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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
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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
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13 American electionsVoting wrongs
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United States23 Voting rights
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26 The Libertarian PartyGuns, weed and relevance
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The Americas30 Mexico's elections
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31 BelloChávez's httle blue book
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32 Brazilian cultureA history ofjeitinho
Asia33 America and Vietnam
Pult the other one34 Afghanistan's Taliban
Aiming for the head35 India's deep south
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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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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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