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Is America Doomed?

Justin Webb asks whether the United States is capable of averting economic meltdown.

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The SNP and Scotland

Anne McElvoy assesses the SNP plan to defy austerity Britain and keep Scotland different.

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Unsure about Sure Start

Fran Abrams asks if Sure Start is worth saving and what it has done for children.

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Non-Riotous Behaviour

Ask not why people riot, but why they obey the law. Jamie Whyte examines civil obedience.

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Libya's Islamic Capitalists

Hugh Miles finds out more about Libya's new Islamic capitalism.

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Aid or Immigration?

Could a more relaxed policy on immigration help the developing world more than state aid?

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Hezbollah

Owen Bennett-Jones asks, what exactly is the Lebanese Shia movement Hezbollah?

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Euroscepticism Uncovered

Edward Stourton asks if the political class is catching up with public opinion on the EU.

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Cultural diplomacy

How effective is cultural diplomacy as a weapon of soft power?

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A New Black Politics?

How the ideologies of British black politics in Britain have changed since the 1980s.

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Do Leaders Make a Difference?

Michael Blastland explores how far individuals really change what happens in the world.

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Robert H. Frank: The Darwin Economy

Robert H. Frank explains why he believes Darwin was a better economist than Adam Smith.

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Capitalists Against the Super Rich

Edward Stourton meets the defenders of capitalism turning against the undeserving rich.

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Do Schools Make a Difference?

Are good schools anything more than schools with a good intake? Fran Abrams investigates.

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Sheikh Rachid Ghannouchi

Profile of Rachid Ghannouchi, one of the world's most influential Islamist thinkers.

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Preparing for Eurogeddon

Europe thinks the unthinkable - what happens if the eurozone splits.

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Profits Before Pay

Why has pay not risen in line with profits? TUC economist Duncan Weldon investigates.

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I'm So Sorry

Why have apologies for past misdeeds become politically fashionable?

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Changing Charity

Alison Wolf investigates the role of charities in delivering public services.

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Repugnant Markets

Tim Harford looks at our objections to transactions regarding human organs.

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No More Wars?

Philip Stephens investigates British foreign policy.

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Go Green, or Else!

Camilla Cavendish asks how the government can make us greener.

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Secrets and Mysteries

Former security coordinator David Omand on the terrorist threat.

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1707: Bravehearts and Bankers

Is there a link between the end of Empire and the resurgence of Scottish nationalism?

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Miserable Children

A UNICEF report alleged that the UK is failing its children. Andrew Brown investigates.

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The Will to Power?

Felipe Fernandez-Armesto asks whether the passing of self-discipline is to be regretted.

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The Roof over your Head

Zareer Masani looks at the problems of younger people struggling to find affordable homes.

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Travel and the Mind

Richard Weight asks why our interest in foreign news coverage seems to be shrinking.

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Family Footsteps

Frances Cairncross examines why family networks still matter in business and politics.

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America: The Right Way

Justin Webb explores what the primaries tell us about the state of the right in the US.

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