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A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist

Clue: none of the ones its politicians obsess over

Despite all the gloom at home, the country’s reputation is surprisingly bright

Outside America, no other city comes close

Continuous growth can make economies fat and slow

Two countries divided by a common language