2022-04-09-Economist Graphs
1. The world this week
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2. Leaders
2.1 France votes: Why Macron matters
France’s president presents a cautionary tale for centrists everywhere
2.2 Atrocities in Ukraine: Russian war criminals may never be brought to justice
Investigate and charge them all the same
2.3 Recession roulette: A toxic mix of recession risks hangs over the world economy
American inflation, Europe’s energy crisis and China’s Omicron outbreak threaten the world economy with a downturn
2.4 Imaginary hobgoblins: Fearmongering works. Fans of the truth should fear it
In Hungary, Russia, Pakistan and France, leaders lie to scare people into supporting them
2.5 After the smartphone: Silicon Valley’s search for the next big tech platform
The smartphone era is fading. What next?
3. Letters
3.1 On gay people in Florida, Hollywood, oligarchs, the Falklands war, school closures, exchange rates, Europe: Letters to the editor
A selection of correspondence
4. By Invitation
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5. Briefing
5.1 Beating the hard right: France looks likely to re-elect Emmanuel Macron
But his race against Marine Le Pen is a lot closer than it was last time
6. Europe
6.1 After the battle: As Russian soldiers retreat, they leave evidence of war crimes
A culture of violence pervades the invading army
6.2 The turning tide: Ukraine sees a window of opportunity to push Russia back
But a long struggle looms in the east
6.3 From battleground to playground: How Polish schools are coping with an influx of Ukrainian children
It’s hard, but the young refugees are better off than those fleeing other conflicts
6.4 Having it both ways: How Turkey is courting Russia’s oligarchs
It sells arms to Ukraine while welcoming Russian cash
6.5 Hungary likes the wolf: Viktor Orban’s victory is a triumph for illiberal nationalism
After an unfair fight, the opposition parties start to blame each other
6.6 Charlemagne: Europe is learning to cope with Viktor Orban
The strongman matters less and less outside Hungary
7. Britain
7.1 Immigration patterns: Britain has entered a third phase of post-war immigration
The first was post-colonial, the second European. This one is global and middle-class
7.2 Bluer, greener: Making deliveries via the Thames
Barges and boats instead of vans and lorries?
7.3 Buy now, pray later: Britons’ use of consumer credit is rising with the cost of living
That makes robust regulation more urgent
7.4 The attorney-general: Suella Braverman, a Johnsonian lawyer
The British government’s chief legal adviser thinks the judiciary needs reining in
7.5 A great British sell-off?: Channel 4
7.6 Putting asunder: No-fault divorce begins this week in England and Wales
The marital blame game is finally ending
7.7 Bagehot: The cruelty of the British state
Voters upset by the treatment of Ukrainian refugees are getting what they asked for
8. Middle East & Africa
8.1 After the tyrant: Sudan faces collapse three years after the fall of its dictator
Two coups have left the country broke and its people furious
8.2 Wine and punishment: Lawyers debate the secret debts that bankrupted Mozambique
A mega-scandal sparks court cases on three continents
8.3 Of keys and patriarchy: Why single women in Egypt find it hard to rent a flat
Scandalised landlords ask intrusive questions
8.4 Smashed and forgotten: The tragedy of Benghazi, Libya’s second city
No one seems willing or able to rebuild it
8.5 Squeezing the wrong people: Arab governments are putting more taxes on the poor
Some collect more than half their tax revenue from regressive levies
9. United States
9.1 Fields of gold: Why an agricultural boom does not help rural America
Farms are ever more profitable, but employ fewer workers
9.2 The 116th justice: Ketanji Brown Jackson is confirmed to America’s Supreme Court
But only three Republican senators joined the Democratic caucus in voting for the court’s first black female justice
9.3 Trade unions in America: Amazon has its first union, but lots more are unlikely to follow
The worker-led success on Staten Island will be hard to replicate
9.4 The opioid epidemic: Black Americans have overtaken white victims in opioid death rates
The reasons for a lethal shift
9.5 Not pumped up: Self-service petrol stations hit a roadblock in New Jersey
For 73 years, New Jerseyans have been banned from pumping their own petrol. They like it that way
9.6 Surrogacy: America’s childmaking market is a legal and ethical minefield
The battlegrounds of the baby business
9.7 Lexington: Bill Burns and the bear
The CIA director is at the heart of the administration’s capable Ukraine effort
10. The Americas
10.1 Villain or victim?: Hailed as a saviour, derided as a thief, Lula is back
Brazil’s election may turn on whether voters trust their former president
11. Asia
11.1 Lights out: Sri Lanka’s economic crisis has created a political one
The government has no majority, no cabinet and no public support
11.2 Not cricket: Imran Khan is trying every trick in the book to stay in power
Pakistan’s prime minister has pitched his country into a constitutional crisis
