The Economist

This Week in Magazines: Obama-Mania

James Warren | Posted 12.10.2008 | Media


James Warren

Not all's lost for the Republicans: John McCain apparently took the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Algeria according to the Economist's Global Electoral College poll.

This Week in Magazines: What's at Stake in the Election, Atlantic's Redesign and The New Yorker's Brainiacs

James Warren | Posted 12.03.2008 | Media


James Warren

What's really at stake in Tuesday's election? Many usual suspects are opining in the cable universe, so for a cerebral alternative there's "A Fateful Election" in the Nov. 6 New York Review of Books.

Why Vote for Obama?

Joseph Nye | Posted 12.03.2008 | Politics


Joseph Nye

For any independents wavering on the eve of the election, I thought I would explain why I will vote for Barack Obama. I did not start there.

"Real" American Newspapers Reject McCain

Tim Dickinson | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics


Tim Dickinson

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Jason Linkins

The Economist Issues 'Wholehearted' Endorsement Of Obama

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics


The Economist's endorsement encourages America to "take a chance and make Barack Obama the next leader of the free world."

Economist Covers Chart Course Of Current Financial Crisis (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Nicholas Graham | Posted 11.19.2008 | Business


The Economist is one of the economic publications that has been warning about America's toxic housing market and the dangers of a credit crisis for qu...

The Economist Named AdAge's Magazine Of The Year

AdAge | Nat Ives | Posted 11.06.2008 | Media


NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- Five years ago, The Economist published an article headlined "House of Cards," surveying rising home prices from Washington to...

This Week in Magazines -- If Palin Read The Economist, Domino's Crack Cocaine

James Warren | Posted 11.05.2008 | Media


James Warren

Sarah Palin now asserts that she reads The Economist, at least to Fox News Channel. Well, doggone it, if she does peruse the Oct. 4 issue, she'll find a 20-page report on the presidential election.

The Atlantic, The Economist Try Clever Ads To Attract Readers

New York Times | Stuart Elliott | Posted 11.03.2008 | Media


A FINANCIAL crisis, two wars, a presidential election. ... When there is so much for readers to think about, how do magazines aimed at thoughtful read...

Charlie Beckett Adds His Voice to the New Media Debate

Eric Kuhn | Posted 10.16.2008 | Media


Eric Kuhn

I am suggesting that new media can be an adrenaline boost, a shot in the arm to journalists, and can be a way to create a more "powerful" media.

The Economist's Newest Contributor: Angelina Jolie

Guardian | Caitlin Fitzsimmons | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


To her roles as Hollywood actress, UN goodwill ambassador and mother, Angelina Jolie can now add another - writer for the Economist. The high-minded ...