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The Many Problems With the Barr Letter

Neal K. Katyal The New York Times
By unilaterally concluding that Mr. Trump did not obstruct justice, the attorney general has made it imperative that the public see the Mueller report.

Mueller Says No Collusion, Barr Raises A Million Questions

Garrett M. Graff Wired
What really happened? Mueller and perhaps the most talented team of investigators ever assembled by the DOJ, millions of dollars, thousands of subpoenas, apparently couldn’t come up with definitive answers. And why all the lies and cover-ups?

The Golan: Trump’s Donation to Netanyahu’s Reelection Campaign

Ali Harb Middle East Eye
Members of Syria’s Druze community hold Syrian and Druze flags.
To help re-elect Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Trump endorsed Israeli sovereignty over Syria’s Golan and tore up UN Security Council Resolution 242, the foundation for every effort towards a just and lasting Middle East peace.

Debunking the Capitalist Cowboy

Nan Enstad Boston Review
Business schools fetishize entrepreneurial innovation, but their most prominent heroes succeeded because they manipulated corporate law, not because of personal brilliance.

Marx and the Democratization of Work

Richard D. Wolff Roar
The solution for capitalism’s problems requires transforming the capitalist workplace into democratic institutions where everyone has an equal say on what happens there.

School photo: The Jewish school, Warsaw 1929

Jane Spiro Intimate Riches in a Little Room
For the London-born poet Jane Spiro, her father’s school photo taken in 1929 represents the “before” but cannot foresee the changes that await a Polish-born Jewish boy.