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Prospect Weekend Reads
Week of May 22nd
Stories from the week you don't want to miss!
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Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, left, listens as Gov. Greg Abbott, right,
gives his State of the State address in the House chamber, February 5,
2019, in Austin, Texas.
Texas Republicans to Cities: Drop Dead
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As blue cities in red states continue growing, they pose a larger threat
to Republican rule. Read Harold Meyerson on how Republicans looking to
establish dominance over liberal cities are bent on stripping them of
power and taking control of their elections.
Quackonomics
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"What's so abhorrent about these schemes to loot hospitals is that
they're basically picking the pockets of people who've had cancer
and trauma and heart attacks and strokes." Read Maureen Tkacik on the
company working with private equity to fleece hospitals, as part of our
June 2023 print issue.
The Lose-Lose DeSantis-Disney Fight
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As Disney cancels investments in Florida, the proxy culture war masks a
battle between a governor pretending to slay big business and a
mega-corporation wanting to entrench its power. Ramenda Cyrus has the
story.
How Washington Bargained Away Rural America
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Every five years, the farm bill brings together Democrats and
Republicans who are normally at each other's throats. The result is
the continued corporatization of agriculture, as Luke Goldstein writes
for our June 2023 print issue.
The New Minnesota Vikings
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winning a majority in the Minnesota legislature in 2022, the
Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party got to work passing a sweeping set of
reforms that put Democratic supermajority states like California,
Massachusetts and New York to shame. Read Ryan Cooper on how Minnesota
progressives have racked up so many victories.
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