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Articles in this issue: Politics this week Business this week KAL’s cartoon Covid-19: Why governments get it wrong Covid-19 and poverty: Failing the poor The Supreme Court: After RBG The corporate undead: Zombies at the gates Quantum computing: From cloisters to the cloud Letters to the editor: On Abe Shinzo, Venezuela, national ID cards, America, Imran Khan’s pets The covid-19 pandemic: Grim tallies French diplomacy: Trying to square a circle Corruption in Ukraine: Lock up the small fry—for a start Italy: Counter-strike Switzerland and the European Union: Is it in Europe? Charlemagne: The right to sell passports The Labour Party: Reflections on conservatism Trans rights: Who’s a woman? Covid-19: Winter has come Public transport: The little engine that couldn’t Conservative protest: Leave.BBC Income distribution: Importing inequality Commercial property: A pain in the portfolio Bagehot: The king in the north Syria: Despot of deprivation Lebanon: After the blast, the bulldozers Social media and war crimes: Accidental cover-up Gold in Ghana: What’s the rush? The battle for the Senate: The donkey’s long tail Amy Coney Barrett: From RBG to ACB Rural voters: Signs of the times The US Navy: AI, Captain Partisan warring: Courting trouble Lexington: A double negative Peru: Limping in Lima Argentina and Uruguay: A mini-war across the River Plate Bello: Darkness in Mexico Bureaucrats in Indonesia: Rejoice to serve The monarchy in Thailand: Do you hear the people, king? Agriculture in India: Yield curve Malaysian politics: Anwar on the attack Banyan: Twitchers without borders Climate change: A greener horizon Ren Zhiqiang: A loose cannon silenced Chaguan: Tit for futile tat Covid-19 and poor countries: From plague to penury Oracle: Larry’s last stand TikTok: The principals’ uncertainty Cola wars: Fire-starter BP v utilities: The new majors Bartleby: The toughest business school Rocket Internet: Coming down to earth Microblogging: Weibo woes Schumpeter: Lighting up Japan Inc Ailing companies: The corporate undead Companies in Japan: The return of the living dead? America’s economy: Snapback Buttonwood: The bright side The Vatican’s finances: A holy mess Free exchange: The mop that never stops The business of quantum computers: Uncertainty principals Evolution: Accidental killer A fossorial fossil: A burrowing dinosaur Gangs and governments: The monster and the boys American statesmen: All the presidents’ man Cradles of civilisation: Pivot of the world A writer’s life: Cool to be kind Hercule Poirot: The case of the 100-year-old detective Economic data, commodities and markets America’s Senate: The Maine reason Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Diva dissenter Global news and current affairs from a European perspective. Best downloaded on Friday mornings (GMT)