 Paul Mason, Mark Urban, Susan Watts and Michael Crick |
In the run up to the US election, Newsnight's specialist correspondents examine the key issues facing the next president of the United States.
Click the tabs at the top of the page to watch the films from Paul Mason, Mark Urban, Michael Crick and Susan Watts. Economics Economics Editor Paul Mason has been charting how turmoil on Wall Street has hit the US main street. Using a map of branches of the coffee house chain Starbucks as his guide, Paul takes a journey into the real American economy. Read Paul Mason's blog Diplomacy Diplomatic Editor Mark Urban examines the key foreign policy areas the new president will have to address. From conflict to global trade, Mark explains how the next president will face a very full and complex in-tray. Read Mark Urban's blog Science Our Science Editor Susan Watts journeys through Oklahoma - a state built on the oil industry - to examine the energy policies of the two men vying for the White House. Many agree the US has to find alternative energy sources to oil - but what is being developed, will it work, and will Americans pay for it? Read Susan Watts' blog Politics Finally, our Political Editor Michael Crick asks what chance the next president has to really change the political establishment. Both claim to want a new political climate - but what will their parties be willing to change? And Michael meets the third man still in the race - Ralph Nader. Read Michael Crick's blog
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