The new ideology of race: and what’s wrong with it The world this week Politics this week Business this week Kals cartoon Leaders The new ideology of race As the economy recovers fiscal policy has to shift A better way to contain irans nuclear programme Tiktok and the sino american tech split Sourdough economics no need to knead Letters Letters to the editor Briefing Segregation still blights the lives of african americans Asia Infections in india are soaring but increased testing will help South korea is rethinking its efforts to spread the wealth Democracy activists fleeing hong kong present a dilemma for taiwan Australias second city faces a new wave of contagion The philippines fierce lockdown drags on despite uncertain benefits Why has the pandemic spared the buddhist parts of south east asia United States Americas huge stimulus is having surprising effects on the poor Could democrats pick up a senate seat in kansas Reining in police unions power in america The challenges of reducing americas jail population As fewer americans go to church chaplains are finding work elsewhere The mark of cain China Ngos in china have helped the government provide covid related relief Under a new national security law hong kong is already a changed city A sino american bond forged by chinese students is in peril The Americas A religious challenge to no contact with isolated indigenous groups The dominican republic changes its ruling party Spains complicated relationship with latin america Middle East & Africa Jihadists in the sahel threaten west africas coastal states Zimbabwes worst economic crisis in more than a decade A musicians murder sparks mayhem in ethiopia What to make of a series of odd explosions in iran Europe Turkeys president is playing religious politics An unknown prime minister reinforces macrons centralised presidency At 78 a sardinian ex kidnapper is on the run The massacre of bosnian muslims is still denied by serbs Harsh economic realities push spains government towards the centre A dutch dilemma Britain A ban on huawei further worsens britains relations with china Brexit britain gets its own magnitsky sanctions Sunaks summer statement Has the ons solved the productivity problem A bailout for britains theatres How britains cops spent lockdown Britons are defrosting decades old diets Anglophilia is fading in america International Enlightenment liberalism is losing ground in the debate about race Business How ceo pay in america got out of whack Why smic is surging Meituan dianping and pinduoduo embody the excitement over digital china Slackers and stakhanovites Elon masa and boris in low earth orbit Finance & economics Some economies are bouncing back but recoveries can easily go wrong Stockmarket mania comes to china again can it last this time The race to lead the wto begins The pandemic revives ultra safe european bonds Europeans quibble about long trading hours the finance edition More corporate defaults seem to be on the way Americans need more guidance from the fed Science & technology This years aids conference has brought snippets of good news Measuring luminescence helps to date a remarkable new discovery at stonehenge Emissions slashed today wont slow warming until mid century Books & arts How the intellectual coalition forged by the cold war collapsed The experiences of an obscure woman illuminate japanese history Papers should print offensive language if it is crucial to a story Choral singing has been hit hard by the pandemic When love means saying goodbye Economic & financial indicators Economic data commodities and markets Graphic detail Money really can buy happiness and recessions can take it away Obituary William dement died on june 17th
