Will These ’20s Roar? - February 1, 2021 Issue

February 1, 2021 Issue

Pfizer CEO Says Science Will Prevail With Covid-19 Here to Stay

Pfizer CEO Says Science Will Prevail With Covid-19 Here to Stay

By John Micklethwait

Bloomberg Opinion

Bloomberg Opinion

Biden Needs an Innovation Agenda

By The Editors

2020 Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe Biden Hosts Virtual Press Briefing

Remarks

Remarks

Biden’s China Policy Hinges on How Much Xi Is Willing to Give

By Michael Schuman

Biden’s China Policy Hinges on How Much Xi Is Willing to Give

Work From Home Has the Power to Advance Equality—or Set It Back

By Rebecca Greenfield

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Business

Business

Rock Stars Are Making Fortunes Cashing In on Their Old Songs

By Lucas Shaw and Thomas Seal

Rock Stars Are Making Fortunes Cashing In on Their Old Songs

Carmakers Face $61 Billion Sales Hit From Pandemic Chip Shortage

By Katrina Nicholas, Keith Naughton, Gabrielle Coppola and Debby Wu

Carmakers Face $61 Billion Sales Hit From Pandemic Chip Shortage

Technology

Technology

Silicon Valley Investment Firm Profits From Surveillance States

By Ryan Gallagher

Silicon Valley Investment Firm Profits From Surveillance States

Finance

Finance

How WallStreetBets Pushed GameStop Shares to the Moon

By Brandon Kochkodin

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Booming Blank Check Companies Are the Talk of Reddit and TikTok

By Jennifer Surane and Crystal Tse

Booming Blank Check Companies Are the Talk of Reddit and TikTok

Black Hangs On at Apollo as Epstein Links Cost Him CEO Role

By Heather Perlberg

Key Speakers At The 2015 Milken Conference

Economics

Economics

The 1920s Roared After a Pandemic, and the 2020s Will Try

By Peter Coy

The 1920s Roared After a Pandemic, and the 2020s Will Try

Politics

Politics

Senator Joe Manchin Didn’t Ask to Be a Kingmaker—But He Is One

By Joshua Green

Capitol Hill Coverage

How the Democrats’ Massive Georgia Vote Push Flipped the Senate

By Margaret Newkirk

Shauna Swearington

Biden’s Inaugural Speech Was the Least Upbeat in Decades

By Ryan Teague Beckwith and Dorothy Gambrell

Biden’s Inaugural Speech Was the Least Upbeat in Decades

From Mid-Insurrection Selfies to Inauguration Lockdown

By William Turton

From Mid-Insurrection Selfies to Inauguration Lockdown

Features

Features

Pfizer CEO Says Science Will Prevail With Covid-19 Here to Stay

By John Micklethwait

Pfizer CEO Says Science Will Prevail With Covid-19 Here to Stay

How I Helped My Dad Die

By Esmé E Deprez

How I Helped My Dad Die

Pillow King Mike Lindell Is Never Going to Rest, or Shut Up

By Josh Dean

Pillow King Mike Lindell Is Never Going to Rest, or Shut Up

Pursuits

Pursuits

Flexible Phone Screens That Roll and Fold Are Liberating Boring Design

By Vlad Savov

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Whither Pithivier? Why Chefs Are Buffing Up Their Puff Pastry Skills

By Kate Krader

Whither Pithivier? Why Chefs Are Buffing Up Their Puff Pastry Skills

The Return of the Nascar Jacket Is More Playful Than Political

By Hannah Elliott

The Return of the Nascar Jacket Is More Playful Than Political

Watchmakers Turn to the Unloved ’80s for a New Batch of Reissues

By Mark Bernardo

Watchmakers Turn to the Unloved ’80s for a New Batch of Reissues

The Man Who Helped Create the Modern Art Market Has a Few Regrets

By James Tarmy

The Man Who Helped Create the Modern Art Market Has a Few Regrets

This Hexagonal Chair Is a Geometric Head-Turner

By James Gaddy

This Hexagonal Chair Is a Geometric Head-Turner

Last Thing

Last Thing

It Seems Money Does Buy Happiness After All

By Justin Fox

It Seems Money Does Buy Happiness After All