The Economist [Fri, 21 Jan 2022]

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Language: English

Publisher: calibre

Published: Jan 20, 2022

Description:

本期文章: Politics Business KAL’s cartoon British politics: The parable of Boris Johnson The future of technology: Supersized ambitions Russia and Ukraine: Momentum is building for war China’s economy: From hero to zero Culture and its discontents: Food for thought Letters to the editor: On Hong Kong, Chicago, voting reform, north-south divisions, the metaverse Technology and innovation: Big tech’s private passions Labour shortages: Help wanted, now and in the future Guaranteed-income programmes: Money, money, money Flags and free speech: Pole dance Gun-owners: Annette gets her guns Voting rights and wrongs: One mistake after another Heroic Barbie: A new Barbie doll commemorates a 19th-century suffragist Evaluating America: The worst or the best? Political humour: Funnier than thou Lexington: Merrick Garland and his critics Covid-19: Omicron comes to Mexico Health care in Mexico: Bills be damned Cuba: Clamping down Ecuador: Protecting the deep blue sea Health: Battling the superbugs Tonga’s volcanic eruption: A kingdom cut off South Korea’s presidential election: Mud on mud Cricket in India: A captain walks Australia: Because I say so Banyan: Year of the absent tiger Art and party: How propaganda became watchable Regional cinema: Speaking in tongues Chaguan: Egalitarianism revisited Jews in the Arab world: Welcome back Human rights: Torturers on trial Bahrain: Full of tension Coal in South Africa: Soot, loot, reboot Nigeria’s sex industry: Potions for prudes Russia and Ukraine: The guns of January France and Europe: An ever-closer union Vaccine mandates: Must you be jabbed? The Nordic left: Back in charge Friedrich Merz: A not very new broom Charlemagne: The noisy union Boris Johnson: The price of survival The Conservatives and the BBC: Telly addicts Official data: Top marks Hong Kongers: Street life Old crafts: Going, going, not gone Bagehot: Children of Boris Divorce in the rich world: Breaking up is less hard to do Artificial intelligence: In search of mastery Video gaming: High score The fossil-fuel industry: Going green-ish Airlines in recovery: Flight tracker Unilever: Health cheque Bartleby: Drinking in the office Schumpeter: East v West, Venus v Mars China’s economy: Omicronic pains Supply snarls: Chain reactions Wall Street: Mixed messages Ethereum and its rivals: Battle of the blockchains Employee benefits in America: On the fringe Buttonwood: Conflict of interest Free exchange: Update in progress Biotechnology: Backwards ran the sands of time Child psychology: Drools of attraction Tropical diseases: Resistance is useless Marine conservation: A green light for saving sharks Musical history: The beat goes home Medieval monarchs: On angels’ wings British fiction: Into the swing World in a dish: The art of fasting Venture capital: Risky business Hip-hop revolutionaries: Hearing lessons Back Story: Doing the time warp again Indicators: Economic data, commodities and markets Proof-of-vaccine rules: A shot in the arm Charles McGee: What the Red Tails did Global news and current affairs from a European perspective. Best downloaded on Friday mornings (GMT)