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Your Prospect Weekend Reads
Week of 7/5/2021
Stories from the week you don't want to miss!
Rick Bowmer/ AP Photo
Sara Adelman holds her daughter Amelia in Salt Lake City. Adelman is
burning through her vacation time while also working from home since her
daughter's day care closed due to the pandemic.
The Government Provided Child Care in World War II. We Need It Again
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Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro argues her case for permanent national child
care. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, she feels it is unconscionable that
women, mothers, and families have to make a choice between going to work
and ensuring that their kids are properly cared for.
Meet the Consulting Firm That's Staffing the Biden Administration
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Managing Editor Jonathan Guyer and The Intercept's Ryan Grim deliver a
who's who of WestExec consultants in high-profile positions across the
Biden administration.
Juul: Taking Academic Corruption to a New Level
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Executive Editor David Dayen reports that the e-cigarette company bought
an entire issue of a scholarly journal, with all the articles written by
authors on its payroll, to "prove" its product has a public benefit.
The Council Implementing New York's Climate Law Is Stacked With Industry
Executives
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Writing Fellow Lee Harris reports that a top energy executive, whose
firm is designing pro-gas talking points, has a seat at the table
charting the state's path to decarbonization.
Biden's Back on the Day One Agenda
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Staff Writer Alexander Sammon explains how executive actions on right to
repair and noncompete agreements show the power of implementing existing
laws that can help people.
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