The Economist The pandemic is boosting efforts to get the old out of prison

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September 8th 2020

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Silver lifers

The pandemic is boosting efforts to get the old out of prison

And highlighting just how severe a problem elderly inmates pose

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Ice and fire

India and China exchange their first border gunfire in 45 years

The Asian giants are locked in a dangerous standoff over Himalayan territory

Bartleby

How has humans’ relationship with work changed over millennia?

An anthropologist examines the world of work

Daily chart

Americans’ view of black-white race relations hits a 20-year low

But they have been dismal for some time

Free to read | Responding to covid-19

Tedros Adhanom on why vaccine nationalism harms efforts to halt the pandemic

Going it alone will perpetuate the economic and health crisis—for all

Hard work and black swans

Economists are turning to culture to explain wealth and poverty

As a result, the ideas of the earliest economists are being revised and improved

No shrinking violets

A TV series about female vigilantes breaks taboos in Pakistan

Shows on streaming services can tackle topics that television channels avoid

Money Talks

Tech wreck—the stockmarket hits rough water

Our podcast on markets, the economy and business. Also this week: Netflix co-CEO Reed Hastings on the streaming giant’s future, and what is wrong with the idea of reaching “net zero” carbon?

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