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View this email in your browser Tuesday July 15, 2020 The Long War on Objectivity What enabled the rise of today’s right-wing media empire? Hosted By Laura Marsh and Alex Pareene Advertising Anthony Fauci Is Not Our SaviorHe may be wildly more popular than Trump, but he can’t rescue America from the ignorance and incompetence of the Trump White House. By Osita Nwanevu Ivanka Trump and Lockheed Martin Want You to Reach for the Stars and Stop Collecting UnemploymentThe nation is slowly collapsing, and the best the White House could come up with was a repackaged version of “shoot your shot.” By Nick Martin How Food Media Created Monsters in the KitchenJournalists bear a lot of responsibility for the rise of the toxic celebrity chef. But they’re still in a state of denial. By Kate Telfeyan Advertising The Supreme Court’s Unconscionable Rush to Kill a PrisonerIn allowing the government to kill a man amid a pandemic, the court's conservatives have declared their fealty to the death penalty. By Matt Ford Donald Trump Jr. Wages a Culture War on the Publishing Industry He evidently believes that he can make more money self-publishing—especially if he portrays the move as a rebuke of liberal elites. By Alex Shephard American Individualism Is My Climate Fear The stories we tell dismiss the collective. And collective action is all that can save the planet’s many inhabitants. By Lydia Millet Support Independent, Issue-Driven Journalism Special Countdown to Election: 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.