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Is Amtrak Up to Crossing the Hudson?

2 years 9 months ago
As billions flow to the Gateway Program’s Hudson River megaproject for new bridges and tunnels, an audit finds that Amtrak has serious work to do—in-house.
Gabrielle Gurley

The Year of the Tax Cut

2 years 9 months ago
State lawmakers are using temporary budget surpluses to pass permanent tax cuts that will force cutbacks in public services and widen inequality.
Isabelle Gius

Was Putin Inevitable?

2 years 9 months ago
How policy blunders under Bill Clinton and George W. Bush helped bring about a post-communist Russia hostile to democracy, free markets, and the West
Robert Kuttner

⏩ How We Broke the Supply Chain

2 years 9 months ago
Watch the writers discuss the special issue, which investigates how outsourcing, monopolies, and just-in-time manufacturing broke our supply chains.
Prospect Staff

A Look Inside Interior

2 years 9 months ago
Biden appointed Native Americans to top jobs at the Cabinet agency, but so far the Interior Department’s policies have been business as usual.
Alexander Sammon