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 The Economist, June 6, 2008PDF | English | 2.9 MB
Inside this week
Technology quarterly: online advertising, transport, low-cost laptop, underground miniature railway, internet addresses, floating wind-turbines in deep water, energy efficiency, security, automotive, wave power, environmental technology, telemedicine, open-source hardware, the free-knowledge fundamentalist.
The presidential election: America at its best
The primaries have left the United States with a decent choice; now it needs a proper debate about policies.
Central banks: Playing politics with the Fed
By refusing to confirm new governors, Congress is putting the world's most important central bank at risk.
Climate change: A convenient truth, sadly ignored
A deal to be done between rich and poor countries on global warming is going begging.
Terrorism: A radical new strategy: kill fewer Muslims
Al-Qaeda is under fire from inside radical Islam; sadly, the blood may merely flow elsewhere
The European Central Bank: Ten years on, beware a porcine plot
The euro has been a success, but its biggest test is still to come.
Behavioural targeting: Not necessarily a bad idea
A new way to target online advertisements could do a lot of good. But only if it is handled sensitively.
Cars in Russia: Crisis? What oil crisis?
High oil prices may be causing pain for carmakers in America, but they have helped create a booming market in Russia.
Investment banks: Out of the frying pan
And into the line of fire of those keen to constrain Wall Street's free-wheeling ways.
AIDS: Getting the message
Good news on treatment. Bad news on propaganda.
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