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The Supreme Court

Windsor's knot

The Supreme Court strikes two blows for gay marriage 301

Australian politics

We need to talk about Kevin—again

For the second time in three years, Labor ousts an election-winning leader 4

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Company size

The goliaths

The fate of large firms helps explain economic volatility 13

Corporate giants were on the defensive for decades. Now they have the advantage again (Aug 2009) 40

Pakistan

Trying the general

Pervez Musharraf may yet escape trial for high treason 21

Mobile money

Charging the mobile

East African governments are targeting telecoms firms 6

Edward Snowden's travels

Where can he go?

There are plenty of places where Edward Snowden can take refuge, in theory 151

China’s banks

The Shibor shock

China’s central bank allows a cash crunch to worsen 32

Iran policy

Breakout beckons

Neither Iran’s election, nor sanctions nor military threats are likely to divert it from the path it is on to getting nuclear weapons 144

The Sino-Japanese war

The start of history

How the struggle against Japan’s brutal occupation shaped modern China 179

French politics

French political scandals: Tapping along

The main beneficiaries from scandals on left and right will be extremists 0

The Federal Reserve

Tinker, taper

The Federal Reserve tries to clarify its goals 53

Obituary

Father Lancelote Miguel Rodrigues, priest of Macau’s refugees, died on June 17th, aged 89

Kidnap and ransom insurance

I’m a client… Get me out of here

The Economist explains

How close is Iran to having a nuclear bomb?

Intelligent Life

Fukushima: One man's story

Marc Rich

The commodities trader-cum-fugitive, died on June 26th, aged 78

A giant at retirement

Alice Munro has retired, and her legacy is in dispute

A proud day for Liberia

Liberian troops prepare for their mission in Mali

Fracking for fire water

But not the sort you want to drink

The doomsday counter

Tracking the amount of uranium Iran needs to build an atomic bomb

Could Hitler come to power today?

A debut novel posing this provocative question becomes a bestseller in Germany

Difference Engine

Tomorrow’s materials may be forged in computers rather than fire

The ICC on screen

A new documentary considers the trials and travails of the International Criminal Court at The Hague

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