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View this email in your browser Wednesday July 8, 2020 The Republicans Take America on a Death March Trump, Ron DeSantis, and Betsy DeVos are willing to sacrifice thousands of American lives for nothing more than political points. By Adam Weinstein Advertising Kill the Tipped Minimum WageWorkers were barely getting by before the pandemic, and the situation has only grown more desperate since then. By Bryce Covert Trump’s Reopening Agenda Is Upending International Students’ Futures“Is there going to be an injunction? Do we have months to years, or are we packing up right now?” By Felipe De La Hoz Reproductive Coercion Wins at the Supreme Court Conservatives have prevailed in an effort to deny people bodily autonomy. That’s always been their fight. By Melissa Gira Grant Advertising The Electoral College Is an American HumiliationIf the Supreme Court no longer believes the lie that’s sustained this hastily concocted relic from our nation’s founding, why should anyone? By Matt Ford The Problem With Yascha Mounk’s PersuasionHis new platform aims “to defend free speech and free inquiry against all its enemies.” But is it really just obsessed with cancel culture? By Alex Shephard The American Obsession With Conspiracy Theories, ExplainedA new book reveals that our paranoid crisis has been a century in the making. By Josephine Livingstone Support Independent, Issue-Driven Journalism Special July Fourth Sale: 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.