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A majority of congressmen want more military aid for Ukraine
They are being prevented from voting for it in the name of phoney populism
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Newark may have found a fix for chronic homelessness
Working with police, and converting shipping containers into housing, seem to help
Middle East and Africa
Attacks on shipping threaten to upend peace talks in Yemen
The Saudis want to end their war with the Houthis, even as America may fight them
Editor’s Picks
America’s partisan press and the new abnormal of Britain’s Conservatives
A selection of four essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist
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Conservative towns in liberal American states want to ban abortion
The next battle in the abortion wars is playing out in New Mexico
Checks and Balance
The media are partly to blame for political polarisation in America
Our weekly podcast on democracy in America. This week, the prospects for democracy in the absence of a shared set of facts
The Intelligence
Is Ukraine shifting down America’s list of priorities?
Also on the daily podcast: India’s aviation boom and eggnog
Explainer
Is it cheaper to rent or buy in America?
We crunched the numbers on how mortgages compare with rents
Business
Boneheaded anti-immigration politicians are throttling globalisation
There is something about border crossings that breeds insanity in America’s elected officials
Asia
Japan is a cuddlier friend to South-East Asia than America or China
Relations between Japan and ASEAN are entering a new era
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Why New York wants to be more like London
Next year the city will charge cars for driving downtown, only two decades late
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Regulatory changes hint at what might be in store in a second Biden term
A few unheralded tweaks could have outsized effects
Leaders
Iran’s regime is weaker than it looks, and therefore more pliable
America should deter it from escalating the Gaza war, but also engage with it
The Intelligence
What our data show about bias in American media
Also on the daily podcast: rearming Poland and ‘Homes under the Hammer’
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How to speak like a member of Congress
Our analysis of every speech made by America’s lawmakers reveals some interesting patterns
Leaders
Can you have a healthy democracy without a common set of facts?
America’s presidential election is a test of that proposition