The Economist - USA (2020-08-29)

The EconomistAugust 29th 2020 3

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Contents

The world this week

5 A summary of political

andbusinessnews

Leaders

7 Russia

What Putin fears

8 Mexico

Mishandling a scandal

8 Dementia

The forgotten problem

9 Hollywood and China

Un-Americanactivities

10 Covid-

A worldofmentaltrauma

Letters

12 OnKamalaHarris,

vaccines,fishingrights,

postmen,IPOs,Boris

Johnson,TikTok

Briefing

14 BelarusandRussia

Thepeoplelosepatience

Specialreport:Dementia

Theperilsofoblivion

Afterpage 38

United States

17 California’s disasters

18 QAnon and the election

19 Meet Guo Wengui

19 More trouble in Wisconsin

20 Kennedy v Markey

20 Learning and the virus

21 Covid-19 in schools

22 LexingtonHailtotheking

The Americas

23 Mexico’s biggest scandal

24 Caribbean storms

Asia

25 Japan after Abe

26 The Christchurch killer

27 North Korea’s economy

27 Covid-19 and airline food

28 BanyanIndonesia, the

Philippinesandcovid-

China

29 A boom in podcasting

30 Matronymics

31 ChaguanHealth system,

heal thyself

Middle East & Africa

32 Conflict in Mozambique

33 Aid’s effect on migration

34 Nollywood blues

34 Palestinians at the beach

Lexington The 35 Muslims debate dogs

Republicans’ national

convention underlines

how much they prefer

the president to reality,

page 22

On the cover

People in Russia and Belarus
are wearying of the backward-
looking autocrats who rule
over them: leader,page 7. The
uprising in Belarus and the
poisoning of Alexei Navalny
reveal Vladimir Putin’s
weakness: briefing, page 14.
The Telegram app’s careful
blend of security and usability:
Schumpeter,page 53

• The end of the Abe era
  Concerns about the health of
  Japan’s prime minister fuel
  speculation about the
  succession,page 25


• Hollywood in ChinaHow
  studios should deal with a
  growing Chinese audience and
  its authoritarian gatekeepers:
  leader,page 9. China’s box office
  is poised to become the world’s
  biggest. What does that mean
  for Hollywood—and America’s
  soft power? Page 47


• A special report on dementia
  Its rising prevalence is a global
  emergency: leader,page 8.
  Nowhere in the world is ready
  for it, writes Simon Long, after
  page 38

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