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View this email in your browser Monday July 6, 2020 The Willful Blindness of Reactionary Liberalism The critics of progressive identity politics have got it all wrong: They’re the illiberal ones. By Osita Nwanevu Advertising Woodrow Wilson Was Even More Racist Than You ThoughtPrinceton University could have disassociated itself from the former president a long time ago. By Bruce Bartlett How Anti-Pipeline Protesters Made the Fossil Fuel Industry Face Economic RealityEnergy companies have abandoned the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. By Kate Aronoff Trump’s Extraordinary Gift for Self-SabotageThe president’s latest futile attempt to block a critical tell-all book proves that he was never the political genius the media made him out to be. By Alex Shephard Advertising Conservative Austerity Created the Mask WarsDecades of attacks on public programs have led us to a point where we’re arguing about personal responsibility in the midst of a pandemic. By J.C. Pan What Woodrow Wilson Did to Robert SmallsThe twenty-eighth U.S. president was a white supremacist. We all know this, in the abstract. But here’s how he wielded his racism against one accomplished Black American. By Aderson Bellegarde François The Democrats’ Dumb Idea to Cut Pandemic Unemployment BenefitsThis week’s job numbers demonstrate that this is no time to compromise with Mitch McConnell. By Timothy Noah Advertising 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.