The Economist - USA (2021-02-13)

The EconomistFebruary 13th 2021 3

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Contents

The world this week

7 A summary of political

andbusinessnews

Leaders

9 Vaccines

How well will they work?

10 The world economy

Inflategate

11 Human rights

Talking about Xinjiang

11 Reducing child poverty

Anendtoexceptionalism

12 Extraterrestriallife

Aliendreams

Letters

16 OnScotland,GameStop,

markets,innovation,

primaries,baseball,

Rizlas

Briefing

18 Vaccineefficacy

Obstaclecourse

20 Vaccinehesitancy

Brokenarrow

Specialreport:

Thefutureoftravel

Theageofthe

wheelie-bag

Afterpage 44

United States

23 The Senate’s swing voters

24 Facebook and vaccines

26 Count-

27 Presidential museums

27 Oregon’s drugs policy

30 Calling China genocidal

32 LexingtonTheACLU

The Americas

33 A bit more market in

Cuba and Venezuela

34 Colombia’s slain activists

35 BelloEcuador’s

high-stakes election

Asia

37 Japan and the Olympics

38 Myanmar’s persistent

protests

39 BanyanAfghan dilemma

40 Bangladesh’s army

40 Noisy South Korean flats

41 A Pacificpalaver

China

42 Repression in Tibet

43 Joining the Clubhouse

44 ChaguanParallel tracks

on climate change

Middle East & Africa

45 Biden’s balancing act

46 Libya’s new government

47 Chaos in the Horn

47 Congo’s president pounces

48 Flower power in Kenya

BagehotThe British

establishment is one

of the most open in the

world—for a fee,page 56

On the cover

Vaccines will not simply
eradicate covid-19.
Governments need to start
thinking about how to live
with the virus: leader, page 9.
The race between vaccines and
variants is heating up, page 18.
Some people are unwilling to
be inoculated. That will be a
problem, page 20. There will be
enough doses for everyone—if
rich countries share: graphic
detail,page 85

• The great inflation debate
  How rising prices could disrupt
  global economic policy: leader,
  page 10and analysis, page 69


• Is China comitting genocide?
  Why it is the wrong word for the
  horrors China is inflicting on the
  Uyghurs: leader,page 11. Can
  America’s government deal with
  China’s after accusing it of such
  a crime? Page 30


• Searching for alien lifeIf it
  exists, science may soon find
  it: leader,page 12, and briefing,
  page 65. An astronomer sees
  evidence of aliens—and takes on
  his fellow scientists, page 79

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