MY VOTE HAS BEEN RAID FOR IN BLOOD O Voting rules America's electoral laws are a recipe for chaos in November: leader, page 13. Today's voting-rights disputes are less clear-cut than those of the civil-rights era, but they are inflammatory allthe same, page 23. Computsory voting is hardest to enactin the places whereit would make mostdifference: Free exchange, page 68 Who's in charge in Iran? The supreme leaderis clipping the wings of the reformist president, page 39 The Economist May 28th 2016 Contents all .---- ...... On the cover Itis past time for the world to get serious about North Korea's nuclear ambitions: Leader, page 11. Kim Jong Un is on the home straight to making his country a serious nuclear power. Nobody knows how to stop him, pages 19-22 The Economist online Daily analysis and opinion to supplementthe printedition, plus audio and video, and a dailychart Economist.com E-mail: newsletters and mobile edition Economist.com/email Print edition: availableonline by 7pm London time eachThursday Economist.com/print Audio edition: availaKe ontine to download each Friday Economist.com/audioedition The Economist Volume 419 Number 8991 Published since September 1843 to take par( in 'a severe contest between intelligence, which prenses forword, and on unworthy, timid ignorance obstructing ourprogress." Editorial offices in London and Aso: Atlanta, Beijing, Bertin, Brussels, Cairo, Chicago, Lima, Mexico City, Moscow, Mumbai, Nairobi, New Delhi, NewYork, Paris, San Francisco, Sáo Patrio, Seout Shanghai, Singapore, Tokyo, Washington DC 8 The world this week Leaders 11 North Korea's weapons A nuclear nightmare 12 Austria's election Disaster averted—for now 12 Online platforms Nostrums for rostrums 13 American elections Voting wrongs 14 Opioids The ecstasy and the agony Letters 16 On genomics, migrants, China, London, cronies, country living Briefing 19 Nuclear North Korea By the rockets' red glare United States 23 Voting rights The tire next time 26 The Libertarian Party Guns, weed and relevance 26 The campaigns Heard on the trait 27 Hillary Clinton's e-mails An indictment of sorts 27 Disability lawsuits Freguent filers 28 Soccer flourishes Kick turn 29 Lexington Oh, Oklahoma The Americas 30 Mexico's elections A test for the ruling party 31 Bello Chávez's httle blue book 32 Britain and Argentina Ending estrangement 32 Brazilian culture A history ofjeitinho Asia 33 America and Vietnam Pult the other one 34 Afghanistan's Taliban Aiming for the head 35 India's deep south Southern comfort China 36 Retirement China's Florida 37 Social media The dark art of astroturfing 38 Banyan Disturbing the China dream Middle East and Africa 39 Iranian politics Who's in charge? 40 Fighting Islamic State Fahjah, again 41 Israeli politics He's back! 41 Tanzania Government by gesture 42 The Torah in Abuja Who wants to be a Jew? Special report: Migration Looking for a home After page 42 Europe 43 Visa liberalisation Europe's deal with Turkey 44 Crimea's Tatars 1944 all over again 45 Greece gets its bail-out Temporary reLief 45 Austria's vote Extremism loses, barely 46 German nationality Name, date of birth, migration background 48 Charlemagne Le sexisme Europe's far right Extremist parties are no longer a fringe: leader, page 12. The far right lostin Austria, butitis a growing force in Europe, page 45. The migrant crisis in Europe lastyear was only one part of a worldwide probtem. The rich world must get better at managing refugees. See our special. report after page 42 -77-Ki.-A 1 1 O JUN, 2016 BIBLIOTE:CA » Contents continues overleaf
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MY VOTE HASBEEN RAID FOR IN
BLOODO
Voting rules America'selectoral laws are a recipe forchaos in November: leader,page 13. Today's voting-rightsdisputes are less clear-cutthan those of the civil-rightsera, but they are inflammatoryallthe same, page 23.Computsory voting is hardestto enactin the places whereitwould make mostdifference:Free exchange, page 68
Who's in charge in Iran? Thesupreme leaderis clipping thewings of the reformistpresident, page 39
The Economist May 28th 2016Contents
all.----......
On the coverItis past time for the worldto get serious about NorthKorea's nuclear ambitions:Leader, page 11. Kim Jong Unis on the home straight tomaking his country a seriousnuclear power. Nobody knowshow to stop him, pages 19-22
The Economist online
Daily analysis and opinion tosupplementthe printedition, plusaudio and video, and a dailychartEconomist.com
Print edition: availableonline by7pm London time eachThursdayEconomist.com/print
Audio edition: availaKe ontineto download each FridayEconomist.com/audioedition
TheEconomist
Volume 419 Number 8991
Published since September 1843to take par( in 'a severe contest betweenintelligence, which prenses forword, andon unworthy, timid ignorance obstructingourprogress."
