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Prospect Weekend Reads
Week of January 16th
Stories from the week you don't want to miss!

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Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy speaks to the media, January 11,
2023, at the Capitol in Washington.

Turning the Debt Ceiling Crisis Against McCarthy's Republicans
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Faced with a looming debt ceiling and the GOP's efforts to force extreme
spending cuts, President Biden has an unlikely tool in his arsenal:
constitutional originalism. Read Robert Kuttner on what options the
president can take to avert disaster.

How the Federal Reserve Protects the Top One Percent
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The foremost priority of the Federal Reserve, as Aaron Medlin and Gerald
Epstein explain, is to protect the interests of the ultra-wealthy.

The Inevitable Prosecutions of Women Who Obtain Abortions
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As David Dayen writes, the GOP has finally acted on their unspoken goal:
carceral punishment for those who seek abortions.

How Nevada Picks Millions From California's Pocket
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It's not just the Getty family. The ultra-wealthy are hiding at least 10
percent of the world's private wealth, taking advantage of specially
designed tax laws in states like Nevada. Chuck Collins and Kalena
Thomhave have the story.

USDA Ignores Its Own Proposed Labor Standards
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The USDA has yet to implement its own proposed labor standards for
contractors introduced almost a year ago, continuing to work with
contractors who have had major labor violations. Read Jarod Facundo and
Luke Goldstein on what this means for competition in agriculture.

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