The Economist, April 18, 2009

South Africa's election: Africa's next Big Man
If Jacob Zuma avoids becoming a caricature of African leadership, he could change the whole continent for the better.

Democracy in India: India's jumbo election
The worst possible way of choosing an Indian government -- apart from all the others.

American banks: Payback time
Goldman Sachs and other banks want to pay back bail-out cash. But the banking system is not in the clear yet.

Technology and medicine: Fixing health care
Technology has been a culprit behind runaway health costs. It might now help tame them.

Housing: Building castles of sand
Governments spent a fortune encouraging people to buy houses. That was a mistake they now risk repeating.

Health care in India: Lessons from a frugal innovator
The rich world's bloated health-care systems can learn from India's entrepreneurs.

Banks: The audacity of hope
Optimism that banks' fortunes have reached bottom may be premature.

Autism and extraordinary ability: Genius locus
There
is strong evidence for a link between genius and autism. In the first
of three articles about the brain this week, we ask how that link
works, and whether "neurotypicals" can benefit from the knowledge.

Conscious and unconscious thought: Incognito
Evidence mounts that brains decide before their owners know about it.

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