Prospect

A federal orphan well capping program shoves the cost of oil and gas production onto the public. There’s a better option.

Today on TAP: If Democrats want the January 6th hearings to lead to criminal conviction of Donald Trump, it would help if they had clearer convictions of their own.

Economist Marshall Steinbaum explains why the idea is both good and unavoidable.

While the Chamber of Commerce and other groups talk up their commitment to military families, they work behind the scenes to block access to consumer protections.

The IBEW opposes a bill awaiting signature by Gov. Kathy Hochul that would put a moratorium on new fossil fuel power plants for the crypto industry.

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo is a cat’s-paw for tech monopolies.

Today on TAP: In the Trump White House, truth-tellers were shown the door—through which Rudy and his ilk gained entry.

Tech companies are reaching out to small businesses that rely on them, to try to whip up grassroots opposition to legislation that weakens their power.

Biden’s judicial nominees for the second-most important court have troubling records when it comes to working people.

In California, the preliminary report of a governmental task force suggests how the toll of slavery and white supremacy can be assessed—and compensated for.

Today on TAP: The January 6th hearings should move us closer to a prosecution of Trump.

We already knew he was at best indifferent to the January 6th violence. The committee that convened last night seeks to prove he was directly responsible for it.

Union officials argue rules would inject chaos into the sector and mistakenly label non–drug users as users.

What fills the void is what’s threatening democracy.

The truth behind the overturning of ‘Roe’

Today on TAP: It’s not so much the crime as the homelessness.

Former union organizer and synagogue president Andy Levin is being challenged by AIPAC and other pro-Israel groups, largely over his progressive views.

Will today’s unions invest big-time in the young workers now beginning to rebuild American labor? Or will they remain AWOL and ensure the movement’s continued decline?

The DPA has become the president’s pet executive authority, and could kick-start American energy manufacturing. But funding is scant and largely controlled by the Pentagon.

In Nevada and Arizona, unions and progressive groups are beginning to walk precincts, and finding an electorate up for grabs.