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June 23, 2021

Centrist Pundits’ Supposedly Savvy, Terribly Wrong Takes About the New York Mayoral Race

No, the results didn’t surprise “the left,” and no, they don’t support your arguments about elections everywhere else.

by Alex Pareene

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Dismantle the NCAA

As higher education goes broke, expensive sports teams are a luxury that colleges can’t afford.

by Timothy Noah

Will We Ever Know What Ghislaine Maxwell Knows?

A Peacock docuseries raises important questions about Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime associate, but the answers remain a maddening mystery.

by Jacob Silverman

Maybe the Democrats Don’t Care That Much About Voting Rights, After All

The party has sold itself as the only thing standing in the way of the existential death of democracy. But it’s not governing as if it believes its own warnings.

by Alex Shephard

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Like Airbnb, but for Flophouses

A Georgia start-up aims to become the Airbnb for temporary shared housing. It calls it a solution to the housing crisis. Former tenants tell a different story.

by Rebecca Burns

The Real Story of the Bipartisan Anti–Sex Trafficking Bill That Failed Miserably on Its Own Terms

SESTA/FOSTA was never about trafficking victims. It was just a convenient lie its supporters liked to tell.

by Melissa Gira Grant

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Is a Gift to Wall Street, at the Planet’s Expense

The latest proposal includes climate financing schemes that would enrich wealthy investors while doing little to actually reduce emissions.

by Kate Aronoff

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