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One Country, One System

HONG KONG WAS S UPP OSED TO GOVERN ITSELF. SO MUCH FOR THAT

Is This the Fake Egg's Moment?

Eat Just is building a small but early niche in China, a world away from its former name and vegan mayo scandals

The Human Cost of Cheap Meat

Working in a processing plant has always been dangerous. With Covid-19, it’s even scarier

BlackRock, the government's Wall Street whisperer

How the world’s largest money manager got hired by the Fed to help save the market

Can Anybody Beat Health Costs?

The coalition started by Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffett, and Jamie Dimon hasn’t tamed employer expenses

THE HERO WE DESERVE

During the pandemic, Elon Musk is perhaps more annoying than ever. He’s also a damn fine entrepreneur, and his startup SpaceX is about to make history

So That Happened

Fractures between nations leave a vacuum of leadership to deal with the virus’s aftershocks

Lives vs. Livelihoods? Why Not Have Both?

Trump is gambling on reopening the American economy early, even if it costs more lives. But that’s a false choice. We can reboot and still be safe. Here’s a realist’s guide to getting through the pandemic.

PLEASE RISE for the KING of GERMANY

PETER FITZEK WAS A LEADING LIGHT IN THE REICHSBÜRGER MOVEMENT, WHICH DENIES GERMANY’S VERY EXISTENCE. HE FOUNDED A KINGDOM AND OPENED A BANK—THEN THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT STARTED ASKING WHERE THE MONEY WENT

The Myth of The Empty Campus

The pandemic has led people to predict the end of college as we know it. That’s not going to happen

Housing Hasn't Crashed—Yet

The government was forced to take on a bigger role in 2008. That came in handy in 2020

The U.S. Department Of Conspiracy Theory Preparedness

Deep inside the Deep State, a tiny agency is working to stop Covid-19 disinformation. Under Trump, it hasn’t stood a chance

Colleges vs. the Covid-19 Gap Year

As more affluent kids defer, school budgets will suffer if scholarship recipients replace them

All Eyes On Gilead

Emergency approval of the antiviral drug remdesivir is the first good news of this pandemic. Gilead Sciences was ready

An Alternative Way To Get Burned

YieldStreet pitches investments you can’t get elsewhere. That’s not always a good thing

Art in the Time of Stasis

The contemporary art market relies on global events, consensus, and good old-fashioned gossip. What happens when all of that grinds to a halt?

“This is a time when people need trusted brands”

In an interview with Bloomberg Businessweek’s Carol Massar, the good-business champion behind consumer brands from Dove to Ben & Jerry’s shares how the pandemic is strengthening his resolve

The Sticky Politics Of Cheap Oil

The collapse in oil prices and Texas’ pain could reshape the electoral map in November

UFC's $5 billion fight

UFC has become the first major sport back during the pandemic, while defending itself against a groundbreaking antitrust suit that alleges it abused its market power to hold down fighters’ share of its revenue

The Next Housing Crisis Is Here

Bans on evictions and rent strikes could trigger a wave of mortgage defaults by landlords

The Trader Who Fell To Earth

A new book reveals fresh details about the man blamed for helping cause the 2010 Flash Crash that erased $1 trillion of value in minutes

Fore's a Crowd

Social distancing has always been part of golf, but the pandemic is pushing clubs to extremes.

Escape From the Valley

Working from home, young techies realize it’s cheaper to live outside the Bay Area

Why the Big Will Get Bigger

As the crisis lifts, weaker players will likely fall victim to a consolidation wave

When Anime Becomes a Refuge For Patriotism

In addition to entertainment, China’s Bilibili offers nationalism to its young audience

Will the Virus Make Inequality Worse?

The Great Depression changed the social order—but the rich got even richer after the Great Recession

Tock to Go Brings Fine Dining To the Socially Distant

Helping restaurants pivot from linen to paper napkins, the app may keep kitchens open

Staring Down the Barrel Of Climate Change

Art doesn’t have to be topical to be good. But, like Picasso’s Guernica, much of what’s considered “important” art does grapple with contemporary events. Even as the globe battles the Covid-19 pandemic, cataclysmic climate change remains a key threat. These four artists are facing it head-on, not only with lofty sentiment but also with actions large and small

PROBLEMS PROBLEMS PROBLEMS

Some small-business owners say the Paycheck Protection Program could leave them worse off than before the pandemic

Mind Over Body, Helmet Over Mind

A secretive startup backed by $54 million says its devices will transform neuroscience