The Economist is a weekly news and business publication written for top business decision-makers and opinion leaders who need a wide range of information and views on world events. It explores the close links between domestic and international issues, business, finance, current affairs, science and technology.

Regular editorial departments include American Survey, Asia, Europe, International, Business, Finance, Science and Technology, and the Arts. In additions, The Economist also publishes special monthly editorial surveys that focus on industries, markets or countries. (Amazon.com)

The Economist Magazine is a business news publication edited for senior management and policy makers in finance, industry, and government in the United States and throughout the world.

It reports on and analyzes world politics, business, economics, finance and the issues and developments that affect them, including science, technology, human rights issues, culture trends, military conflicts, and important personalities. Your subscription to The Economist Magazine includes free access to the Economist's web edition and archives! (magazineline.com)

The Economist brings you an international perspective for some of the most important topics that are being discussed today and helps you gain an informed viewpoint and get involved.

Subscribe Risk-Free, The Economist, 4 Free Trial Issues

• QUALIFY FOR YOUR 4 FREE TRIAL ISSUES!
• Subscribe to The Economist today and you'll get 4 RISK-FREE issues as a free trial. If you wish to continue your subscription, you'll receive 20 additional issues - 24 in all for just $2.49 an issue (total of $59.76). That's 58% off the cover price. If you decide The Economist is not for you, write 'cancel' on the bill, return it and owe nothing.
• THIS IS A TRIAL OFFER FOR 4 FREE ISSUES of The Economist.
• Geographic Eligibility: USA
• Publisher: The Economist

Read The Economist, November 8th, 2008 Online

Online HTML Edition.

Great expectations
Barack Obama has won a famous victory. Now he must use it wisely

NO ONE should doubt the magnitude of what Barack Obama achieved this week. When the president-elect was born, in 1961, many states, and not just in the South, had laws on their books that enforced segregation, banned mixed-race unions like that of his parents and restricted voting rights.

This week America can claim more credibly than any other western country to have at last become politically colour-blind. Other milestones along the road to civil rights have been passed amid bitterness and bloodshed. This one was marked by joy, white as well as black (see article).

Mr Obama lost the white vote, it is true, by 43-55%; but he won almost exactly same share of it as the last three (white) Democratic candidates; Bill Clinton, Al Gore and John Kerry. And he won heavily among younger white voters. America will now have a president with half-brothers in Kenya, old schoolmates in Indonesia and a view of the world that seems to be based on respect rather than confrontation. ...

About The Economist Magazine:

The Economist Magazine, a weekly news and business publication written for top business decision-makers and opinion leaders who need a wide range of information and views on world events. It explores the close ties between domestic and international issues, business, finance, current affairs, science and technology.

According to its contents page, its goal is "to take part in a severe contest between intelligence, which presses forward, and an unworthy, timid ignorance obstructing our progress." Subjects covered include international news, economics, politics, business, finance, science and technology and the arts.

The publication is targeted at the high-end "prestige" segment of the market and counts among its audience influential business and government decision-makers.

Although The Economist calls itself a newspaper, it is printed in magazine form on glossy paper, like a newsmagazine.

The Economist belongs to The Economist Group. The publication interests of the group include the CFO brand family as well as European Voice and Roll Call (known as "the Newspaper of Capitol Hill"). Another part of the group is The Economist Intelligence Unit, a research and advisory company providing country, industry and management analysis worldwide. Since 1928, half the shares of The Economist Group have been owned by the Financial Times, a subsidiary of Pearson PLC, and the other half by a group of independent shareholders, including many members of the staff. The editor's independence is guaranteed by the existence of a board of trustees, which formally appoints him and without whose permission he cannot be removed.

(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Comments (0)

Name

Email

Comment

smaller | bigger

Add Comment