经济学人292:宗教与自由言论 粗鲁的权利

Religion and free speech 宗教与自由言论 The right to be rude 粗鲁的权利 An offensive preacher acquires some unlikely allies 一名无礼牧师获得一些意想不到的盟友 MICHAEL OVERD is an evangelical Christian with strong views on

经济学人293:梦中的吊车 中世纪以来最大的建造活动

Oxford 牛津 Dreaming cranes 梦中的吊车 It is the biggest construction boom since the Middle Ages 这是中世纪以来最大的建造活动 IN HIS book Notes from a Small Island, Bill Bryson, an American author, took exception to some of Oxfor

经济学人295:高科技环卫 抄底竞价

High-tech sanitation 高科技环卫 Race to the bottom 抄底竞价 A rush to buy Japanese toilet-seats prompts soul-searching in China 赶着趟购买日本马桶盖引出中国的自我反省 JAPAN is often viewed with antipathy in China, but incr

经济学人296:年轻人与失业 年轻人就业

Young and workless 年轻人与失业 Youth employment 年轻人就业 Recent figures confirmed that government labour-market policies, such as the age discrimination act of 2006 and the equality act of 2010, have enabled older workers to stay in the

经济学人297:同性恋投票 公之于众

The gay vote 同性恋投票 Coming out 公之于众 The Conservative Party is winning over some gay voters 保守党争取到一些同性恋的投票 True pink 纯粉色 WHEN the Conservative prime minister, David Cameron, decided to champion same-s

经济学人298:美国种族问题 弗格森市的暴怒

Race in America 美国种族问题 The fury of Ferguson 弗格森市的暴怒 Race is America's deepest problem, but multiple small changes can mitigate it 种族问题是美国最根深蒂固的问题，但各种细微的改变可以使之缓解。

经济学人294:城市土地 空间和都市

Urban land 城市土地 Space and the city 空间和都市 Poor land use in the world's greatest cities carries a huge cost 糟糕的土地利用方式已经成为世界大都市不能承受之重 BUY land, advised Mark Twain; they're not making it a

经济学人287:离婚 依法力争

Divorce 离婚 Work to rule 依法力争 England becomes a slightly worse place for idle ex-wives 英格兰不再是那些懒散前妻们的理想之地 ENGLAND has long been the jurisdiction of choice for wives who have the luxury of being able to c

经济学人286:男性自杀 趋势令人堪忧

Male suicide 男性自杀 A worrying trend 趋势令人堪忧 Official suicide statistics released on February 19th contain disturbing news: suicide rates rose by 4% between 2012 and 2013, and the rise was due mainly to one group: men over 30. Rates

经济学人284:种族歧视 着装要求

Religious discrimination 种族歧视 Dress codes 着装要求 Can a Muslim woman be denied a job because of her headscarf? 穆斯林妇女就该因为头巾而遭遇求职被拒吗？ SAMANTHA ELAUF, a young Muslim woman, did well in her interview f

经济学人269:无将之军 谁能堪当奥巴马领袖之重任?

Lexington 莱克星顿 An army without generals 无将之军 If Barack Obama is not really the leader of the Democratic Party, who is? 如果奥巴马不是民主党真正的领袖，那么谁是？ THOUGH leading the Republican Party can be a trying

经济学人270:芝加哥的学校 勤劳的奖励

Chicago's schools 芝加哥的学校 Hard work rewarded 勤劳的奖励 Rahm Emanuel's school reforms are working 拉姆艾玛努尔的学校改革措施正发挥作用 Let me teach you some new words 让我来教你一些新词汇 NO FAMILY should g

经济学人271:查理周刊袭击案 恐怖下的巴黎

The attack on Charlie Hebdo 查理周刊袭击案 Terror in Paris 恐怖下的巴黎 Islamists are assailing freedom of speech; but vilifying all Islam is the wrong way to counter bloody medievalism 伊斯兰教极端者正在攻击言论自由；但是

经济学人272:美国国内形势 共和党掌权

The state of the states 美国国内形势 Republicans in charge 共和党掌权 The GOP has more clout in the states than at any time since the 1920s 自20世纪20年代以来，老大党在美国有更大的权势。 ON ELECTION nights, the results

经济学人273:2016大选阵势 罗姆尼回归

The 2016 field 2016大选阵势 Romney returns 罗姆尼回归 The list of possible Republican candidates grows longer and more familiar 共和党竞选人数越来越多，面孔愈发熟悉 WHEN a man wishes to run for president, he no longer annou

经济学人274:反犹太主义 莫怕莫怕

Anti-Semitism 反犹太主义 Be not afraid 莫怕莫怕 Britain is nowhere near as anti-Semitic as is supposed 英国人远不及料想中那么反犹太 IN ONE Jewish school in London, pupils drill for a possible terrorist attack. A synagogue has c

经济学人275:西班牙与加泰罗尼亚 马斯观察

Spain and Catalonia 西班牙与加泰罗尼亚 Mas observation 马斯观察 Catalonia calls an election, but it will be only one of many in Spain this year 加泰罗尼亚要举行大选，这只是西班牙众多选举之一。 Mas waves the indepe

经济学人276:鸟类观察 群情激动

Bird-watching 鸟类观察 All aflutter 群情激动 Britain's largest conservation society is ruffling feathers 英国最大的鸟类保护组织现在面临着成员流失的危险。 ON January 24th and 25th around half a million people were expec

经济学人277:贫困、犯罪与教育 贫民窟的悖论

Poverty, crime and education 贫困、犯罪与教育 The paradox of the ghetto 贫民窟的悖论 Unnervingly, poor children seem to fare better in poor neighbourhoods 令人奇怪的是，穷人家的孩子若是生活在贫困区域，表现反而更

经济学人279:政府与老人 老人的黄金时代

The elderly and the state 政府与老人 Golden oldies 老人的黄金时代 The government makes rich pensioners richer still 政府让原本富有的退休老人越来越富有 BRITAIN'S pensioners are a cosseted lot. Since 2011 their state pensio