Prospect

Is the film a victory for feminism? Ben Shapiro has thoughts.

He’s indicted for public corruption, he beats the charges thanks to the Supreme Court, Democrats restore him to a position of power, and he’s indicted again. But this time, Democrats aren't as welcoming.

Holding their working-class base with racist, nativist demagogy may also require a little less laissez-faire.

Substantial wage losses from a controversial evaluation system have left workers frustrated. But there’s concern that the proposed cure is worse than the disease.

Today on TAP: Expect the government to shut down, McCarthy to lose his Speakership, and some renegade Republicans to eventually support a discharge petition.

A tale of two private equity–spawned medical mega-practices

Some lawmakers defend PEPFAR as a lifesaving ‘soft power asset.’

A book and hit movie depicted Michael Oher as a Black kid saved by adoptive white parents. Oher says that’s not the real story.

An op-ed about net neutrality by two Obama veterans, later reported on as news, was based on a white paper funded by two industry lobbying groups.

Today on TAP: Commentators argue that the union is asking for too much. But a big win may help the UAW organize the non-union competition.

The White House says there should be no negotiating over an oncoming government shutdown.

A new report shows that Amazon now takes 45 percent of all third-party sales on its website, part of the company’s goal to become a monopoly gatekeeper for economic transactions.

The state’s water crisis hasn’t fully abated, but nobody’s talking about it on the campaign trail.

Today on TAP: To win politically, everything will have to break right for Democrats, and then some.

Pandemic unemployment programs are significantly underreported, giving a misimpression about their effectiveness.

The only way the UAW’s strategy of rejecting voluntary overtime can work is if Ford, GM, and Stellantis lack enough workers to make cars.

If signed by Gov. Newsom, the legislation would set a precedent by requiring large companies to disclose total greenhouse gas emissions.

Today on TAP: Probably not directly, but a good contract is a good selling point to workers at those factories.

Where what matters in House Republican strategy doesn’t actually matter

‘Too big to fail’ is more pervasive and regulation more captured than ever. What went wrong?