Your Prospect Weekend Reads Week of 8/16/2021 Stories from the
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Women wait inside the passport office in Kabul, Afghanistan, June 30, 2021.
'Saving' Afghan Women, Now: Contributor Marya Hannun argues that the status of Afghanistan’s women is a separate question from the presence of American troops. Although the U.S. will surely not "save" Afghan women, this does not mean the U.S. government and its allies have no responsibility toward them.
Clintonism's Zombie: In the midst of a reconciliation bill kamikaze campaign by moderate Democrats, Staff Writer Alexander
Sammon zooms in on Rep. Josh Gottheimer's attempts to sabotage the Democratic agenda. Rather than a rogue, independent outsider, Sammon argues that Gottheimer is a nightmare of the Party's own making.
What the New Census Data Means: At some point in the 2040s, the U.S. will lose its white majority. Editor-at-Large Harold
Meyerson asserts that while demographics may provide a starting point, they aren’t sufficient in explaining how the nation’s two mega-states have polar opposite political identities.
Funding From Amazon Sunders a Worker-Consumer Alliance: Contributor Lorelei Salas reports that
three major unions are stepping down from their positions on the board of the oldest consumer rights organization due to continued ties to Amazon. To Ease Affordable Housing Crisis, California Views a Broad New Law: Contributor Robin Urevich digs into the debate around SB 9, eliminating single family-only zoning, centering on equity, social justice, affordability—and whether it benefits residents or developers.
