

The latest campaign-finance disclosures look good for him but disguise a flaw #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/07/20/ron-desantis-is-relying-on-big-donors-and-his-super-pac?utm_source=press.coop

Oppenheimer’s secret city is a shrine to the Manhattan Project

A tiny town in New Mexico is proud to be the place the bomb was invented #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/07/24/oppenheimers-secret-city-is-a-shrine-to-the-manhattan-project?utm_source=press.coop

The Biden administration embraces place-based industrial policy

But building whole industries from scratch is easier promised than done #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/07/27/the-biden-administration-embraces-place-based-industrial-policy?utm_source=press.coop

Donald Trump is facing his most serious charges yet

The Republican front-runner for 2024 is indicted for plotting to overturn his 2020 election loss #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/08/02/donald-trump-is-indicted-for-trying-to-steal-the-2020-election?utm_source=press.coop

America is ending its emergency declaration for the pandemic

Many services that Americans have come to rely on are about to wind down #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/05/04/america-is-ending-its-emergency-declaration-for-the-pandemic?utm_source=press.coop

San Francisco’s “woke maths” experiment

How the pursuit of racial equity provided a lesson in unintended consequences #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/05/18/san-franciscos-woke-maths-experiment?utm_source=press.coop