Senate Democrats don’t have to separate the crackdown in Los Angeles and the Republican bill in Washington. The latter will allow for more of the former.| The American Prospect
Once described as the ‘AR-15s of the financial services industry,’ crypto ATMs remain a hotbed for scams targeting vulnerable communities. But third-party fraudsters aren’t the only ones laughing all the way to the bank.| The American Prospect
It’s all about pretending a boatload of federal cash helps the free market.| The American Prospect
Fifteen years ago, I wrote that Democrats couldn’t build things anymore, and that Dems needed to better balance regulation with production.| The American Prospect
The new centrist push to regain control of the Democratic Party, with corporate money| The American Prospect
Today on TAP: And so is Trump’s maneuver to take over the central bank. Even if he were to succeed, there is no good monetary cure for Trump’s economic carnage.| The American Prospect
While the president howls about crime in liberal cities, he is taking drastic action to make it worse everywhere.| TAP : The American Prospect
Major media outlets fail to question ICE and DHS on the reliability of their claims about deportation efforts.| TAP : The American Prospect
Today on TAP: Agreeing to and then canceling a meeting on government funding makes clear who’s immiserating the public with a costly shutdown.| TAP : The American Prospect
The small island nation has one of the largest and most successful portfolios of state-owned companies in the world. What?| TAP : The American Prospect
Despite Trump’s impulsive inconsistencies, his attempted progression toward fascism is all too systematic. He has not yet succeeded.| TAP : The American Prospect
The Texas senator has introduced a bill allowing any AI company a streamlined path around regulations.| TAP : The American Prospect
Today on TAP: Will his brutal murder bring Americans together—or create justification for more vilification, vengeance, and violence?| TAP : The American Prospect
In Wyoming, the Delaware of cryptocurrency, industry players celebrated their fortunes and said everyone will benefit. But workers haven’t seen it.| TAP : The American Prospect
Trump’s attack on Jimmy Kimmel helps spotlight an even bigger problem.| TAP : The American Prospect
In Berkeley, New York, Paris, and Vatican City, it’s become central to political battles—and religious concerns.| TAP : The American Prospect
Hospital system UnityPoint would rather spend millions on anti-union ‘educators’ than on safe staffing policies.| TAP : The American Prospect
On our live show, David and anti-monopoly writer Matt Stoller discuss media consolidation and attacks on free speech.| TAP : The American Prospect
Eleanor Holmes Norton personifies the city’s powerlessness during the second Trump administration. But a new challenger could shatter her 2026 re-election hopes.| TAP : The American Prospect
A House Committee on Financial Services hearing Thursday morning was an exercise in gaslighting.| TAP : The American Prospect
A casino is at the center of a fight over the soul of Coney Island, one of three downstate casino licenses being pursued in New York.| TAP : The American Prospect
Today on TAP: Democrats are making a budget stand over Trump’s cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act. But Trump is also coming for the much larger Medicare program.| TAP : The American Prospect
Provisions in the counteroffer to a continuing resolution would prevent illegal withholding of funds and partisan budget cuts.| TAP : The American Prospect
Today on TAP: Making jokes has never been this dangerous, except in authoritarian states.| TAP : The American Prospect
For the last 20 years, analysts have known that this is an economy by and for the rich.| TAP : The American Prospect
Lessons from California and AIDS| TAP : The American Prospect
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol has dramatically reduced policing of forced labor violations, as the agency focuses more resources on tariffs.| TAP : The American Prospect
Today on TAP: Will congressional Republicans get serious about restraining Kennedy’s perverse policies or forcing his resignation?| TAP : The American Prospect
A cruel troll is being canonized so liberals and leftists can be silenced.| TAP : The American Prospect
Food banks around the country are reporting an uptick in visits. Grocery store chains are reporting an uptick in profit.| TAP : The American Prospect
A recent report says abandoned oil infrastructure could cost the state up to $1.6 billion in coming years. This is how.| TAP : The American Prospect
Today on TAP: As George Will noted, both made ‘politics fun’ (to be sure, even while disparaging equal rights).| TAP : The American Prospect
The more authoritarian Trump becomes, the more he provokes effective opposition.| TAP : The American Prospect
Hundreds of billions in appropriated spending has been withheld, with dire consequences. Government funding shouldn’t be derailed like this.| TAP : The American Prospect
Former antitrust enforcer Reed Showalter is running for Congress to leverage his expertise in fighting corporate power.| TAP : The American Prospect
Christopher Jencks, one of the Prospect’s founding group, has died.| The American Prospect
A new study documents that in major cities, a welfare check barely pays rent and utilities.| The American Prospect
Equity stakes, loophole closures, and protecting domestic industries might make sense in someone else’s hands. Not from a president with no strategy or plan.| The American Prospect
ICE carries out largest immigration raid of Trump’s second term, and most of the workers were not supposed to be conducting manual labor, according to their visa status.| The American Prospect