11.3 Banyan: India’s vaunted strategic autonomy is a mirage
The country remains economically and militarily dependent on outsiders
11.4 Meanwhile in the Indo-Pacific: AUKUS, a strategic submarine pact, turns to missiles
America, Australia and Britain will co-operate on hypersonic missiles
11.5 Bursting into Hwasong: North Korea is testing ICBMs again. Nuclear weapons may be next
A heated exchange between the two Koreas hints at rising tensions
12. China
12.1 Shanghai swoons: A clumsy lockdown of Shanghai is testing the “zero-covid” strategy
Short of food and medicine, residents of China’s financial hub are growing angry
12.2 A new sheriff in town: John Lee, a tough former policeman, looks set to lead Hong Kong
It is easy to see why China’s Communist Party would like him
12.3 A big appetite: When China worries about food, the world pays
Critics accuse it of hoarding grain
12.4 Chaguan: Don’t underestimate Xi Jinping’s bond with Vladimir Putin
Shared security concerns bring China and Russia close. But so do similar views of history
13. International
13.1 Vladimir’s army: Russia’s brutal mercenaries probably won’t matter much in Ukraine
But they continue to prop up strongmen elsewhere
14. Business
14.1 Seeing and believing: From Apple to Google, big tech is building VR and AR headsets
They might just be the next big platform after the smartphone
14.2 Degrees of unconcern: How MBA-wielding bosses boost profits
Not by increasing sales, investment or productivity
14.3 Another Musk-have: Is investing in Twitter a meme too far for Elon Musk?
The self-styled Technoking may be overextending himself
14.4 In search of an ending: Bain Capital buying Toshiba could be a big deal for Japan
America’s private-equity barons circle one of the country’s fading corporate jewels
14.5 Double-entry book-keeping: China’s regulators warm to American listings
That may not be enough for American investors to warm to Chinese shares
14.6 Bartleby: How to make hybrid work a success
Clarity of expectations is the key
14.7 Schumpeter: Save globalisation! Buy a Chinese EV
Electric cars can help stop the world from decoupling
15. Finance & economics
15.1 Too much of a good thing: Are labour markets in the rich world too tight?
Certainly in America, and probably elsewhere
15.2 Balance-sheet manoeuvres: The Federal Reserve prepares for quantitative tightening
Goodbye, QE. Hello, QT
15.3 FOMO froth: The American property market is once again looking bubbly
Soaring mortgage rates have yet to cool exuberant demand
15.4 Buttonwood: Bonds signal recession. Stocks have been buoyant. What gives?
Stocks may have been ahead of bonds on inflation risk
15.5 Looking in the side-mirror: Omicron is dealing a big blow to China’s economy
For a timely take, analysts are turning to unconventional indicators
15.6 A house united: HDFC Bank’s merger marks a milestone for India
The new entity will be one of the world’s biggest banks by market valuation
15.7 Not so sterling: Has the pound become emerging-market money?
Why the British currency has become more vulnerable to crises—and strangely popular
15.8 Free exchange: China has a celebrated history of policy experiments
Still, researchers find it could improve how it does them
16. Science & technology
16.1 Tick, tick, tick: The latest IPCC report argues that stabilising the climate will require fast action
Emissions must peak by 2025 for the world to have a chance of meeting the Paris goals
16.2 Frames of mind: The first reference charts for the human brain have been completed
They could become a useful tool in tracking healthy (and unhealthy) ageing
16.3 Universal smells: Around the world, people like (and dislike) the same scents
Unlike visual preferences, the appreciation of smells crosses cultures
16.4 Bird-swatching: Songbirds get more colourful the closer they live to the equator
A 19th-century hypothesis confirmed at last
17. Culture
17.1 Time v the machine: When Albert Einstein and Henri Bergson rowed about time
A century later, the dispute between the physicist and the philosopher still resonates
17.2 New American fiction: Like Faulkner’s, Susan Straight’s fiction creates its own universe
In “Mecca” she brings to life the working people of southern California
17.3 Authoritarian leaders: The rise and risks of “The Age of the Strongman”
Genuine democracies should have seen the strongmen coming, says Gideon Rachman
17.4 Home Entertainment: Glenn Gould’s radio documentaries are still mesmerising
Listen to his ground-breaking “Solitude Trilogy” in a quiet moment of peace
17.5 Children’s news: How do you explain war to a six-year-old?
News outlets for youngsters grapple with events in Ukraine
17.6 Johnson: As the scale of science expands, so does the language of prefixes
Giga- and nano- are not the final frontier
18. Economic & financial indicators
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19. Graphic detail
19.1 A tale of two surges: Asia’s outbreaks show that Omicron is deadly in unvaccinated people
Covid has never spread faster than in recent surges in Hong Kong and South Korea
20. Obituary
20.1 Man and myth: Mario Terán was the man sent to kill Che Guevara
The Bolivian soldier died on March 10th, aged 80
