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Prospect Weekend Reads
Week of January 29th
Stories from the week you don't want to miss!
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America Is Not a Democracy
: We
all know American democracy is failing, but the problem is bigger than
Donald Trump or the current Republican Party. For our February print
issue, David Dayen maps out ongoing threats to our democracy, some baked
into the system the founding fathers created.
Moral Bankruptcy
: Bankruptcy
law, originally supposed to be a second chance for the destitute, has
since become another means of upward wealth redistribution. Maureen
Tkacik reports on one particular case in Houston.
A New Phase for Gaza: The War on Humanitarian Aid
:
The Biden administration opened a new front in the onslaught of Gaza by
suspending UNRWA funding and preventing essential humanitarian relief.
Unless they change course now, Dylan Saba writes, the current crisis of
famine and disease will only intensify.
A Hole in the Culture
: America
is falling into an authoritarian abyss, but our moment of crisis is
entirely absent from the cultural sphere. Rick Perlstein ponders why
there is such little art depicting our slide into fascism.
Can Progressive New York Revive?
:
New York State had a proud progressive legacy in the 20th century. But
after years of corrupt and center-right Democrats in office, Robert
Kuttner asks, can progressive organizers statewide make gains?
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