Prospect Weekend Reads Week of November 6th Stories from the week you don’t want to miss!
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About That New York Times Poll: You've probably seen the New York Times/Siena poll everyone's talking about. Robert Kuttnerargues that while there is good reason not to take it too literally, we should still be worried about Biden's ability to campaign effectively in 2024. Israeli Civil and Human Rights Degrade in a Time of War: Israel's brutal crackdown on civil liberties with the pretext of war is immoral and unjust. It is precisely in times of national crisis, Udi Ofer and Noa Sattath write, that public dialogue is most needed and the right to demonstrate should receive the most
protections.
Nothing to See Here: Sullivan and Cromwell, which had long been a legal adviser to FTX, convinced a bankruptcy judge to investigate the crypto exchange without an independent examiner. Libby Lewis reports on the law firm's lack of transparency and its consequences.
New York Wises Up About Rats: McKinsey & Company, environmental racism, and a $7.1 billion rat poison industry. Cities are wising up to keep rat numbers down, but why did it take so long? Jack Styler has the story. The 2023 Elections Are Over. 2024 Will Be Different.: Democrats were once the party of drop-off voters, struggling in off-year elections. Those days are over, but that means presidential elections are more fraught. Read David Dayen on why Democrats shouldn't necessarily expect to relive this week in 2024.
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