经济学人239:美国中期选举 沉寂的中间地带
America's mid-term elections 美国中期选举 The silent centre 沉寂的中间地带 If moderates don't vote next week, extremists will thrive 如果中立人士于下周不进行选举，极端主义者将会茁壮发展 ALL political campaigns i
经济学人240:家庭酿造 一品脱制作精良的好酒
Home brewing 家庭酿造 A pint well made 一品脱制作精良的好酒 Britain's home brewers are raising a more palatable glass 英国家庭酿酒者杯中美酒更加可口 Mr Nelson's tipple 纳尔逊先生的酒 HOME brew was once a phrase tha
经济学人241:互联网的使用 错综复杂的网络
Internet use 互联网的使用 A tangled web 错综复杂的网络 Who goes online, and where 谁在网上，在哪里? THE internet looks like an adman's dream. Counting how many times an advert on a bus shelter has been viewed is impossible; count
经济学人242:露宿街头 房子的救赎
Rough sleeping 露宿街头 One home at a time 房子的救赎 How to cut the number of street dwellersand save money, too 减少倒卧，节约开支 HANDING a homeless alcoholic the keys to a free furnished flat may seem foolish, unfair or both. Th
经济学人243:最高法院 起草法案,郑重起誓,划分选区
The Supreme Court 最高法院 Drafting laws, vows and maps 起草法案，郑重起誓，划分选区 Obamacare, gay marriage and race: the justices' term is heating up 奥巴马医改，同性婚姻，种族问题：最高法院忙得团团转 TWO
经济学人244:国会与总统 对峙
Congress and the president 国会与总统 Face-off 对峙 Anyone hoping for an outbreak of good government is likely to be disappointed 想要一个良好政府的人们恐要大失所望 SPEAKING at the White House after a stinging mid-term defeat,
经济学人245:国际足联与腐败 非礼勿听
FIFA and corruption 国际足联与腐败 Hear no evil 非礼勿听 Football's governing body is struggling to silence its critics 足球管理机构努力平息批评 AUTOCRATIC Russia and sweltering Qatar won the rights to host the 2018 and 2022 Wo
经济学人246:多胞胎 多胞胎怀孕率的减少是件好事
Multiple births 多胞胎 Oh, baby 噢，宝贝 A reduction in multiple-birth pregnancies is a good thing 多胞胎怀孕率的减少是件好事 IT HAS long been known that in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) increases the chances of multiple births, as se
经济学人247:苏格兰国民党的新领袖 苏格兰女王
The SNP's new leader 苏格兰国民党的新领袖 Queen of Scots 苏格兰女王 Alex Salmond's unflashy successor could yet outshine him 亚历克斯萨蒙德的接班人朴实无华，却更胜一筹 ALEX SALMOND, Scotland's most famous secession
经济学人248:艾滋病 幽灵般的转机
HIV/AIDS 艾滋病 A spectre returns 幽灵般的转机 The fall in HIV infections conceals a worrying rise among gay men 艾滋病感染率下降安抚了日益惶恐的男同性恋们 A TELEVISION campaign in the 1980s showed a volcano exploding an
经济学人249:美国下任国防部长 量身定做
America's next defence secretary 美国下任国防部长 Fit for purpose 量身定做 Ashton Carter is well-qualified to lead the Pentagon, if he is allowed to 阿什顿卡特完全够格统领五角大楼，前提是他通过提名 More hawkish tha
经济学人250:莱克星顿 卡斯特罗来到华盛顿
Lexington 莱克星顿 Mr Castro goes to Washington 卡斯特罗来到华盛顿 A rising Hispanic star ponders how to reconcile Americans with the federal government 一颗冉冉升起拉美裔的新星思考如何协调美国人与联邦政府之间的
经济学人251:贿赂 移花接木无处遁形
Bribery 贿赂 Graft work 移花接木 A new study lights up the shadows 无处遁形 GONE are the days when multinationals could book bribes paid in far-flung countries as a tax-deductible expense. These days would-be palm-greasers have to contend w
经济学人252:在圣保罗骑行 热带的哥本哈根
Cycling in Sao Paulo 在圣保罗骑行 Tropic of Copenhagen 热带的哥本哈根 A city fights its car addiction 城市戒车瘾 SaO PAULO'S obsession with the automobile is well documented. It first hosted a Formula 1 Grand Prix in 1973; a motorwa
经济学人253:日本的战争阴影 安倍的恶魔
安倍的恶魔 History is haunting Shinzo Abe 历史遗留问题正困扰着安倍晋三 Unable to forget 无法忘记 JAPAN'S imperious newspapers rarely issue apologies; two in six months is unheard of. In August, the liberal Asahi Shimbun admitte
