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Here’s a New Name for the Cleveland Indians: The Satchels
Negro League and later Cleveland Indians hurler Satchel Paige may well have been baseball’s greatest pitcher.
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Hank Aaron Still Stands Alone
His career and example stand in drastic contrast to the lesser men who were not inducted into baseball’s Hall of Fame just after Aaron’s death.
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How Biden Should Prosecute Corporate Crime
In top-to-bottom criminal justice reform, let’s not forget the top.
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Love, Labor, Lost
To Sarah Jaffe, the idea that you can love your job has become a trap.
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Debating Antitrust Policy and Efficient Markets
An exchange stimulated by Zach Carter’s review of Barry Lynn’s ‘Liberty From All Masters’
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‘Mank’ Is Fake News About Fake News
But by inventing a plot point in his biopic about Herman J. Mankiewicz, David Fincher creates an inadvertent truth about our political moment.
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Best of 2020: The Visuals
Prospect Art Director Jandos Rothstein’s view of the year
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Why Did Obama Forget Who Brought Him to the Dance?
His memoir is strangely silent about the people who organized for him.
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‘No. No. No.’ Obama Said, but He Went On Anyway
Ambition, expectations, disappointment