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Volume 433 Number 9163

Europe
45 Populists under pressure
46 Culture war in France
47 Direct democracy in
Belgium
48 European commissioners
on trial
48 GamblinginFinland

Britain
49 A new Brexit proposal
50 Prince Harry v the press
51 BagehotRichard Milhous
Johnson

International
53 The competition between
sports

Business
55 Big Tech v the state
56 Der Techlash
57 “On your way” delivery
57 Uberising luck in Africa
58 Bartleby From rags to
Richer
59 How woke is Nike?
59 Delisting China
60 Schumpeter Labour in
the 21st century

Finance & economics
63 Unshackling Greece’s
economy
65 A challenge to FATCA
65 Boeing v Airbus
66 Turmoil for India’s banks
66 Credit Suisse’s spying
furore
67 Another cloud over crypto
68 Germans against the ECB
68 How streaming is
changing pop
70 Free exchangeWealth
taxes

Science & technology
71 Open-source computing
72 Super-black coatings
73 Sand-swimming lizards
73 SpaceX’s Starship
74 Oceanic litter

Books & arts
75 Art and faith in Russia
76 Stories from Bosnia’s war
77 Poverty in London
77 George Gershwin’s life
78 JohnsonThe new insults

Economic & financial indicators
80 Statisticson 42 economies

Graphic detail
81 Moderncitiesaddpeoplebyspreading

Obituary
82 Jacques Chirac, president of many parts
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