At centrism’s largest gathering, what was offered as the best path forward for Democrats is what sank their 2024 chances.| The American Prospect
Justice may be blind, but in appointing justices Clinton needs to be far-sighted.| The American Prospect
Though the Federal Trade Commission is proposing to ban noncompete agreements, other kinds of restrictive covenants perform a very similar function.| The American Prospect
It won’t work, but it sure will rattle the economy.| The American Prospect
A wind project off Rhode Island is more than 80 percent completed. Trump just stopped it in its tracks.| The American Prospect
In a letter to the Commerce Department, Warren blasts the actual deal between the Trump administration and Intel, even as she supports the concept of equity stakes.| The American Prospect
And just like that, it frees Elon Musk—and any fellow employers—to violate whatever rights their workers thought they enjoyed.| The American Prospect
Without a quorum at the NLRB, state legislation that codifies collective bargaining for private-sector employees may be key to preserving workers’ rights.| The American Prospect
Companies like Shein are using influencers to get Zoomers hooked on truckloads of shoddy clothing.| The American Prospect
Despite his past criticisms of the data privacy risks associated with ‘smart’ technology, Kennedy’s HHS is now pushing wearables on Americans. Experts say the privacy concerns are jarring.| The American Prospect
Today on TAP: Trump didn’t give a reason for firing other members of independent agencies. Roberts can say he gave one here.| The American Prospect
It’s Trump, not Mamdani, who’s having government take over businesses.| The American Prospect
‘If people could see this with their bare eyes, none of this would be happening.’| The American Prospect
Today on TAP: Trump’s version is a joke. But even our version would have limited benefits.| The American Prospect
Desperate for ‘free money,’ most of the communities that approve these facilities are outmatched by developers. But these water-guzzling, power-hungry projects have major downsides.| The American Prospect
Trump’s transactional ethics are making the U.S. a refuge for criminals. This mirrors something Israel has done for years.| The American Prospect
The new chair of the Progressive Caucus wants to do for Democrats what he did for construction workers in Texas.| The American Prospect
Very little of what you’ve heard about presidential ‘deals’ is true. It’s really a shakedown on behalf of Trump’s desires and corporate whims.| The American Prospect
The Office of the Attending Physician gives politicians nearly unlimited medical care for about $54 a month.| The American Prospect
Why are the people being paid to fix the problems DOGE created also taking money from Musk?| The American Prospect
A new film considers what to do when those in power fail to take the problem seriously.| The American Prospect
The map may produce a ‘dummymander’ that threatens more GOP incumbents than Democratic ones.| The American Prospect
Trump’s destruction and the needed rebuilding should be a theme in every election between now and 2028.| The American Prospect
Side agreements with the House Freedom Caucus will make most clean-energy projects unviable and leave the U.S. with not enough power to meet demand.| The American Prospect
Today on TAP: His new nominees come from the management side or—worse—are suffused with management’s ethos.| The American Prospect
D.C. is filled with young, dizzying ambition. This Town wishes the old-timers knew better.| The American Prospect
Passage of the Big Beautiful Bill will force mandatory sequestration that will mean half a trillion dollars in Medicare cuts.| The American Prospect
The bureaucracy needed to verify if recipients are working doesn’t just stop people from receiving health care—it’s difficult for states to set up.| The American Prospect
Now independent union leader Dan Osborn, who nearly won a U.S. Senate race in 2024, is vying for his seat.| The American Prospect
Today on TAP: Trump’s Pentagon just became the majority shareholder in America’s only rare-earths mine. Where’s the Republican outrage?| The American Prospect
Today on TAP: The budget bill’s assault on universities, students, parents—and gift for Wall Street| The American Prospect
Today on TAP: Gallup documents how the ICE raids have backfired, while another new study shows the limits of unions’ power of persuasion.| The American Prospect
Hospitals are shutting down, slashing programs, and laying off staff. And the worst parts of the spending law haven’t even hit yet.| The American Prospect
Today on TAP: Don’t look for a grand strategy in Trump’s tariff policy—it’s mainly about impulsivity and bravado.| The American Prospect
Elon Musk’s replacement is busy with mass deportation, while simultaneously running an investment firm managing public union pension funds.| The American Prospect
For the first time, required pre-authorizations are coming to traditional Medicare.| The American Prospect
Farmworkers struggle against deportation and even lower wages.| The American Prospect
Compass Pathways has been aggressively using patent claims to corner the market on psychedelic-assisted treatments.| The American Prospect
It’s more than his moves from government to corporate America. It’s what he did while in government.| The American Prospect
Today on TAP: Roberts’s ruling gives Trump license to pursue dictatorship.| The American Prospect
New technology and old tactics have made buying a car a death march of deception. Jase Patrick, who spent 15 years in the business, reveals the dealer secrets.| The American Prospect