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) 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.
The Power's On, for Now: Deputy Editor Gabrielle Gurley explains that while modernizing the electric grid delivers efficiencies, it opens up security challenges.
For Student Debtors, Time's Running
Out: 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.