Alex Karp’s War for the West

A roundup of TNR's culture reporting

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A roundup of TNR's culture reporting

View in browser T​he Right is Hell-Bent on Weaponizing Libel Law A 1964 Supreme Court decision affords the press strong protections against costly defamation lawsuits. That's why a dangerous new movement is trying to overturn it. By Robert McCoy   Next Week: Women to Watch Join us for an exclusive livestream on Thursday, March 20, when TNR staff writer Grace Segers sits down with some of the women making waves in American politics today—U.S. Representative Sarah McBride, president and CEO of Democracy Forward Skye Perryman, and president of Reproductive Freedom for All Mini Timmaraju. The discussion will cover breaking barriers and ensuring all Americans' voices are heard in the fight for our democratic and human rights.  RSVP now RSVP now The Perverse Reason We Can't Resist The White Lotus The HBO show's wealthy characters may be villainous, but that doesn't make their lives any less alluring. By Phillip Maciak Racism Isn't the Only Cause of the Racial Wealth Gap Widening the lens to capitalism itself could yield insights on how to close the gap. By Eric Herschthal An "Abundance Agenda" for Government Is the Anti-DOGE Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson's progressive vision for how to make government great again By Julian E. Zelizer I Worked on the "Arab Sesame Street." It Was Not a Waste of Money. Donald Trump is just playing on anti-Palestinian prejudice. "Shara'a Simsim" did a lot of good—until a GOP congresswoman cut the funding. By Daoud Kuttab   Trump's Crazed Midnight Tirade Over Musk's Unpopularity Shows Weakness Trump hates green energy—but he loves Teslas, which he's now pathetically pleading with his followers to buy as a show of loyalty and devotion to Elon Musk. By Greg Sargent Read now Read now The No-Drama Oscars In an evening light on politics and controversy (mostly), host Conan O'Brien turned the show into a boosterism event for the film industry. By Adam Nayman Alex Karp's War for the West In "The Technological Republic," the Palantir CEO exhorts Silicon Valley to embrace techno-militarism in the service of furthering American global supremacy. By Jack McCordick   RSVP Now: Working and Homeless in America On March 25, TNR contributors Kim Kelly and Brian Goldstone introduce us to Goldstone's new book, There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America. By telling the unforgettable stories of five Atlanta families, this landmark work of journalism exposes a new and troubling trend—the dramatic rise of the "working homeless" in cities across America. RSVP RSVP  Update your personal preferences for comercialyventas.aliperiodicos@blogger.com by clicking here.    Our mailing address is: The New Republic, 1 Union Sq W Fl 6 , NY , New York, NY 10003-3303, United States   Do you want to stop receiving all emails from Culture?  Unsubscribe from this list. If you stopped getting TNR emails, update your profile to resume receiving them.