EDITORIAL A triumph for democracy
Thaksin's departure will pave the way for national reconciliation and rebuilding of democratic institutions
GUEST COLUMNIST Populism in Latin America is democracy in action
Does the rise of left-leaning governments in Latin America, particularly the election of Evo Morales as president of Bolivia, presage a shift to the hard left across the continent? Does it mark a repudiation of United States foreign policy in the region? Will it, for example, lead to a re-nationalisation of Bolivia's vast natural gas deposits?
US faces serious shortage of qualified scientists
The US once had a working formula for innovation. Inventors imagined products, factories efficiently transformed ideas into reality, and businesses adapted, creating millions of jobs along the way.
