Plus, why Wall Street profits from clean energy tax credits, and more...
Thursday
May 20, 2021
Bill Gates and Matt Gaetz Reveal the Shallow, Dangerous Truth About the American War on Sex Trafficking
There’s no great conspiracy at play in the crises unfolding around the philanthropist and the congressman—just the banal myopias of power.
by Melissa Gira Grant
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The Republicans Would Like You to Please Forget That January 6 Ever Happened
Party leaders, taking their cues from Donald Trump, are trying to shove the violence he instigated into the memory hole.
by Matt Ford
The American Victims of Washington’s Anti-China Hysteria
The “Yellow Peril” tropes that may pave the way for a new war abroad have historically fueled anti-Asian hate on these shores.
by Nina Luo
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Why Is Wall Street Profiting From Clean Energy Tax Credits?
Tax credits don’t give people money for solar panels and wind turbines up front. That’s where investors come in.
by Kate Aronoff
The Other Black Girl
Reinvents the Office Novel
Zakiya Dalila Harris’s psychological thriller grapples with ambition and inequality in the workplace.
by Lovia Gyarkye
Tom Stoppard Versus Mike Nichols
Gigantic new biographies by Hermione Lee and Mark Harris reveal the possibilities—and the limits—of a life in art.
by Rachel Shteir
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