Date : 5/1/2019 9:21:13 PM
From : "The Economist today"
To : itai_veruv@mail.gov.il
Subject : A rebellion against Nicolás Maduro appears to have been foiled

One day after the opposition announced its final push to oust Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s strongman was determined to show he was back in control. He duly adopted the method his regime knows best: rapid, forceful repression of protests
   
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Protests in Venezuela
A rebellion against Nicolás Maduro appears to have been foiled

The opposition fails to mobilise the large protests it promised, or entice more soldiers to defect
 
 
 
An oversight
Donald Trump is not the first president to fight subpoenas

Congress’s ability to scrutinise the executive branch rests on fragile norms
 
 
 
Beyond Meat goes public
Can the veggie-burger company change eating habits before it goes bust?

The flexitarian revolution may be delayed
 
 
 
Old v new tech
Xiaomi’s founder loses a 1bn yuan bet

How the wager unfolded offers a vignette of corporate China
 
 
 
Free exchange
Advice from a dismal scientist to new parents

“Cribsheet” by Emily Oster offers an instructive look at decision-making
 
 
 
Leak, plugged
Gavin Williamson is sacked as defence secretary for leaking Britain’s Huawei plans

A cabinet mole-hunt took less than a week to find its man
 
 
 
Open Voices
Don’t genetically enhance people—improve society instead

Genomic technologies widen inequality, says Gulzaar Barn, a philosopher at King’s College, London
 
 
 
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