The Economist - USA (2020-09-05)

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Contents

The world this week

5 A summary of political

andbusinessnews

Leaders

9 Politics

America’s ugly election

10 Abe Shinzo’s legacy

How he changed Japan

11 High finance in China

The exception

11 Digital ID cards

Timeforproof

12 Rwanda

Nowheretohide

Letters

14 Oncomingout,

competition,the

Midwest,Turkey,John

Snow,York

Briefing

17 America’spresidential

election

A housedivided

United States

21 Trump’s suburban strategy

22 Polls after Labour Day

24 New York’s subway

24 Debating trans athletes

26 LexingtonIt’s the

covid-economy,stupid

The Americas

27 A rift in Brazil’s cabinet

28 Friendship on the British

Columbia-Alaska border

Asia

29 The legacy of Abe Shinzo

31 Feminism in Pakistan

31 India’s economy shrinks

by 24%

32 America tweaks its

Taiwan policy

33 BanyanProtests in

Thailand

China

34 Making school fun

35 Protests over language

36 ChaguanBuying order on

the streets

Middle East & Africa

37 Peacekeeping in Congo

38 Elections in Burkina Faso

38 The hero of “Hotel

Rwanda”

39 The struggle for Lebanon

40 Egypttargetsnon-voters

Europe

41 France’s new economic

plan

42 Belarus and Russia

43 Germany and Poland

43 Mink in the Netherlands

44 Charlemagne The

European Commission

ChaguanWhat a lowly,

unpopular law-

enforcement agency

reveals about China’s

version of dictatorship,

page 36

On the cover

What could go wrong with
America’s election? Leader,
page 9. A poll carried out
during a pandemic in an
atmosphere of deep distrust
poses big risks: briefing,
page 17. Donald Trump tries
out law-and-order talk on
suburban voters, page 21. It
looks unlikely to decide this
election:Lexington,page 26

• How Abe changed Japan He
  not only reshaped the economy
  and foreign relations—he also
  paved the way for future
  reforms: leader,page 10and
  analysis, page 29. What can the
  world learn from Abenomics?
  Free exchange,page 66.
  A biography of Abe Shinzo,
  page 73


• Wall Street’s expansion in
  ChinaEven as the trade war
  rages, China is opening its door
  to foreign capital: leader, page 11
  and analysis,page 61


• The case for digital ID cards
  Covid-19 has accelerated the
  adoption of online government
  services, page 49. It has
  strengthened the case for digital
  identity systems: leader,page 11

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