From: The Economist today - Monday Jul 13, 2020 09:13 pm
   
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Tapering without the tantrum
As the economy recovers fiscal policy has to shift

Is it time to wind down emergency stimulus
 
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Squeaking it
Poland’s right-wing Law and Justice party clings on to the presidency

The campaign invoked classic populist themes
 
 
Free exchange
Americans need more guidance from the Fed

Spelling out the future path of policy would help
 
 
Free to read | Daily chart
Which parts of Africa will be hit hardest by covid-19?

The true extent of the damage will probably never be known
 
 
Parting the waters
Venice tests its flood defences

A success, sort of
 
 
Directed by the party
NGOs in China have helped the government provide covid-related relief

That will not earn them more freedom
 
 
Japan under the shogunate
The experiences of an obscure woman illuminate Japanese history

Tsuneno’s life was not heroic—but Amy Stanley’s patient reconstruction of it is
 
 
The Intelligence
“What’s clear is the tech cold war is beginning to bite”—China and America cleave an industry

Also on the daily podcast: a planned execution in America runs counter to public sentiment and Ennio Morricone’s most fruitful partnership
 
 
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