The Economist As more gay people come out, tolerance will spread

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August 7th 2020

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The globalisation of gay rights

As more gay people come out, tolerance will spread

Though in some countries to be open is still to risk death

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Sri Lanka’s election

The Rajapaksas secure a firm grip on Sri Lanka

A landslide victory gives the hard men a chance to change the constitution and strengthen their power

Bagehot

Boris Johnson’s horrible House of Lords list

It reveals a contempt for the institutions of government

Week in charts

The case for splurging on covid-19 vaccines

Australia’s internal borders • Universities and the pandemic • America’s weird earnings season • Coming out in the internet age

Free to read | The trouble with TINA

America’s stockmarkets are flying high. Its companies still aren’t

The latest earnings season in America Inc is the weirdest in living memory

Legacies of violence

Activist curators are sharpening the debate on restitution

The battle lines between retainers and returners are being redrawn from inside museums

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Why sourdough went viral

Wild yeast has become domesticated during the pandemic

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Stumble in fall—how the candidates leading now could lose come November

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