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Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
What Amazon’s Purchase of MGM Is Really About
The company wants to control pricing on everything, and funnel as many transactions to itself as possible. Here’s how the MGM deal does that.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Cicely Tyson: A Shining Titan of Black Excellence
In an exceptional memoir, one of the greatest actresses in American film deconstructs her craft and bears witness to history.
Posted inPolitics
Altercation: An Anti-Semite Who’s Anything But
Yet another fiction in the right wing’s echo chamber
Posted inPolitics
Altercation: Republicans ‘Quietly Pursue’ Traditional Policies, Says Politico
Like what? Insurrection?
Posted inPolitics
Altercation: Limbaugh, and Associated Outrages
Among which, those in mainstream media who’ve kowtowed to him
Posted inVideos
⏩ Democrats and the Government, Together Again: Watch Our Jan/Feb 2021 Issue Release Event
In celebration of our first print issue of 2021, we assembled Prospect staff and contributors to discuss the year ahead and features from the issue.
Posted inWorking in America
Hollywood Ending: A Rare Win Over Private Equity Giants
Film and television writers fired their agents two years ago. By sticking together, they won practically everything they were demanding.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
‘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.
Posted inPolitics
Covering Politics, Police Unions…and the Movies
Prospect Editor at Large Harold Meyerson’s 2020 favorites
