Prospect

Thoughts on the Democratic post-election drift

Concessions from the 2023 debt ceiling fight continue to haunt Democrats, and tax cheats could enjoy hundreds of billions in savings.

The second in a series of ‘billionaires I have known’

Today on TAP: Despite its history-making tilt toward workers and consumers, the electorate didn’t reward it.

1998–2024

It’s a good start, but it won’t produce true affordability.

Six hundred New Orleans nurses join a national surge in pre-contract strikes.

Tom Tomorrow brings you This Modern World

The president of the United States outlines his economic principles, and his record.

Today on TAP: Why did he not get more credit?

The incoming president’s transition team is making the case for reviving some long-buried monsters.

Since the fall of ‘Roe,’ abortion debt has become a major phenomenon in the country. The Debt Collective is trying to do something about it.

On our live show, David and Paul Starr discuss the triumph and tragedy of immigration.

Today on TAP: A sweetheart appointment to a key trade position goes to a White House spouse, paired with a hardcore Republican free-trader.

Some health care problems, like Luigi Mangione’s excruciating back pain, are complex and mysterious. But the ultimate villain is pretty straightforward.

76 Place, a controversial NBA arena proposal, has drawn criticism most recently from the transit agency expected to serve it, but team owners have steamrolled the city council into submission.

Evidence shows that phones harm children and education. A growing number of schools are paying attention.

Jason Reitman’s new film about the origins of ‘Saturday Night Live’ forces a consideration of how the show turned into comfort food for its scared, self-satisfied liberal audiences.

Today on TAP: Yesterday, S&M voted to hand the NLRB over to union-busting Republicans.

The Robinson-Patman Act, dormant for decades, is invoked in a case alleging that Southern Glazer’s favored big-box stores over independent rivals.