Prospect Weekend Reads Week of May 29th Stories from the week you don’t want to miss!
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A passer-by steps away from a PetSmart store, December 20, 2022, in Westwood, Massachusetts.
Days of
Plunder: Two new books about private equity both have the work "Plunder" in the title, accurately depicting the carnage the industry leaves in its wake, although leaving much to be desired in terms of offering a solution. Read Maureen Tkacik's review. You Go to War (or Not) With the President You Have: As presidents go, we’ve done better, and we’ve done lots, LOTS worse, as Harold Meyerson writes.
A China Reset?: Could there be a reset on U.S.-China relations? The U.S. has already begun, largely without reciprocation from Beijing, Robert Kuttner argues.
Getting Across Baltimore: A proposed light rail line in
Baltimore has long been stalled due to racist fears around transit development. Maryland Governor Wes Moore's reputation could rest on whether he's able to get it done. For our June 2023 print issue, Gabrielle Gurley has the story.
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