Prospect Weekend Reads Week of October 3rd Stories from the week you don’t want to miss!
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At the 2015 Colorado State Fair, in Pueblo, Colorado
Churros in the American Dystopia: Reporting live from the Colorado State Fair, Jarod Facundo talked to Latinos in
Pueblo, Colorado who feel disconnected from national politics and are not optimistic about the country's future.
Republican Ideas on Economics Are as Bad as Their Ideas on Abortion: Democrats are heading into the midterms emphasizing their commitment to defending reproduction rights against the GOP’s extremist policies. David Dayenargues that Republican economic policy is just as out of touch.
U.S. Declines to Blunt Pain as It Exports Inflation to Poor Countries: As the Fed hikes interest rates, the value of the dollar is surging, making it more expensive for poor countries to service dollar-denominated debt and import basic goods. But as Lee Harris writes, the US has chosen not to help struggling economies
downstream. Altercation: Maggie Haberman’s New Book Puts Trump in Context:Maggie Haberman's new book is a comprehensive portrait of Donald Trump, his rise to power and how he remade the Republican Party in his image. This week on Altercation, Eric Alterman reviews Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America.
Reclaiming the Deep State: The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) was originally intended to be a hedge against the deep state. What if OIRA worked to make the regulatory state in the public's best interest? Robert Kuttnerexplores OIRA's new direction.
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