The Economist | Editors Picks - July 24, 2014.
Thursday, July 24, 2014 Vladimir Putin’s epic deceits have entangled not just his own country but increasingly the West too. The shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 has added a cluster of spectacular new falsehoods. Our cover leader argues that this is the moment to say enough. John Micklethwait, Editor-in-Chief Alibaba is an exception Chinese firms are struggling with the Internet READ MORE » Stockmarkets and the DOG factor The discount for obnoxious governments READ MORE » Relax, your kids will be fine Time to stop the extra Mandarin and violin lessons? READ MORE » Politics this week The mounting toll of innocents in Gaza is reason enough for anyone with compassion to demand a ceasefire. Since July 8th, when Israel began its campaign to clobber Hamas, the Palestinian Islamist movement that has run the Gaza Strip since 2007, at least 700 Palestinians have been killed, most of