The Economist - USA (2019-07-20)

TheEconomistJuly 20th 2019 21 1 T he president’sCommission on the Status of Women was unequivocal in its recommendation: “Paid m ...

22 United States The EconomistJuly 20th 2019 2 1 limited set of tasks, including caring for a new baby. However only 60% of priv ...

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24 United States The EconomistJuly 20th 2019 2 called“TheWorkingDad’sSurvivalGuide: Howto SucceedatWorkandatHome”. Americahasa w ...

The EconomistJuly 20th 2019 United States 25 F orapartment-huntersinSantaAna, California,a cityaboutanhoursouthof LosAngeles,a $ ...

26 United States The EconomistJuly 20th 2019 D onald trump’sbigotry is such an established part of Ameri- can public discourse t ...

TheEconomistJuly 20th 2019 27 1 A t a migrantshelter in Nuevo Laredo, a city in the Mexican border state of Ta- maulipas, the mo ...

28 The Americas The EconomistJuly 20th 2019 2 1 claims worsen overcrowding in American detention centres and lengthen delays. Ev ...

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30 The Americas The EconomistJuly 20th 2019 2 Bello A faint hope for Venezuela S ince a failedattempt on April 30th to trigger a ...

TheEconomistJuly 20th 2019 31 1 I t is theopposite of election fever. On July 21st Japan will go to the polls to vote for 124 of ...

32 Asia The EconomistJuly 20th 2019 2 1 pending on the election, makes it difficult for new parties and candidates to catch vot- ...

The EconomistJuly 20th 2019 Asia 33 2 Banyan Chemical corrosion T hey aretwo full-blown democracies, a rarity in their part of t ...

34 Asia The EconomistJuly 20th 2019 A ustralia haslong been at the leading edge of minimum wages. The state of Victoria was the ...

The EconomistJuly 20th 2019 Asia 35 monthtorejecttheappealofanIslamic preacherandpoliticalactivistsentencedto ninemonthsinprison ...

36 TheEconomistJuly 20th 2019 1 T ang shougangis one of a generation of young Chinese who seem to have it all. Aged just 35, Mr ...

The EconomistJuly 20th 2019 China 37 2 an opening for other countries keen to at- tract Chinese money, including a number in Eur ...

38 TheEconomistJuly 20th 2019 1 “W hen i open my phone, I am swamped by news,” says Matthew Stanley, a driver in Abuja, Nigeria’ ...

The EconomistJuly 20th 2019 Middle East & Africa 39 2 or a contract. Popular fake stories include one in which Mr Abubakar h ...

40 Middle East & Africa The EconomistJuly 20th 2019 1 Y usuf nuhan, a 65-year-old Chadian villager, remembers when he could ...