The Economist [Fri, 20 Aug 2021] by calibre instant download

The Economist [Fri, 20 Aug 2021] by calibre instant download

本期文章:

Politics this week

Business this week

KAL’s cartoon

America and the world: Biden’s debacle

Biosafety: No more leaks

Central banks: Bringing clarity to QE

Shopping in America: Retail revival

The American West: Megadry

Letters to the editor: On monkey experiments, Singapore, meritocracy, demonyms, science, dance floor bankers

The fall of Kabul: The Taliban are back in town

The West: Low and dry

Libel law: Malice afterthought

Animal welfare: The bacon crunch

The census: Omni-Americans

Guantánamo: No easy escape

Lexington: Remnants of a policy

Haiti: The wretched of the earthquake

Canada: Sonny ways

Democracy in Indonesia: Jokowho?

Malaysian politics: Sheraton removed

Japan’s seasonal confectionery: The darling buds of Nestlé

Human rights in Bangladesh: They just disappeared

Banyan: Tea time in the Great Game

Trade unions: Teaching them a lesson

The Belt and Road Initiative: Hook, line and sinker?

Chaguan: Preparing to work with the Taliban

Africa and the rich world: Heading towards a dilemma

Zambia: Sixth time lucky

Iraq: Caliph hanger

Israel and covid-19: A wave of criticism

Fighting fraud: Enter the cleaner

German-Russian relations: From “flawless” to lawless

Catania: The would-be Milan of the south

Sink or swim: Rusty relic of the Habsburg navy

Charlemagne: The EU: 1713 edition

Covid-19: Ready for the next one?

Nauseous nurseries: Oh noro!

Demography: Teenage kicks

Energy politics: Slippery

Afghanistan: Left behind

Bagehot: The sun also sets

The origins of covid-19: Putting it all together

The business of decarbonisation: Climate tech’s Netscape moment

Low-cost airlines: Long-haul sally

Bartleby: Nearly out of office

China Inc abroad: SEA change

Online weddings: Updating vows

Schumpeter: Primark’s slow fashionistas

China’s economy: Delta neutral

Emerging markets: Feeling the heat

The dog days of summer: American consumers become warier

Neobanks: New tricks

Buttonwood: Jacks are all traders

Free exchange: Assume the positional

The story of a life: A dance to the music of time

Three-dimensional printing and construction: Factory fresh

Electric cars: Pump up the voltage!

Prosthetics: A new prosthetic hand

Dante’s legacy: The way through the wood

A heroine of the resistance: Together in Berlin

Contagion and authoritarianism: Moscow rules

Wildfires: Down in flames

Johnson: What do they know, and when?

Economic data, commodities and markets

Covid-19 vaccines: The Delta delta

Jane Withers: America’s favourite problem child

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