Prospect

Democrats used to be the party with drop-off voters. That has flipped.

Clean Virginia and its opposition to the state’s monopoly utility was a hidden driver of election results.

Today on TAP: The CFPB fines Citibank for discriminating against … Armenians?

How poor decision-making added up to Election Day defeats for Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin and Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney

Gotham finally discovers trash cans, while other cities get smart.

Absent the Build Back Better bill, the fight for care workers continues at the state level, and with Biden’s executive order.

Today on TAP: Democrats ran the table yesterday, but does that portend good news for 2024?

Astra Taylor discusses her new book about how modern capitalism undermines social stability.

The war in Gaza is splitting the Democratic base.

The conviction of Sam Bankman-Fried is over, but little attention has been paid to the lawyers who helped build up FTX—and they want to keep it that way.

The most tech-friendly Cabinet member should not be the one regulating artificial intelligence.

Prospect writers weigh in on elections around the nation.

Today on TAP: Bibi says they’ll stay in Gaza. Is that what the $14 billion aid package will end up funding?

A decade-long odyssey to make investment advisers act in the best interest of their clients culminates in a new proposed rule from the Department of Labor.

The slaughter of bison, Israelis, Gazans, and Native Americans

Financial institutions are doing everything they can to prevent consumers from shopping around for better banking options. A new federal rule attempts to change that.

Today on TAP: Lazy journalism allows flawed polls to become the narrative—but that doesn’t mean Biden is doing fine.

When the GOP takes control of state supreme courts, they tend to end democracy and ban abortion.

The administration has lowered its sights. But what’s left would still represent an improved system for financing higher education.

The new UAW faces new challenges, but bears some distinct resemblances to the old.