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Articles in this issue: Politics this week Business this week KAL’s cartoon The market v the real economy: A dangerous gap Supply chains and the pandemic: The food miracle America and China: The new scold war El Salvador: My tweet is your command Scientific publishing: High-speed science Letters to the editor: On children, Mozambique, lockdowns, tracking covid, Japan, Labour, liberty The world after covid-19: Margaret MacMillan on a turning point in history Food security: The tables not yet turned America v China: Superpowered insults Measuring inequality: How the 0.1% did Steve King under pressure: The ninth inning Trumpian governance: Watchdogs in the doghouse The electoral college: Going rogue Education and society: The social experiment Lexington: What’s in store El Salvador: The rise of the house of Bukele A battered brand: The synonymous crown affair Bello: The long wait Developing countries and covid-19: Bargain abatement Politics in Kazakhstan: Bye-bye Nazarbayeva Afghanistan and covid-19: Gunmen with thermometers Press freedom in the Philippines: Blank screen Thailand’s armed forces: In the doghouse Sunbathing in Indonesia: Hot spot Banyan: Lockdown lock-up Social security: Socialism’s precariat Christianity: Heaven’s outposts Lebanon: From crisis to crisis Solar power: Rays of hope Benin: Voodoo v virus Africa’s data deficit: Start counting Hemp in Africa: Pot of gold European law: Seeing red Russia: Journalists are revolting Care-home covid deaths: Getting to the truth Italy: Caffè to go Turkey: Istanbully Charlemagne: All Europe’s a stage Offices: The shape of things to come First orders: The return of fun Scientists and politics: Of white coats and grey suits Tracing: App exceptionalism The politics of lockdown: Climbing the walls Vulnerable children: A different danger Newspapers: Stunt men Bagehot: Contra mundum Virtual dating: Fever when you hold me tight Domestic abuse: No safe haven International banking: Parallel universe Global banks: Credit clout International currencies: Redback on track Payment systems: Piping up After covid-19: The dark side Acknowledgements The business of health: Prognosis: mixed Drugmakers: Convalescent Big business in France: Reargardère action Airlines: Eyeing the sky Disney: Cruising for a bruising Office culture: The presenteeism premium Bartleby: Don’t stand so close to me Schumpeter: The mavericks of oil Credit-rating agencies: Markers marked Commodities: Custom of the country The stockmarket rally: Uppers and downers Emerging markets: QE too Finance in India: Bright spot Gig workers unite: All worked up Free exchange: Unprofitable arguments Humans and the carbon cycle: Where nature ends How covid-19 is changing science: Reaping from the whirlwind Covid-19’s many faces: The body snatcher Treating covid-19: Hope rears its head Road safety: Touchy drivers Crewed space flight: A new Moon race Cinema in America: After the intermission John Maynard Keynes: Alive in the long run Historical fiction: A kind of freedom The Troubles: Ghost town The hereafter: A place on Earth Home Entertainment: The comforts of suburbia Home Entertainment: Bake your way through the lockdown Economic data, commodities and markets Daily chart: Disney grew thanks to parks and resorts. Then came covid-19 Covid-19 and politics: Following the leader Willie Levi: A midwestern parable Global news and current affairs from a European perspective. Best downloaded on Friday mornings (GMT)