Prospect Weekend Reads Week of October 30th Stories from the week you don’t want to miss!
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‘Tax Cheat Twelve’ Votes to Cut IRS Funding in Israel Bill: A new caucus has arisen in the Democratic Party: the Tax Cheat Twelve. David Dayenwrites about the twelve Democrats that voted to cut funding to the IRS to provide military aid to Israel. The Republican Electric Vehicle Tantrum: All major car manufacturers know the future is electric. The Republicans clinging to gas-powered cars are just standing in the way of a cleaner future for all Americans. Ryan Cooper has the story.
Biden's Nakba: In his unequivocal support of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Biden is complicit in allowing the genocide in Gaza to happen. As Robert Kuttner argues, Biden must change course and take a stronger stance against Israel to create peace.
How Autoworkers’ Democratic Tactics Reversed a Humiliating Loss: Autoworkers in Belvidere, Illinois had faith in Shawn Fain, and he delivered. The tentative agreement with Stellantis will reopen and expand the shuttered Belvidere plant. Read Lee Harris on how the union won this massive victory. Israel and Palestine's Existential War: The horror of October 7th, and the horror of the Israeli government inflicting disproportionate collective punishment on Gaza many times over, cannot be overstated. The stakes are high not just for Israelis and Palestinians, Mairav Zonzsein writes, but for the
world.
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