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THE WEEK'S BEST ARTICLES FROM THE WASHINGTON MONTHLY
Not So Quiet on Ukraine’s Southern Front: Tamar Jacoby, director of the Progressive Policy Institute’s New Ukraine Project, finds deep resolve among the residents of war-torn Zaporizhzhia. Click here for the full story.
The Bleak, All But-Forgotten World of Segregated Virginia: Garrett Epps, Washington Monthly legal affairs editor, reviews the new childhood memoir from former Harvard University President Drew Gilpin Faust. Click here for the full story.
Glenn Youngkin’s Big Fat 15-Week Abortion Ban Belly Flop: Bill Scher, Washington Monthly politics editor, dissects the Virginia state legislative elections. Click here for the full story.
Where Did the Democrats Go Wrong?: Former Obama administration official Kenneth S. Baer reviews the new book from John B. Judis and Ruy Teixeira, Where Have All the Democrats Gone? Click here for the full story.
Cornel West, RFK Jr. Flirt with Antisemites: Author David Masciotra chronicles the troubling rhetoric from the two independent presidential candidates. Click here for the full story.
And catch up on this past week's newsletters from Bill Scher, exploring what the polls really say about Joe Biden's re-election prospects and how the anti-abortion movement's 50-year quest to overturn Roe v. Wade, now complete, is backfiring.
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