The Econmist - USA (2021-10-30)

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Asia

65 asean’s moment

66 Civil war in Myanmar

67 Banyanbjpv Bollywood

68 Australia’s climate policy

68 Afghanistan in crisis

69 Japan’s royal wedding

China

70 Xi’s brand of feminism

71 Tightening media controls

International

73 Why vaccine passports

are causing chaos

Business

75 Tech’s pandemic reset

77 Shareholders in Japan

77 America Inc’s earnings

78 Subscription boxes deliver

78 Breaking up Shell

79 Bartleby Military advising

80 Schumpeter The

digital-ad age

Finance&economics

81 Non-fungible tokens

82 Our nftauction

83 Fossil-fuel subsidies

83 Democrats v big business

84 ButtonwoodCurrency

volatility

85 China’s property tax

86 Free exchangeRemote

working

Science&technology

88 Private space stations

90 Asexual condors

91 A solar-power census

Books&arts

92 The Uyghurs

93 Van Gogh

94 JohnsonThe art of

deciphering

95 Geert Mak on Europe

95 Ferdinand Mount’s novel

Economic&financialindicators

96 Statistics on 42 economies

Graphicdetail

97 Deficient infrastructure doomed early electric cars

Obituary

98 Anne Saxelby, pioneer of artisan cheese