August 15, 2011 | Vol. 178, No. 6

COVER
The Debt Deal's Failure (United States)
Congress proved incapable of solving America's money problems. The result is that
it lost the world's trust

The Tea Party's Triumph (United States)
A populist movement underestimated by both parties has shown that it's here to
stay

ECONOMY
Business is Booming: African Executives Are Leaving the West and Heading Home
(Africa)
Lured by surging growth in frontier economies, Africa's best and brightest are
leaving the West and returning home, where business is booming

ESSAY
Viewpoint: Far-Right Ideologues Must Take Responsibility for Islamophobia
It's time we grappled with the ideological underpinnings of far-right Western
terror

WORLD
He Wants You to look at Him (Norway)
To get the world's attention, this Norwegian mass murderer killed 77 innocent
people. But under the scrutiny he craves, Anders Behring Breivik amounts to less
than meets the eye

GLOBAL ADVISER
Ants on the March (Next Time You're in ... Seoul)
A part of old Seoul faces redevelopment

No Sex, Please. We're Gentrifying (After Dark)
Sﾃ｣o Paulo's red-light area gets a makeover

Goga Party (Amuse-Bouche)
It's small, perfectly formed and the toast of Shanghai

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