Plus, the many flaws of the anti-Trump Lincoln Project PAC, and more...

View this email in your browser Wednesday July 1, 2020 Defund the Sheriffs, Too The corrupt and abusive Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is just one of many in America that have evaded oversight. By Melissa Batchelor Warnke Advertising The Viral Impotency of the Lincoln ProjectFounded by anti-Trump Republicans, the new PAC is getting lots of attention. But is it achieving anything? By Alex Shephard The Democrats’ New Climate Plan Is Weirdly Isolationist A new 538-page report adopts an America First strategy to solve a global problem.By Kate Aronoff Advertising The True Story of the Freed Slave Kneeling at Lincoln’s FeetThe Emancipation Memorial in Washington, D.C., has become a flashpoint in today’s reckoning with racist statues. By Laurie Maffly-Kipp A Satire That Demolishes the Influencer IndustryLeigh Stein’s novel “Self Care” drowns wellness Instagrammers in their own moon juice. By Josephine Livingstone Advertising Support Independent, Issue-Driven Journalism Special July Fourth Sale: 3 Months for $5 Donate Twitter Facebook Instagram Copyright © 2020 The New Republic, All rights reserved. Try one of our new newsletters by updating your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.