Health-care reform 医疗改革 Looking to Uncle Sam 瞧瞧山姆大叔 As lawmakers squabble, spending on health care continues to grow 由于立法议员争执不下,医疗保健支出继续增加 Jul 30th 2011 | NEW YORK | from the print edition

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Japans hopeless politics 无望的日本政治 Nuclear options 核的选择 The uncanny stickability of Japans prime minister 日本首相超长的忍耐力 Jul 30th 2011 | TOKYO| from the print edition ALREADY enduring its sixth prime minister in fi

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Wealth, poverty and fragile states 富国、穷国和弱国 MIFFed by misrule 劣政生怨 A new category of countries mixes modest affluence with miserable governance 有点钱却又不善管制的新型国家 Jul 21st 2011 | from the print edition

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Life in the global gutter 生活在环球小报中 The popular press 广受欢迎的报刊 Tabloids are a phenomenon worldwide, but they come in different varieties 小报是世界范围内的一种现象,但是他们以不同的种类方式存在着

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Illegal immigration非法移民 Et in Alabama ego 外星人在亚拉巴马星球 The state has come up with Americas harshest immigration law该州实行美国最严移民法 Jul 21st 2011 | MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA | from the print edition THERE are few

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Internet economies 互联网经济 Going local 变得地方性 The internet is not that global after all 互联网根本不那么具有全球性 Jul 14th 2011 | from The Economist print edition THE internet is flattening the world. Or so they say. Ye

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Innovation in Japan 日本创新 Samurai go soft 日本武士走向没落 Japans preference for hardware over software is fading 相对于计算机软件而言,日本偏爱计算机硬件,但这种偏爱正在消退。 Jul 14th 2011 | TOKYO | fro

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India and its near-abroad 印度及其周边国家 New humility for the hegemon 韬光养晦为称雄 Too slowly, India is realising that poor relations with its South Asian neighbours hold back its global ambitions 如梦初醒,印度现在才意识

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Wisconsins recall vote 威斯康星州的罢免 End of a fantasy 幻想的终结 A backlash against the states feisty conservatives fizzles out 对本州暴躁保守派的反抗终于失败 Aug 13th 2011 | FOND DU LAC, WISCONSIN | from the print edit

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Policing the mobs 平息暴乱 Under fire 英国警方遭猛烈抨击 The police stand accused of allowing mayhem to go unchecked 任由暴乱升级,警方遭猛批 Aug 13th 2011 | from the print edition Trying to catch up 英国警方正在努力跟

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What's Schadenfreude in Chinese? 幸灾乐祸用中文怎么讲? Disarray in the West generates mixed reactions in Asia 亚洲对西方混乱的不同回应 Aug 20th 2011 | from the print edition TO ERR is human. To gloat, divinely satisfying. The

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Human beings and dogs 人类和狗 Mans best friend 人们最好的朋友 Scientific research throws new light on a very old partnership 科学研究对这一古老的伙伴关系作出新的阐述 Aug 6th 2011 | from the print edition Dog Sense: How

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Horrible Bosses 恶老板 Truth is nicer than fiction 现实比电影好得多 A horrible film is generating a lame debate 一部糟糕的电影引发一场蹩脚的争论 Jul 30th 2011 | from the print edition HORRIBLE bosses come in many flavours.

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Asian fantasies亚洲的想象力 No Mao suits here这里无极限 There is cash in Chinese comic-book conventions 中国的漫画书展有利可图 Aug 6th 2011 | HONG KONG | from the print edition The Economist finally reveals the identity of its e

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The Federal Aviation Administration 美国联邦航空管理局 Wings clipped 翅膀被剪 A worked example of the effects of congressional stupidity 国会愚蠢行为之后果造就的现成例子 Aug 6th 2011 | NEW YORK | from the print edition La

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Lexington 来克星敦 An underperforming president 奥巴马总统的表现不如人意 How Barack Obama allowed the Republicans to rout him over the debt ceiling. 在债务上限问题上,贝拉克?奥巴马是如何让共和党人彻底打败自己

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Riots in Britain 英国骚乱 Anarchy in the UK 英国的乱局 A bout of violent mindlessness that has shaken Britains sense of selfand may be exportable 极端的无知动摇了英国的自我意识,并可能祸水外流 Aug 13th 2011 | from the

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Cybercrime 网络犯罪 Black hats, grey hairs 黑客之伤:白了少年头 A shake-up in the hacker underground and fresh attacks suggest change is coming to computer security 地下黑客组织受到打击,新式攻击预示着计算机安全将有

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Divorce insurance 离婚保险 I do (conditions apply) 我愿意申请条件 Ending a marriage is horrid. Insurance might ease the pain 离婚是可怕的,保险可能缓和痛苦 DIVORCE, like any other risk, can be priced and packaged. With half

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Economics focus 经济聚焦 Beefed-up burgernomics 日益强大的汉堡经济学 Jul 30th 2011 | from the Economist print edition A gourmet version of the Big Mac index suggests that the yuan is not that undervalued 以美食家的角度来看巨无霸

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