Prospect

Fascists respond to capitulation with more aggression. Elon Musk has already started targeting firms himself.

An AI bubble threatens Silicon Valley, and all of us.

The unholy alliance between history’s antisemites, Netanyahu, and Trump

A handful of rich guys will burn human society to the ground rather than pay a dime in tax.

Today on TAP: Appeasing dictators only invites more of the same. More university presidents should know that.

We reviewed 17 states with Democratic trifectas to see what they did with that power.

Blue states have many options for progress, if they commit to actually governing.

Trump’s ‘America First’ nightmare isn’t the only way to think about U.S. identity.

On our live show, David and Emma Janssen discuss the crucial Wisconsin state Supreme Court election, and the illegal firing of FTC commissioners.

Today on TAP: The requirement of in-person visits and Elon Musk’s fishing expedition into Social Security data have awakened a torpid AARP, docile federal judges—and public opinion.

Liberals and conservatives face off in the most political apolitical race in the country.

The logical, absurd end point of Donald Trump’s government smash-and-grab

New organizing groups agitate for a healthy share of resources to rebuild the Democratic image in left-behind communities.

Apple’s hit show ‘Severance’ was originally about the class struggle; Season 2 stifles that in favor of corporate crisis management.

Today on TAP: There are ideological differences and anti-Trump activist differences. Both matter.

With its city’s future in the balance, the District of Columbia watches and waits on the House.

The chief regulator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is now also the board chair of both companies. What’s the long game here?

Federal cuts would hurt students with disabilities, English learners and poor districts the most.

Today on TAP: How will Trump’s madness be contained? Three sources of pushback are traditional conservatives, courts, and Republicans in Congress. So far, none are all that reassuring.

Here’s why Chuck Schumer’s cave-in was beneficial to Trump’s legally shaky slashing of spending and the federal workforce.