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

Montana, climate-change pioneer

The state’s politics pit liberals trying to preserve the state constitution against conservatives trying to rewrite it #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/06/08/montana-climate-change-pioneer?utm_source=press.coop

Attack of the feral parakeets in New York

Pretty pests present power problems #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/06/15/attack-of-the-feral-parakeets?utm_source=press.coop

A pilgrimage to the mecca of mediumship

Mediums engage in anti-competitive behaviour, too #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/07/13/a-pilgrimage-to-the-mecca-of-mediumship?utm_source=press.coop

Only politics, not the law, can stop Donald Trump

His lies will otherwise remain an effective political and legal tool #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/08/02/only-politics-not-the-law-can-stop-donald-trump?utm_source=press.coop

America’s firefighters mostly do not fight fires

Some of them are a bit lost #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/08/03/americas-firefighters-mostly-do-not-fight-fires?utm_source=press.coop

Republicans close ranks around Donald Trump, again

There is little sign that the latest federal indictment will shake Republican faith in the former president #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/08/02/republicans-close-ranks-around-donald-trump-again?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

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

Republicans close ranks around Donald Trump, again

There is little sign that the latest federal indictment will shake Republican faith in the former president #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/08/02/republicans-close-ranks-around-donald-trump-again?utm_source=press.coop

Republican presidential candidates canoodle with Moms for Liberty

They hope that whipping up maternal fervour will propel them to the nomination #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/07/06/republican-presidential-candidates-canoodle-with-moms-for-liberty?utm_source=press.coop

Joe Biden should run against the Ivy League

The Supreme Court has given him the chance to restore his party’s commitment to uplift for all #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/07/12/joe-biden-should-run-against-the-ivy-league?utm_source=press.coop

Judge and staff shortages are leaving Americans in limbo

Many are not getting their day in court #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/07/13/judge-and-staff-shortages-are-leaving-americans-in-limbo?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

The case for a third-party campaign in 2024 is actuarial, not ideological

No Labels wants to be political insurance for democracy, yet may doom it #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/07/20/the-case-for-a-third-party-campaign-in-2024-is-actuarial-not-ideological?utm_source=press.coop

Joe Biden donates weapons to Taiwan, as he does to Ukraine

Will it forestall a crisis with China, or provoke one? #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/07/28/joe-biden-donates-weapons-to-taiwan-as-he-does-to-ukraine?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

Why many American states and cities are changing their flags

Farewell fussy seals, hello simple pine trees and beehives #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/06/29/why-many-american-states-and-cities-are-changing-their-flags?utm_source=press.coop

Republicans close ranks around Donald Trump, again

There is little sign that the latest federal indictment will shake Republican faith in the former president #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/08/02/republicans-close-ranks-around-donald-trump-again?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