Prospect

The Prospect interviewed researchers Amanda Kass and Philip Rocco on the American Rescue Plan, an unprecedented fiscal outlay for local governments that remains widely unknown.

It essentially cuts the government in on the buyback scam, making it harder to actually eliminate the practice.

The big winner in the eleventh-hour concessions to Kyrsten Sinema was the private equity industry.

Buyer’s remorse or full speed ahead?

Today on TAP: Packing the Court with anti-choice fanatics may have doomed Republicans’ prospects for winning a Senate majority.

A side deal with Joe Manchin attempts to approve a pipeline in his backyard and speed through permitting rules. Progressives should make their own conditions.

Time to ditch this nonsensical fake tradition.

It’s a starting point to deal with an issue that disproportionately impacts marginalized communities.

What are the contradictory trends and policy choices? And does the Inflation Reduction Act live up to its name?

Accomplishment is better than endless dithering—who knew?

State and local governments will decide if the infrastructure package makes climate change better or worse.

With their new and overdue embrace of industrial policy, the Democrats can now deliver to working-class voters who’ve understandably felt betrayed.

Today on TAP: The proliferation of PACs only worsens the cacophony.

So how come editors so often boost it into a threat to the cosmic order?

Point of personal privilege: Vin Scully (1927–2022) and the romance of words

She’s had 63 and a half abortions—will she now change her ways?

Today on TAP: Who has the ear of the Democrats’ 50th vote?

The explosive consequences of the realignment of the two major parties

New legislation would study corporate profits and give President Biden the authority to impose targeted price controls in sectors like housing and health care.

While Washington celebrates its attack against Ayman al-Zawahiri, it also proved that Afghans remain under the thumb of American power one year after its chaotic withdrawal.