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Philadelphia Chinatown Fights Back

6 months 2 weeks ago
The 76ers, the city’s basketball team, has the studies and the mayor lined up for a new arena. Residents and allies believe their homes and culture are more valuable.
Gabrielle Gurley

CA-41: Will Rollins Connects the Dots

6 months 2 weeks ago
In a tight race in the Inland Empire of California, Democratic challenger Rollins ties his opponent Rep. Ken Calvert’s real estate escapades to the area’s high housing costs.
David Dayen

Moving the Needle

6 months 2 weeks ago
Today on TAP: We keep winning the arguments. Can we win the politics?
Robert Kuttner

Start The Steal

6 months 2 weeks ago
This time Republicans will try to steal the election before it happens.
Prospect Staff

An Epic Dystopia

6 months 2 weeks ago
How a near-monopoly gained control of most of the nation’s electronic medical records, to the detriment of medical practice and doctor morale
Robert Kuttner

Four-Dimensional Chess in NYC

6 months 2 weeks ago
Today on TAP: Will Mayor Eric Adams be forced to resign? Will Andrew Cuomo succeed him? Does a progressive mayoral candidate have a shot?
Robert Kuttner

The BS Epidemic

6 months 2 weeks ago
American politics now revolves around complete nonsense.
Prospect Staff

How Congress Gets Its Groove Back

6 months 2 weeks ago
The Supreme Court’s recent rulings will change how Congress writes laws. It may even force the legislative branch to take a hard look at its own dysfunctions.
David Dayen

Eric Adams’s Turkish Bath

6 months 2 weeks ago
In which New York’s mayor used massive fraud to win his election, and Turkey’s president proved to be an idiot about American politics
Harold Meyerson

Private Equity Is Taking Your Calls

6 months 2 weeks ago
Two firms control the market for telecommunications assistance for deaf people. They have extracted higher rates for this government-funded service, while denying workers a union.
Luke Goldstein