stLouIST‘How to Blow Up a Pipeline’ and the Case for Radical, Direct Action on Climate
A new film considers what to do when those in power fail to take the problem seriously.
Prospect
Parsing Chicago
Today on TAP: What progressives should learn, and what they shouldn’t learn, from Brandon Johnson’s upset victory in the mayoral race
American Socialism
Harold Meyerson and Luke Goldstein talk about the traditions and history of the radical left.
Our Two-Tiered Justice System and the Trump Indictment
Corporate crime enforcement in America has been pathetic for decades. One prosecution of a guy screaming to be prosecuted doesn’t change that.
Prisoners of Their Own Device
How Congress underwrites the models that trap American policymaking
Federal Reserve Independence Is the Problem
A weird, secretive, and unaccountable institution organizes our society, and nobody wants to talk about it.
Idaho’s Abortion Fixation Decimates Rural Health Care
New restrictions have fueled a physician exodus, ramped up rural health disparities, and will invite the inevitable court challenges.
Brandon Johnson’s Ground Game Defeats Obama Machine in Chicago
The progressive mayor-elect used strategic endorsements and people power to upset his tough-on-crime opponent.
Lawmakers Call for Investigation Into Embattled OAS Boss
After details emerged of an affair with a staffer, members of Congress want more answers from the Trumpian head of the Organization of American States.
Authoritarians Having a Bad Time
The Left Anchor hosts discuss recent setbacks and defeats of global right-wing forces.
Our Night
Today on TAP: Key progressive wins prefigure the road back to democracy.
Six Ways Existing Economic Models Are Killing the Economy
The alleged science doesn’t match up to the real world.
The Federal Reserve Cannot Investigate Itself
There are lots of problems with the review the Fed has announced of supervision and regulation in the wake of the Silicon Valley Bank collapse.
How COVID’s End Could Upend Billions in State and Local Spending
The text of the American Rescue Plan has numerous references to the COVID public-health emergency. What happens when that emergency ends on May 11?
Trump and the Prospect
Today on TAP: You’ll get the Donald aplenty elsewhere.
How Policymakers Fight a Losing Battle With Models
Reforms are needed to ensure that inaccurate budgetary math doesn’t take precedence over maximizing long-term prosperity.
Why We Need a Public Interest Council
An independent body that could investigate systemic risk in the banking system would break the insular cycle of banking regulators and the firms they regulate.
Farmers Pay Big Ag to Lobby Against Them
The checkoff program, intended for marketing promotion but used as a slush fund for consolidated agricultural interests, is facing pressure for reform.
Is There Democratic Life After Tribalism?
Today on TAP: If everything breaks just right, democracy will still take a long time to heal.
Hidden in Plain Sight
The distorting power of macroeconomic policy models