The Prospect Weekly Roundup: Is Surveillance Reform Possible?

On our weekly live YouTube show, our executive editor and writing fellow unpack the biggest news stories of the week.

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On today’s Prospect Weekly Roundup, writing fellow Luke Goldstein and executive editor David Dayen discussed the biggest news stories of the week that don’t get enough attention. It was a great conversation about monopoly power, money in politics, and how reform can be accomplished even with this deadlocked Congress. Here’s a quick overview of what they discussed:

  • Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, a potential end to warrantless spying, and whether meaningful surveillance reform can actually be accomplished in this Congress despite bipartisan support
  • The impending Capital One–Discover merger and how exactly credit card companies make money from exorbitant swipe fees
  • What role bank regulators have to play in a financial landscape already dominated by banking mergers
  • The hotly contested Maryland Senate primary, where whoever wins will have to face popular former governor Larry Hogan in a competitive general election
  • The Biden administration wielding executive power to cancel more than $137 billion in student debt for almost four million people

As we head into a contentious election year, we’ll be livestreaming every Friday at 12:30 p.m. ET to give you the information you need to understand the week in news. Join us next week by subscribing to our YouTube channel today!

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