Prospect

Two state legislators in Pennsylvania work to build on past successes, in a new political environment.

Today on TAP: To save a few bucks, the college leaves students to the tender mercies of a Catholic health system.

Democrats have suddenly racked up some remarkable accomplishments. Is it a good start on a progressive agenda?

The real reason why some Democratic critics have reacted so furiously to President Biden’s debt relief plan

President Biden’s changes to student loan repayment are welcome, but they give schools a bad incentive.

How the Inflation Reduction Act’s $50 billion for clean-energy manufacturing could launch the green industrial revolution

After historic youth voter turnout in 2018 and for the Kansas primary, young people are poised to return to the ballot box in November.

Today on TAP: Reverting to type, the Fed chair ignores supply factors.

On student debt cancellation, America’s foremost spending scold believes whatever he needs to believe to stop progress.

The relationship between anti-abortion states and concern for human life is certifiably inverse.

The Inflation Reduction Act mandates that millions of acres of public lands be made available to oil and gas companies before the government can offer land for renewables.

A right-wing billionaire is asserting his right-wing control.

Today on TAP: How the Six Supremes resurrected the Democrats’ electoral prospects

If they auto-enroll everyone in their newly generous income-driven repayment plan, it will significantly take the sting out of resuming payments.

Democrats and Republicans support cannabis legalization by huge majorities, but Congress and President Biden can’t get it done.

Last year’s elections saw gains in use of the public campaign financing system among people of color, younger, and lower-income Seattleites, according to a new report.

A Twitter Spaces conversation with climate analyst Nathan Iyer of RMI

But more reform is needed to attack cost bloat in American higher education.

Today on TAP: Better than we thought, still not enough for the long term

Nancy Pelosi’s office is blocking Social Security expansion, while Congress prepares to pass a windfall for rich retirees, insurance companies, and large asset managers like Vanguard and Fidelity.