Divorce: Money in misery
International marriages are crumbling with the global economy, revealing unseen pitfalls in crossborder divorce law. Good news for lawyers.
Globalisation under strain: Homeward bound
A great financial retrenchment is under way, the product of both market forces and political pressure on banks to lend at home rather than abroad. In other industries globalisation looks harder to unpick.
Carmakers: Too many moving parts
Politicians are desperate to support domestic car industries -- but these days there's no such thing.
Economic policy: Can the centrists hold?
As politics reverts to its usual fractious state, Barack Obama's centrist advisers, the unions and the angry left in Congress are all competing for his ear.
Hugo Chávez's Venezuela: Oblivious to the coming storm
In his first decade Hugo Chávez has presided over social programmes, inflation, crime and rising intolerance. Venezuelans will pay the price in years to come.
India's election: Awaiting the democratic tide
With the prime minister recovering from surgery, India is girding itself for a spring election. What sort of government will emerge is anyone's guess.
Israel: Politics not quite as usual
Enter an ultra-dark horse in the country's upcoming elections.
The euro area: A tricky balancing act
The euro area economy's vaunted strengths are starting to look like weaknesses.
The World Social Forum: Dear capitalists, admit you got it wrong
Buoyed up by a crisis and with five presidents in attendance, the international left has ideas for fixing the world that a neoliberal might recognise.
Evolution: Unfinished business
Charles Darwin's ideas have spread widely, but his revolution is not yet complete.
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The Economist, February 7, 2009
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