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Your Prospect Weekend Reads
Week of April 18th
Stories from the week you don't want to miss!

Alex Brandon/AP Photo

Prices for a gallon of gasoline are posted on the sign of an Exxon
station, March 7, 2022, in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington.

Time to Tax Excessive Corporate Profits
:
This week, Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced the Ending Corporate Greed
Act, which would impose a 95 percent tax rate on the excess profits of
corporations that earn more than $500 million a year. Read Reuven
Avi-Yonah on why taxing corporate profits will be good for the economy
and for consumers.

Police Have No Duty to Protect the Public
:
Though often unsaid in police reform debates, Ramenda Cyrus writes,
numerous court precedents have established that cops aren't obligated to
act in the interests of citizens.

The Trade Fight That Could Doom Biden's Industrial Policy
:
Don't miss Executive Editor David Dayen's reporting on how differences
between the House and Senate could doom the COMPETES Act, the
administration's signature domestic manufacturing bill.

Life in the Real Economy
: Two new
studies, one on declining wages and one on how much revenue goes to
workers, reveal much about the causes of rising inequality. Read Editor
At Large Harold Meyerson breaking down what these findings mean.

The Plight of Mills College Should Be an Alarm for American Higher Ed
:
Mills College should serve as a wake-up call for higher education,
writes Matthew D. Hendricks. Administrators at colleges and universities
around the country are pushing policies that lead to bloated
administrative budgets and demoralized, inexperienced faculty.

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