The Economist - USA (2020-10-17)

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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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