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# August 2, 2021 | Vol. 198 No. 5 August 2, 2021 |  

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## Table of Contents

BusinessHealthIdeasPoliticsU.S.World

### Business

[Business](/section/business/)

### Hourly Workers Are Demanding Better Pay and Benefits—and Getting Them

After 17 months of having to show up to jobs in person, America’s hourly workers may be gaining leverage

[Business](/section/business/)

### Companies Are Embracing Empathy to Keep Employees Happy. It’s Not That Easy

[Business](/section/business/)

### This Company Was Hit With a Devastating Ransomware Attack—But Instead of Giving In, It Rebuilt Everything

Norsk Hydro decided it would not pay the ransom. Instead, it rebuilt everything

[Business](/section/business/)

### Beyond Meat CEO Ethan Brown on a Plant-Based Future, Climate Change and Returning to the Office

"I think there's a cultural moment that we're tapping into"

### Health

[Health](/section/health/)

### A Fourth Wave of COVID-19 Is Brewing in the U.S. Is There Enough Time to Stop It?

Right now, all COVID is local

[Health](/section/health/)

### What We Learned About Relationships During the Pandemic

### Ideas

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### The Pandemic Reset the Balance Between Workers and Employers. How Bosses Respond Will Shape the Future of Work

"In order to attract and retain the workers they need, leaders are having to reassess their organizations’ practices"

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### The Best Way for the World to Help Haiti in This Moment of Crisis

### Politics

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### Food Shortages, COVID-19, and Instagram: The Driving Forces Behind the Cuba Protests

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### Texas House Democrats Invoke the ‘Nuclear Option,' Fleeing to D.C. to Stall Voting Restrictions

“We are holding the line here in Texas,” says Texas House Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, who was among those flying to D.C. “If Republicans are silencing our voices here, they’ll do it anywhere in America and we’re going to stand up to that.”

### U.S.

[U.S.](/section/us/)

### Minnesota Attorney General Who Won Chauvin Conviction 'Appalled' by 2013 Police Shooting

[U.S.](/section/us/)

### Some Workers Are Choosing Their Pets Over Their Jobs as Offices Reopen, But Will Animal-Friendly Workplaces Catch On?

Workers are demanding more flexibility to care for pets they grew attached to during the pandemic, and companies face hurdles trying to adapt

### World

[World](/section/world/)

### China’s Wandering Elephants Have Charmed the World. But Steps Must Be Taken to Ensure Their Story Ends Happily

The rogue herd is a social media hit, but conservationists want to to ensure their story ends happily


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