Prospect

How did we get to the breaking point in American politics?

Getting the Democrats out of their dilemma

Today on TAP: Unlike Trump, Haley’s not crazy, merely far (far!) right.

Katie Anderson’s story shows the difficulty of finding some measure of accountability after being sexually assaulted.

Elon Musk enters his Caligula era.

State courts must now decide how to handle life-threatening pregnancy issues that state attorneys, lawmakers, and medical officials refuse to clear up.

Today on TAP: The immigration mess is not likely to be solved by a bipartisan deal.

Bailed-out major airlines have outsourced ground work to subcontractors. Injuries and fatalities on the tarmac are taking off.

Why are civil rights groups and Black mayors concerned with the profits of giant financial institutions?

In 46 states, once you choose Medicare Advantage at 65, you can almost never leave.

Today on TAP: Upending government policies, the Fed is doing that here, while the high court is doing that in Germany. Who elected these guys? (Nobody.)

Google tried to withhold practically every critical detail from the public in its monopolization case. A band of advocates and journalists fought back.

How the National Security Council is trying to take over regulation of global data flows on the basis of what’s good for Big Tech

As the genocide in Gaza continues, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is taking notes.

Three Agriculture Committee senators want Rostin Behnam to drop a new rule that would grant exemptions on swap trades.

Today on TAP: The uses of small magazines in the battle of ideas

The far right has a plan to remake America. They even wrote it down.

A rule allowing ‘de minimis’ items to be shipped from overseas without fees or inspections has facilitated the illegal drug trade.

New York City moves to overcome its public-transit dysfunction and is on the road to stability. Boston, not so much.

Why is the mainstream media peddling the gun lobby’s fake stats on Black gun ownership?