Georgia's Voter-Suppression Law, Chicago's Last Men's Hotel, Affordable Housing, and more...

Plus, Rubert Murdoch is the Oligarch of the Month

Friday April 2, 2021

How Amazon Exploited a Weakened America The immense power of Jeff Bezos’s empire reveals a country that has been falling apart for quite some time. By Sarah Leonard

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Inside the Last Men’s Hotel in Chicago For those who live there, Chicago’s Ewing Annex Hotel is a refuge, an artifact, and a last chance. The man who’s been holding it together for more than 20 years is about to retire. By Katie Prout

Right-Wing Pundits’ Pathetic Defenses of Georgia’s Voter-Suppression Law As they circle the wagons to justify the new law, conservative commentators fail to answer one simple question: Why does it exist? By Alex Shephard Support Smart Journalism Our writers and editors are fighting for a fairer world—but they need your help. Here’s a special offer to subscribe to The New Republic. —Ryan Kearney, executive editor Be the most informed person you know: 3 months for $5 The Farming Lobby’s Cunning Plan to Fight Climate Change—and Regulation The American Farm Bureau Federation has recast itself as a climate warrior, pushing for private offset markets relying on the fraught science of soil sequestration. By Charlie Mitchell The Enduring Fiction of Affordable Housing These pubic-private partnerships skate by on their complexity and branding, but they undermine a future where housing is a right. By Tracy Jeanne Rosenthal Repair the Crumbling Infrastructure of the American Labor Movement Biden’s plan would allocate billions to transportation and manufacturing. But will it also do what’s necessary to build back the country’s unions? By Timothy Noah Oligarch of the Month: Rupert Murdoch The media mogul has been encouraging people to get the Covid vaccine—even as his networks push skepticism about its efficacy. By Alex Shephard Advertising Be the most informed person you know: 3 months for $5 Donate

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