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Is Amtrak Up to Crossing the Hudson?

2 years 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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