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View this email in your browser Wednesday June 17, 2020 Florida Man Leads His State to the Morgue Ron DeSantis is the latest in a long line of Republicans who made the state a plutocratic dystopia. Now, he’s letting its residents die to save the plutocrats. By Adam Weinstein Advertising The Police Can’t Shake Their Persecution ComplexHow much longer will the cops be allowed to tell flamboyant lies about their oppression at the hands of service-sector workers? By Libby Watson Letting Jeffrey Epstein’s Pals Off the HookA new documentary and a new book about the disgraced pedophile only gesture at the upper-crust social milieu that tolerated his crimes. By Jacob Silverman Abolish These Police DepartmentsMinneapolis’s police force has forfeited its right to exist. So have other cities’. By Alex Pareene Advertising Trump Is Losing His Hold on the Senior VoteAmerica’s gerontocratic voters helped put the president in office, but the latest polls show their affections are shifting. By Timothy Noah The Gentlemanly Hater’s Guide to Gone With the WindThe Hollywood classic is a soap opera and a war movie smashed together. It’s also really, really racist. By Drew Magary Advertising Support Independent, Issue-Driven Journalism Special Summertime Sale: 3 Months for $5 Donate Twitter Facebook Instagram Copyright © 2020 The New Republic, All rights reserved. Want to change how you receive these emails? Unsubscribe from this list