If you are interested in current events/econ/politics, read this (The Economist)

Member Name: JenGold

Product:	The Economist
Date:	05/06/09 (9 review reads)
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Advantages: Easy to understand but not dumbed down

Disadvantages: Can be a bit pricey, but still a good deal

The Economist goes way beyond just economics, take it from someone who is barely passed Econ 110, this is not an academic journal on macro trends. That being said, its not a dumbed down version of anything either! The Economist is a weekly (cones out Friday) news magazine that covers your basic international relations, economics, current events, and political issues. Although they do have sections for the whole world, there is a bias towards UK/US/European issues. There are also sections about books, science, occasional obituaries and other random but interesting things towards the back of the magazine. The political columnists are particularly interesting, each one takes on a specific theme, such as one on the EU, and one on America. The News in Brief, a recap of the top news stories of the week in 1-2 sentence bites in the beginning of the magazine is a good way to catch up quickly if need be. I usually don't make it all the way through the magazine each week, it can be dense reading, but I find it indispensable- the Economist just covers issues that the papers seem to miss, it also usually has more depth and background context for issues than other news sources. Its reasonably priced, considering the expertise you'll receive, and students can receive an extra discount. I believe at the moment you can get the first 12 issues for £12. If you do buy it on a one-off basis, I believe some stores, such as the London School of Economics' student book store may sell it at a slight discount.

Summary: There is a reason everyone reads it