The Best of the Week’s News:

• LA Times lays off 120 journalists, more than 60 of whom are people of color. (NiemanLab)  
   
• Texas Rep. calls on Biden to take control of the Texas National Guard as governor Abbott uses Guard to flout Supreme Court ruling to remove deadly razor wire. (The Hill)  
   
• Inmate writhed for 2 minutes, lingered for 22, after Alabama deployed an untested nitrogen execution protocol. (Daily Beast)  
   
• Interview with Barrett Award-winner Bryan Stevenson on “How To Keep Going When Things Get Hard.” (podcast)  
   
• The New Labor Playbook (NYT, video)  
   
• A trade loophole allows Chinese clothing companies to flood the U.S. market without inspections or tariffs. (Prospect)