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Prospect Weekend Reads
Week of August 22nd
Stories from the week you don't want to miss!
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The Haidach gas storage facility near Salzburg, Austria.
The Big Bet on Natural Gas Is Blowing Up in the World's Face
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For years, natural gas was portrayed as a "bridge fuel" that could fight
climate change by eradicating coal and filling in the gaps left by
renewable energy sources. Ryan Cooper wrote about how the worldwide
pivot to natural gas was a mistake.
House Leadership Delays Social Security Expansion While Crafting Tax
Breaks for Rich Retirees
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Nancy Pelosi's office is quietly blocking a bill that would expand
Social Security while Congress gets ready to pass a windfall for rich
retirees, insurance companies, and large asset managers like Vanguard
and Fidelity. Read more from Lee Harris.
Could Yuh-Line Niou Run on the WFP Line?
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Self-funding multimillionaire Dan Goldman won the NY-10 congressional
primary with just a quarter of the vote as the most prominent centrist
in a field with multiple progressives. Alexander Sammon wrote about how
progressive favorite Yuh-Line Niou could run against him on the Working
Families Party line and win the general election.
Altercation: Can CNN Actually Get Worse? Apparently, It Can.
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As Eric Alterman writes, CNN's parent company's right-wing billionaire
board member, John Malone, is intent on pushing CNN in the direction of
Fox News.
Pete Buttigieg's Feeble Policy on Flight Cancellations
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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has the authority to fine
airlines for excessive cancellations and unpaid refunds. The weak
regulatory options he's pursuing instead, Robert Kuttner writes, lets
the airlines off the hook.
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