Graphics in the Times are usually mediocre and many take up more than half a page – a total waste of ink and newsprint. But the front-page photo on June 25 was poignant and revealing. Haven’t you always wondered about the teleprompter that our politicians are reading from? There it was, on an enormous screen, facing the committee chairman, Rep. Bennie Thompson, as he swore in a trio of white corporate execs at the start of a hearing. All the execs were wearing dark blue suits — this year’s model.
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