Prospect

Today On TAP: Los Angeles schools try to safeguard their ceremonies from the threat of deportation raids.

Senate Democrats don’t have to separate the crackdown in Los Angeles and the Republican bill in Washington. The latter will allow for more of the former.

The protesters are being called unspeakably violent by the Trump administration. I mostly saw clergy sit-ins and Tejano bands.

At centrism’s largest gathering, what was offered as the best path forward for Democrats is what sank their 2024 chances.

‘Abundance’ needs to include constraints on predatory capitalism.

As COVID transit money finally runs out, the city looks for new lifelines.

Today on TAP: Trump has threatened to revoke Musk’s SpaceX government contracts. It would be better if he followed Bannon’s advice and nationalized SpaceX.

The industry thought it had its legislative wish list on track for passage. Then it all got mired in a fight over credit card swipe fees.

County bosses were stripped of the power to rig statewide elections. Now there’s no clear favorite in a state where Republicans are rising.

The only disorder the National Guard will find comes from the deporters.

The only disorder the National Guard will find comes from the deporters.

On our live show, David and Bob Kuttner look at the Trump-Musk split, and the New York City mayor’s race.

The capitalist class revolted against full employment created by Bidenomics.

Today on TAP: The improbable rise of Zohran Mamdani and the prospect of rare unity on the left

Two deranged megalomaniacs think they own the American government. Of course they end up fighting.

Clean energy, state taxes, Medicaid, and much more are being debated.

The loss prevention industry is excited about using technology to combat shoplifting. But workers are getting caught up in the dragnet.

Three Democratic commissioners have been fired from the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and Trump’s team has its eye on dismantling the agency entirely.

Today on TAP: The nominee to run OSHA ran Amazon’s abysmal worker safety program.

It will also increase the national debt by $2.4 trillion.