stLouISTHospital Lobbyists Fought to Cut Penalties for Cybersecurity Breaches
Amid the Change Healthcare ransomware attack, a law signed the day before the January 6th riot shows that the industry is more interested in limiting liability.
Prospect
Reviving an Unenforced Amendment
Will a constitutional promise to protect the right to vote get buried again? An appeals court in Washington is about to tell us.
Steel in His Spine
Today on TAP: Biden’s latest actions on behalf of a domestic steel and shipbuilding industry
Our Uniquely American Drug Shortages
More drugs are in short supply than ever before. We’ve known the reason why for a long time: monopolistic middlemen.
An Implausible Mr. Buckley
A new PBS documentary whitewashes the conservative founder of National Review.
On the Chopping Block: California’s Climate Program for Low-Income Housing
California will pilot a program to reduce climate emissions from buildings without displacing tenants. Facing a deficit, Gov. Newsom proposes slashing its budget by a third.
Guess Which Two American Religions Share the Same Political Orientations
Today on TAP: Muslims and Jews, that’s who.
Ernst Bloch’s Audacity of Hope
How do we think about utopian futures in dystopian times?
Schumer Carries Water for Crypto
When it comes to backdoor schemes to help the financial industry, the frequently progressive Senate majority leader is still the senator from Wall Street.
California Public-Transit Agencies Confront Rider Harassment
New laws require the state’s largest systems to survey riders about their safety concerns.
Democrats Must Start Distinguishing Themselves on Insurance Policy
Amid a crisis for homeowners, Democrats have done little while Republicans pursue an agenda of bailouts and deregulation.
Strategies for Victory
Tom Tomorrow brings you This Modern World
Netanyahu Outplays Biden Yet Again
Today on TAP: Changing the subject from Gaza to Iran with a cynical provocation
The $6 Trillion Decision
The stakes of the election can be laid out in 13-figure sums.
America’s Fifth Circuit Problem
Judges are now fighting over the right to hear important policy cases.
Biden’s Gaza Policy Could Create a Replay of Chicago ’68
Unconditional aid to Israel could prompt a clash of demonstrators and cops at this summer’s convention, boosting Trump’s prospects.
Reformers Narrowly Lose on FISA Reform, Now Get Patriot Act 2.0
A bad day for civil liberties in the House of Representatives
The Prospect Weekly Roundup: The Bipartisan Surveillance State
As today’s FISA vote shows us, primaries matter.
How the Fed Keeps Getting Inflation Wrong
Today on TAP: More than 400 economists work for the Federal Reserve Board. Far too many are intimidated by the echo chamber of bad economics created by Chair Jay Powell.
Financial Irregularities Surround House Candidate Bhavini Patel
Patel, the Jeffrey Yass–backed challenger to Squad member Summer Lee, likely failed to disclose a $65,000 gift, or make required federal disclosures.