The EconomistOctober 17th 2020 3
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Contents
The world this week
6 A summary of political
andbusinessnews
Leaders
9 Human rights
Torment of the Uyghurs
10 The American election
Grading Trumponomics
12 Covid-19 in Britain
Going full circuit
12 Transgender rights
A questionofsport
14 SoftBank
Itsvisioninhindsight
Letters
16 OnAmerica’spresidential
debates,Germany,
energy,Colombia,trade,
DominicCummings
Briefing
18 RulingThailand
Battleroyal
United States
21 Donald Trump’s
economic record
22 Amy Coney Barrett
23 New York and the virus
24 Maine’s Senate race
25 Militias and terrorism
26 LexingtonThe audacity
ofJaimeHarrison
The Americas
27 Bolivia’s elections
28 Reforming Colombia’s VAT
30 BelloThe meaning of
Mafalda
Asia
31 Sexual politics in
South Korea
32 The Aboriginal flag
33 Kyrgyzstan’s president
resigns
33 Corruption in Bangladesh
34 BanyanHow not to
reformIndonesia
China
35 The Uyghurs’ plight
38 ChaguanBragging rights
Middle East & Africa
39 Mali after the coup
40 Stealing cobalt in Congo
41 What arms will Iran buy?
42 Dubai wants pensioners
42 Jews who confound Israel
BartlebyFlexible
working is countering the
tyranny of time,page 55
On the cover
The persecution of Xinjiang’s
Muslims is a crime against
humanity. It is part of a
worldwide attack on human
rights: leader,page 9. Mass
internment is tearing apart
Uyghur families, page 35.
How the pandemic has eroded
democracy and respect for
human rights, page 50. King
Maha Vajiralongkorn is taking
Thailand back towards an
absolute monarchy: briefing,
page 18
- Our verdict on Trumponomics
How to judge the president’s
economic record: leader,page 10
and analysis, page 21 - Lessons from the Vision Fund
What to learn from Son
Masayoshi’s super-sized tech
experiment: leader,page 14and
analysis, page 53 - An interview with Alexei
NavalnyBy surviving an
assassination attempt, he may
have become stronger than
ever,page 43
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