Tuesday
January 19, 2021

Tens of thousands of troops have locked down the city. This isn’t necessary to secure Biden’s inauguration—it’s just more security theater.

By Jacob Silverman

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	Murder the Filibuster and Never Look Back It’s the only way to banish Trumpism and fix American democracy in earnest.By Osita Nwanevu

	My Life Sewing T-Shirts for 26 Cents an Hour You might think I work outside the U.S., beyond the reach of our labor laws. You’d be wrong.By Wesley Williams

	The Presidency Is a Bad Job A consideration of dirty work, the people who dream of doing it, and what it means for everyone elseBy Blair McClendon

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	Rashida Jones’s Battle With Sex Workers Reveals a New Era of Internet Censorship A years-old controversy surrounding the Jones documentary “Hot Girls Wanted” exemplifies the widening gulf between who gets heard online and who doesn’t.By Josephine Livingstone

	The Ideological Emptiness of “PlayBook” The controversy over Politico’s decision to publish Ben Shapiro reveals the lengths media outlets will go to prove they listen to both sides.By Alex Shephard

	The Response to the Capitol Riot Is Whitewashing the History of Black Insurrection A turn toward nationalism following the MAGA storm on D.C. erases the Black radical tradition of rebellion—and endangers its future.By Kandist Mallett

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