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Your Prospect Weekend Reads
Week of 6/14/2021
Stories from the week you don't want to miss!

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The Alphabet Workers Union said, "There is no way to ensure that Google
handling powerful software to powerful people won't be used in a way to
counter our values"

When the Pentagon Visits Silicon Valley
:
Managing Editor (and recent award winner
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Jonathan Guyer has the scoop inside a senior Defense Department
official's meetings with Apple, Google, and defense tech companies.
These Silicon Valley outfits are eager to win lucrative federal
contracts while staying out of the spotlight.

Everything You Need to Know About the Infrastructure Bills Traveling
Through Congress
:
At the height of peak confusion in Washington, Executive Editor David
Dayen breaks down all eight of the bills in Congress, none of which have
the votes needed to pass into law.

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The Power's On, for Now
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Deputy Editor Gabrielle Gurley explains that while modernizing the
electric grid delivers efficiencies, it opens up security challenges.

Jamie Dimon's Overdraft Dishonesty
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In this follow-up to his previous reporting on big banks profiting off
of overdraft fees

during the pandemic, staff writer Alexander Sammon argues that JPMorgan
Chase CEO Jamie Dimon's testimony at a House committee hearing is
contradicted by his own bank's data.

For Student Debtors, Time's Running Out
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In just three months, the student loan payment moratorium is scheduled
to come to an end. Contributor Amelia Pollard examines the panic
mounting for borrowers across the country.

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