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Patti Waldmeir

North America Correspondent

Patti Waldmeir is the North America correspondent based in Chicago. She has been a correspondent for the FT since 1980, based in London, Washington, Johannesburg and Shanghai. Patti started her career covering the continent of Africa and went on to become US Editor of the Financial Times. She spent a decade as US legal columnist before moving to Shanghai to cover China for the FT for 8 years.

Patti graduated from the University of Michigan and was awarded a Marshall scholarship which allowed her to obtain an MA from the University of Cambridge in the UK.

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  • Monday, 2 May, 2022
    OutlookUS immigration
    Emotion alone is not enough in welcoming refugees

    The US sponsorship programme for Ukrainians — and Afghans — demands cash, stamina and a commitment to the long haul

  • Monday, 18 April, 2022
    Ageing Populations
    ‘Silver lining’ to pandemic for ageing Americans

    The existing norms and expectations of our later decades need updating for the age of longevity

  • Monday, 4 April, 2022
    Education
    College debt is starting to look like a poor financial gamble

    As the end of the US freeze on loan repayments nears, the case for an expensive education is being re-evaluated

  • Thursday, 17 March, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Altruism and adrenaline propel North Americans into war in Ukraine

    President Zelensky’s invitation to foreign fighters offers a moral clarity reminiscent of the Spanish civil war

  • Monday, 7 March, 2022
    Reproductive rights
    Bans bring back the bad old days of travel abortions

    Before the ruling on Roe vs Wade, restrictive measures are already being put in place

  • Monday, 21 February, 2022
    Religion
    Virtual worship gives organised religion a boost

    Religious entrepreneurs find their moment as a wave of apps facilitate praying from home

  • Monday, 7 February, 2022
    Work & Careers
    The perils of ‘onboarding’ in a world of hybrid work

    There are pros and cons to building a company remotely — as a former foreign correspondent, I should know

  • Monday, 24 January, 2022
    Coronavirus economic impact
    The US’s hidden minority hit hard by Covid

    Asian Americans suffered disproportionately on many fronts in the pandemic

  • Monday, 10 January, 2022
    Midwest
    A hunting boom in the Midwest prompts soul-searching

    The pandemic has sent city slickers back to the land and many have taken up a declining pastime, too

  • Thursday, 30 December, 2021
    US society
    On the faint trail of my ancestry — and an Italian passport

    Grandparents who made it to Ellis Island embraced the American dream but left little trace

  • Sunday, 12 December, 2021
    US society
    New basic income schemes divide the Midwest

    No-strings-attached payment programmes are cropping up as the pandemic prompts a rethink of the social contract

  • Monday, 29 November, 2021
    US police
    We can’t expect cops to manage mental health crises

    US police forces swamped with 911 calls are sending clinicians to help people in mental breakdown

  • Monday, 15 November, 2021
    Racial equality
    A spiralling revolt over how race is taught in American schools

    Lawsuits beget more lawsuits as the fight moves from classrooms to courtrooms

  • Thursday, 11 November, 2021
    ObituaryFW de Klerk
    FW de Klerk, South African president, 1936-2021

    Last leader of the apartheid era, who shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Nelson Mandela

  • Monday, 1 November, 2021
    Recreational drugs
    Rewarding recovery: how California will pay addicts to give up drugs

    Incentivising abstinence can sometimes work when nothing else does

  • Tuesday, 19 October, 2021
    Midwest
    Nuns: the accidental property moguls of the Midwest

    US convents are ill-prepared to care for ageing sisters, but they do have multimillion-dollar real estate

  • Monday, 4 October, 2021
    US economic recovery
    Racial equity is key in efforts to revive Detroit

    Fresh strategies to breathe life into my hometown give hope where past attempts have failed

  • Monday, 20 September, 2021
    Coronavirus treatment
    Wave of ‘avoidable’ anti-vax Covid deaths takes its toll on US health workers

    Treating the growing numbers of unvaccinated patients is fuelling compassion fatigue and resentment

  • Monday, 6 September, 2021
    US immigration
    Fleeing Afghans revive US memories of Vietnam’s ‘babylift’

    But there are fears that the warm welcome for those escaping persecution could soon fade

  • Monday, 9 August, 2021
    US midterm elections
    Trump voters revive in the rural Midwest

    Northern Illinois Democrats face an uphill battle in the 2022 midterm elections

  • Monday, 26 July, 2021
    Mental health
    Older people have the upper hand against the Covid blues

    Over-50s have maintained their mental health in the pandemic with a drink in hand

  • Wednesday, 14 July, 2021
    Opinion
    Can Chicago thrive in a work-from-home world?

    Rustbelt cities have missed out on an expected boost from urban migration during the pandemic

  • Monday, 28 June, 2021
    US employment
    Jobs, jobs, jobs — the pandemic worker shortage continues

    US business owners are struggling to fill vacancies as augmented benefits and other hurdles hit the labour market

  • Monday, 14 June, 2021
    Racial equality
    Can racial equality be built into the US cannabis industry?

    Increasing minority ownership is a challenge, even in a nascent industry

  • Monday, 31 May, 2021
    US society
    Proms are back as US teenagers try to return to normality

    As the coronavirus crisis eases, many high schools don’t want to wait another year before marking this cultural milestone

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