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Prospect Weekend Reads
Week of August 1st
Stories from the week you don't want to miss!

TAMMY LJUNGBLAD/KANSAS CITY STAR

Kansans to Alito: F*ck You.
:
Editor-at-large Harold Meyerson wrote about Kansas overwhelmingly voting
against a a ballot measure that would have stripped the right to choose
from their state constitution. As it turns out, Americans don't like to
have their rights taken away.

Battling to a Win in 2022
: According to
Stanley B. Greenberg, polling shows Democrats have a slim but possible
path to victory this November. To win, they must address the
skyrocketing cost of living.

The Enablers of Predatory Capitalism
:
Want to bulk up your understanding of predatory capitalism? Co-editor
and co-founder Robert Kuttner reviewed and critiqued four influential
books for our August issue: Thinking Like an Economist, The Man Who
Broke Capitalism, The Meddlers, and The Lords of Easy Money.

The Modern-Day Company Towns of Arkansas
: What
happens when Walmart and Tyson Foods, two of the biggest corporations in
the country, are headquartered less than 30 minutes from each other in
rural Northwest Arkansas? Olivia Paschal has the story.

Democrats' Self-Funder Problem
: Wealthy
self-funding candidates are running in Democratic primaries for some of
the party's most consequential races, including recent primaries in
Michigan and Wisconsin. But self-funded candidates, Staff Writer
Alexander Sammon writes, are a liability for the party.

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