Prospect Weekend Reads Week of June 19th Stories from the week you don’t want to miss!
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A Pride T-shirt on display in a Walmart in Cranberry, Pennsylvania, June 2, 2023
Corporate Support of LGBT Rights is Teetering: We’re seeing now that the cynical reading of corporate Pride has a lot of truth to it, as corporations begin to shy away from Pride messaging in response to right-wing backlash. Ryan Cooper has the story. The Student Loan Case's Unwilling Participant: According to newly resurfaced documents, David Dayen reports, the loan servicer that is the basis for standing in the Supreme Court case against student debt cancellation didn’t want to be associated with the case at all.
Chipmaker's Scramble to Build Marred by Mistakes and Injuries: TSMC has resisted labor conditions attached to receiving subsidies for their new semiconductor facility in Arizona. Lee Harris spoke with workers who detailed injuries, wage theft, and costly errors by untrained crews.
The Socialist Emergence Inside the Democratic Tradition: Reflecting on the strategies shared by the dozens of socialist elected officials in attendance, Michael Kazin reports on the Democratic Socialists of America's "Way to Win" conference.
Can Digital Credentials Boost Enrollment in Social Welfare Programs?: Read Elizabeth
Meisenzahl on how digital credentials, which could greatly shrink the gap between Americans who are eligible for welfare benefits and those who actually receive them, require dedicated funding and political will.
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