Plus, Biden's failure to protect workers from Covid-19, and more...
Wednesday
April 14, 2021
No One Is Going to Stop Tucker Carlson
In the past week, the Fox News host has invoked a racist conspiracy theory and questioned vaccines—and his bosses keep backing him.
By Alex Shephard
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Death to America’s Manicured Lawns
Nevada’s legislature is considering banning decorative grass. But really we should be banning most lawns in the country.
By Nick Martin
Once Again, Police Rally Around Their Death-Dealing Power
Daunte Wright was dead. Minnesota police raised a “thin blue line” flag, claiming their deadly force with a mark of pride.
By Melissa Gira Grant
Is Biden Ditching His Promise to Protect Workers From Covid-19?
The president pledged to require businesses to make workplaces safe from the coronavirus on the campaign trail. Now he may not.
By Timothy Noah
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Washington’s Inflation Hysteria Is Fueled by Corporate Greed
With the help of Larry Summers and a battery of conservatives, the business lobby is disingenuously warning that Biden’s recovery plans will actually wreck the economy.
By Bruce Bartlett
How Americans Lost Their Fervor for Freedom
Louis Menand’s new book traces the decline of a defining ideal.
By Evan Kindley
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