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 Tkacikreports 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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