The Economist, October 4, 2008PDF | English | 2.6 MB
The credit crunch: World on the edgeWhatever happens in Congress, the crisis is now global; that means governments must work together.
John McCain and Barack Obama: An inconvenient truthThanks to the credit crisis, both presidential candidates are trading on increasingly false prospectuses.
Music: A catchy new tuneAfter a decade of chaos, has the record industry finally hit upon the right new business model?
Somalia: Piracy and much worseWhat is to be done about the world?s least-governed state?
The European far right: Dark tales from the Vienna woodsEuropean political leaders should do more to counter the appeal of the far right.
Global banks: On life supportGovernments in America and Europe scramble to rescue a collapsing system.
Defining death: O death, when is thy sting?Some bioethicists reckon that the definition of death is starting to embrace the living. Indeed, some reckon that it should.