Prospect

Today on TAP: Go off-campus, says a veteran strike and bargaining maven, and visit the offices of regents and legislators. And sit down and settle in there.

There were high hopes when a Democratic majority returned to decide labor law, but more than a year in, critical rulings have not been issued, a group of labor lawyers and organizers say.

Will Senate Democrats let Republicans use an arcane Senate ‘tradition’ to block Biden’s judicial nominees?

Linda Greenhouse, the doyenne of Supreme Court journalism, considers the crisis of confidence that has marred the Court’s legitimacy.

A new book details the extreme forms of surveillance imposed on long-haul truckers, robbing them of their power.

Today on TAP: 51-49 is far more powerful than 50-50—and provides some insurance for 2024.

A discussion of the blowup at FTX and the role of political and media elites

Unions are fighting to ensure solar workers are skilled tradesmen, not just exploited temps.

Stablecoin legislation is the most likely crypto policy in the next Congress. But the top firms all face questions from law enforcement.

Tesla has tried to cut out the middleman, and other automakers are following suit.

A new report pushes to hold companies criminally accountable if their actions lead to global temperature rise.

Today on TAP: Ever look at the actuarial tables for 80-year-old men?

The hosts discuss the rapid growth and collapse of the crypto lobbying industry.

Fragmentation over energy and defense policy weakens the EU and fails to solve urgent problems.

Red states refuse to play by the same rules as blue states.

Fare evasion and stepped-up enforcement reignite the debate on fareless transit. If going fare-free is the answer, then the question is: Who pays?

Countrywide protests against China’s zero-COVID measures seek to force policy changes—and maybe more.

Today on TAP: Maybe the law schools will start an overdue stampede.

Imperial County, one of the most depressed areas in America, has a clean-energy fortune stored deep in an underground reservoir. Can it be extracted, and will downtrodden residents see the benefits?

Kanye West, Herschel Walker seem pleased with the Pandora’s box of horrors they’ve opened. But when mental health comes into play, this game becomes far more insidious.