Leaders
The Teamsters and UPS
America’s flexible labour market is a wonderful thing, so long as firms handle their employees wisely and equitably
Shrink the world
The world should scrap, not cap, the accounting rates that make international phone calls dearer than they need to be
Colombia’s guerrilla wars
Talking with the rebels may not open the way to peace, but refusing to talk certainly cannot
Back on the job
Prospects for Israeli-Palestinian peace may be dreadful but they would be even worse if the Americans were not, once again, knocking heads together
Wish you weren’t here
A tip for next year’s holidays: avoid anywhere chosen by a president or a prime minister, especially if they are sporting a theme
Letters
Europe
Slovakia and the Czech Republic
And the winner is . . .
Turkey
Hollow reform
Ireland
All smiles, so far
Poland
Televisual coup
Briefing
Happy anniversary?
India has paid heavily for a failed economic experiment, but is justly proud of its political achievements.
Britain
Exam results
Tricky questions
Museums
Designer profits
Registering paedophiles
Perverse
Overseas aid
Stop Short
Asylum-seekers
Still waiting
United States
President and Congress
Line-item laughs
Rising cities
Bow down to Cowtown
Redistricting
A thin black line
The Americas
Asia
International
Business
India’s car market
Local hero
Management pay
Unintended consequences
Exporters in Germany
The subtle curse of a cheap mark
Finance & economics
Derivatives
Hedge rows
Japanese shares
Thud
Trade with China
Stand-off
Financiers