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The Drum (ABC Online)
Tom Switzer observes how conservatives have stolen the march in the US and Australia regarding the debate about man-made global warming.
Inside Story: Current Affairs and Culture
Lesley Russell examines President Barack Obama's strategy to convince his doubters ahead of this week's healthcare reform summit.
The Canberra Times
Lesley Russell writes about the ambitious program announced by First Lady, Michelle Obama, to end the American plague of childhood obesity.
The Australian
Free speech just got a whole lot more expensive, especially where it is connected with the massive financial demands of modern election campaigns, writes David Weisbrot.
A new series from Associate Professor Brendon O’Connor aims to highlight the variety within US foreign policy history. As editor of the four‐volume series, Dr O’Connor has drawn on the best existing scholarship...
by Professor Geoffrey Garrett
The post-global financial crisis world will be increasingly dominated by China and the United States. What the de facto G-2 do, together, independently or in conflict, will increasingly define...
ABC Unleashed
As he pens his State of the Union address, one cannot help but think that Barack Obama faces an exceptionally bleak situation, writes Colin Campbell.
Inside Story
2010 could be even tougher for Barack Obama, but things could turn around quickly, writes Lesley Russell.
On Line Opinion
Scott Brown’s victory in Massachusetts highlights the dysfunctions of the US legislative system more than ever, writes Brendon O'Connor.
Edited by Associate Professor Brendon O'Connor
A four-volume series highlighting the variety within US foreign policy history. As editor, Dr O’Connor has drawn on the best existing scholarship on America’s foreign policy to...
The Australian Financial Review
By no longer being carbon copies of Labor, the Liberals can win back Middle Australia, writes Tom Switzer.
A major survey on Australian attitudes to climate change compared with those of Americans showing that climate change is a “wedge” issue in both countries.
by Dr Sabino Kornrich
Since the Civil Rights Movement, greater numbers of African Americans have moved into professional work but continue to have lower earnings than their White counterparts. One possible explanation for...
To repair his nation's declining power and pride, and to make the United States more exceptional, President Barack Obama needs to become harder and softer at the same time.
Barack Obama climbed mountains to win the presidency. His task now is to restore the United States' good reputation, a diplomatic challenge made more daunting by the global economic crisis.
The slump in spending by consumers and businesses may have caused global pain, but the eagerly awaited United States recovery promises to make a world of difference.
The United States has a leader well suited to this difficult patch of world history, but his tenure is brief and the challenges he faces are the biggest since the days of Roosevelt...
Pacific Asia may be a thriving region of enviable opportunity but the duel between "Pacificism" and "Asianism" profoundly shapes Australian and United States foreign policy in the area.
China's emergence as the economic giant of the 21st century does not need to culminate in a volcanic struggle with the United States over global rules and leadership.
As China and other emerging economies become richer and stronger, their demands for a greater say become more compelling in a world on the brink of change.