Editorial offices in London and Aso:Atlanta, Beijing, Bertin, Brussels, Cairo, Chicago,Lima, Mexico City, Moscow, Mumbai, Nairobi,New Delhi, NewYork, Paris, San Francisco,Sáo Patrio, Seout Shanghai, Singapore, Tokyo,Washington DC
8 The world this week
Leaders11 North Korea's weapons
A nuclear nightmare12 Austria's election
Disaster averted—for now
12 Online platformsNostrums for rostrums
13 American electionsVoting wrongs
14 OpioidsThe ecstasy and the agony
Letters16 On genomics, migrants,
China, London, cronies,country living
Briefing19 Nuclear North Korea
By the rockets' red glare
United States23 Voting rights
The tire next time
26 The Libertarian PartyGuns, weed and relevance
26 The campaignsHeard on the trait
27 Hillary Clinton's e-mailsAn indictment of sorts
27 Disability lawsuitsFreguent filers
28 Soccer flourishesKick turn
29 LexingtonOh, Oklahoma
The Americas30 Mexico's elections
A test for the ruling party
31 BelloChávez's httle blue book
32 Britain and ArgentinaEnding estrangement
32 Brazilian cultureA history ofjeitinho
Asia33 America and Vietnam
Pult the other one34 Afghanistan's Taliban
Aiming for the head35 India's deep south
Southern comfort
China36 Retirement
China's Florida
37 Social mediaThe dark art of astroturfing
38 BanyanDisturbing the China dream
Middle East and Africa39 Iranian politics
Who's in charge?
40 Fighting Islamic StateFahjah, again
41 Israeli politicsHe's back!
41 TanzaniaGovernment by gesture
42 The Torah in AbujaWho wants to be a Jew?
Special report: MigrationLooking for a homeAfter page 42
Europe43 Visa liberalisation
Europe's deal with Turkey
44 Crimea's Tatars1944 all over again
45 Greece gets its bail-outTemporary reLief
45 Austria's voteExtremism loses, barely
46 German nationalityName, date of birth,migration background
48 CharlemagneLe sexisme
Europe's far right Extremistparties are no longer a fringe:leader, page 12. The far rightlostin Austria, butitis agrowing force in Europe, page45. The migrant crisis inEurope lastyear was only onepart of a worldwide probtem.The rich world must get betterat managing refugees. See ourspecial. report after page 42
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1 O JUN, 2016
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Contents The Economist May 28th 2016
Opioids America ns take toomanypainkillers. Most otherpeople don'tgetenough:leader, page 14. The war ondrugs is depriving people inpoor countries of pain relief,page 53
Regulating tech firms Thegrowing power of onlineplatforms is worrisome. But
• regutators should treadcarefully: leader, page 12.European governments arenot alone in wondering how todealwith digital giants, page 57
Britain49 Rural Britain
Countryside blues50 Brexit brief
Yes, we have no straightbananas
50 Teenage pregnancyNot in the family way
51 BagehotThe continental imperative
International
53 OpioidsThe problem of pain
Business
57 Regulating tech firmsTaming the beasts
58 Ali babaUnder scrutiny
59 Oil-price reportingStriking it rich
60 American mediaSumner's tease
60 Alcohol in ChinaReviving the spirits
61 The future of carmakersUpward mobility
62 SchumpeterLife in the fast lane
Finance and economice
63 Banks and BrexitWait and hope
64 ButtonwoodIgnorant investors
65 Quicken LoansA new foundation
65 Japan's pension fundThat sin king feeting
66 Payday loansRegulators take interest
67 Cyber-attacks on banksHeist finance
68 Free exchangeCompulsory voting
Science and technology
69 Human evolutionOf bairns and brains
70 Global warmingIn the red
71 Drone countermeasurésHacked off
71 Product designThe replicator
72 Additive manufacturingAlloy angels
Books and arts
73 Dawn of the oil industryGuts, greed and gushers
74 GeneticsMix and match
74 Jacobean historyForgotten hero
75 MatiPaper trail
75 The invention of datingLove's labour
76 OperaFiery angel
80 Economic and financialindicatorsStatistics on 42 economies,plus a closer look at GDPgrowth in Africa
Obituary
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