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Leaders

Governments must beware the lure of free money

Budget constraints have gone missing. That presents both danger and opportunity

Related

The covid-19 pandemic is forcing a rethink in macroeconomics

Britain

Russian interference highlights Britain’s political failings

Complacency, greed and self-interest have left the country’s institutions vulnerable

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Business

Indian IT consultancies struggle against technological obsolescence

The subcontinent’s successful tech giants risk being left behind

Middle East & Africa

Bigotry against black people poisons the Arab world, too

Protests in America have shone a new light on an old problem

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United States

Lexington: Donald Trump’s divisive method culminates in Portland

The president’s growing authoritarianism is a sign of weakness not strength

Daily chart

Posthumous albums by young rappers are topping the charts

For many fans, such success is bittersweet

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China

In south-western China’s Yunnan province, mushrooms mean money

Or death if you pick the wrong ones

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Free money: When government spending knows no limits

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Science & technology

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Europe

The EU’s leaders have agreed on a €750bn covid-19 recovery package

Leaders

With oil cheap, Arab states cannot balance their books

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Empty stadiums have shrunk football teams’ home advantage

Officiating bias disappears without fans, but clubs still play better at home

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In context: China v America

Leaders

Trade without trust

The West still has to find a way to do business with Chinese firms

Briefing

America’s war on Huawei nears its endgame

In Europe, however, there exists a mixed response to the Chinese telecoms-equipment giant

Europe

Angela Merkel’s soft China stance is challenged at home

China

A Sino-American bond, forged by Chinese students, is in peril

Special report: The Midwest

A region with outsized punch

America’s Midwest matters out of proportion to its size, says Adam Roberts

The urban prairie

For the region to prosper, its bigger cities must flourish

Separate, downtrodden

The region has particular problems with segregation and policing

America’s Mittelstand

Advanced manufacturing can thrive, as Grand Rapids shows

From rustbelt to brainbelt

How higher education can drive prosperity

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