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本期文章: Politics this week Business this week KAL’s cartoon The world economy: Biden’s big gamble Politics: How to renew America’s democracy Vaccine passports: Needle to know Human rights: How to curb violence against women The transformation of retailing: 21st-century consumers Benefiting from Brexit: Growing apart Letters to the editor: On innovation, Charles II of Spain, touching, travel, beliefs The filibuster: Motion to dismiss The use of supermajorities elsewhere: Less than overwhelming Covid-19 in India: Getting off lightly Beauty treatments in Afghanistan: Vanity at war Human rights in North Korea: In the dark American forces in Asia: Dispersal orders Banyan: No way forwards—or back Five-year plan: The big target Hong Kong politics: Democracy, China’s way Chaguan: Why the internet hasn’t freed China The battle over voting laws: Heads we win, tails you cheated Gerrymandering: House that? Press freedom: Midwestern nasty Plane expensive: The sky-high cost of drones Tribes of the Hamptons: White shoes and slot machines Economic experiments: Taking stock of Stockton Lexington: The wild man of the mountains Syria: A country divided The oil trade: Ghost ships and dollar scrip Senegal: Botching the beacon The Ibrahim prize: A gift seldom given Somalia’s politics: Guns, terms and stealing power Working from the beach house: Keyboard surfers Canada and China: Hostage diplomacy Mexico’s pampered pets: The dogs are all right Brazilian politics: Back in the game Bello: Forward into the darkness Covid-19: Jab-seekers Italy: Demolition Draghi Rent controls in Berlin: A disaster foretold German state elections: A green light for “traffic-light” coalitions European censuses: Gotta find ’em all Charlemagne: If you can’t beat them, join them That interview: Taking on the firm How racist is Britain?: By royal disappointment Brexit: A new orbit Brexit: A deep hole Northern Ireland’s loyalists: A polite threat Television news: Eyes right Farming and eating: A new landscape Violence against women: A terrible toll Nicaragua’s success: Hope for tomorrow The future of shopping: One-to-one commerce The marketplace: Deplatforming The merchants: Rise of the rebels The travelling salesmen: Arming the rebels The food stall: Omnivores Mass craftsmanship: Made to measure People: Servants and masters The future: Land left to conquer Sources and acknowledgments Bartleby: When common sense fails Rupert Murdoch at 90: Next up Computer games: School’s out Jet engines: Losing thrust Film-making: Go small Corporate climate reporting: Telling all Japanese business: Japan Inc goes digital Schumpeter: Jack Dorsey’s split personality The world economy: The $3trn question Oil prices: High and tight Buttonwood: Winter’s tale Trade: Shots fired Lies, damned lies and implied lies: “Real” growth in China Liquefied natural gas: The polar silk road Fintech in China: Mood swing Free exchange: Many hats Easing the lockdowns: Back to normality? Democracy in Turkey: The never-ending coup Russian fiction: The poisoner’s tale Ballroom dancing: The door to a hundred joys Women in New York: A room of their own Johnson: Minty fresh Economic data, commodities and markets Covid-19 risk: One size fits few Mourid Barghouti: The pain of displacement Global news and current affairs from a European perspective. Best downloaded on Friday mornings (GMT)