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Your Prospect Weekend Reads
Week of 5/31/21
Stories from the week you don't want to miss!

Illustration by Kailey Whitman

The Attempted Defenestration of Nikole Hannah-Jones
:
Deputy editor Gabrielle Gurley's analysis of the Nikole Hannah-Jones
tenure situation: A textbook case of racism, partisan overreach, and
culmination of a decade-long project by conservative state lawmakers to
exert greater control over the public university system.

Investigating Oversight
:
In this feature from our May/June issue
, executive editor David
Dayen digs into why congressional hearings tend to come off as
grandstanding extensions of cable news shout-fests and how they can be
made better again. At their best, these investigations and hearings form
the basis for some of our most critical laws.

Still Stuck-and Endangered-on the Border
:
Contributor Marcia Brown asserts that in reversing one Trump policy,
Biden has allowed many asylum seekers to enter the U.S. But in not
reversing another, however, Biden's inaction has caused thousands of
expulsions.

Justice Department Shot Through With Corporate Influence
:
Contributors Eleanor Eagan and Elias Alsbergas report that new
disclosures from acting officials Brian Boynton (head of DOJ's Civil
Division) and Elizabeth Pregolar (solicitor general representing the
U.S. government before the Supreme Court) show a mountain of
big-business clients.

Minority Rule
:
In our May/June issue ,
Prospect co-founder Bob Kuttner reviews Adam Jentleson's book

**Kill Switch**, tracing the central role of the filibuster as a vehicle
both for racial suppression and for Republican minority rule.

Stealing Ur Website
:
Contributor Noah Levenson's first-hand account of how the Financial
Times may have plagiarized his award-winning AI-powered artwork.

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