stLouISTAbortion Doctors Under the Microscope
The task of defending reproductive rights from the ‘Dobbs’ ruling is being led by progressive doctors, but everyone has a stake in the outcome.
Prospect
Occupy Honduras
Rural campesino groups return to land they allege was taken from them by palm oil corporations.
Pat Toomey Blockades Biden’s Housing Nominees Amid Historic Rent Hikes
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is lacking vital staff during a crisis of housing affordability.
Antitrust Action Moves Forward
Today on TAP: A package of bills to improve antitrust enforcement passes the House.
Will Democratic Leaders Get Their Message Right?
Our polling suggests winning themes.
The Possible World After Globalism
If we can dethrone the reign of Big Finance and Big Tech, what new worlds can we imagine?
New York’s MAGA Republican From Wall Street
Tech entrepreneur Brandon Williams’s past clients include a company partly owned by the Chinese government. But he has earned Steve Bannon’s backing as a MAGA Republican.
Altercation: Politico Lambastes Washington’s Insider Culture
Nina Totenberg’s new book is roasted by the unlikeliest publication imaginable.
The Climate Dystopia Is Already Here
Today on TAP: Greenhouse gas emissions are a clear and present danger to American society.
Katie Porter’s Volunteer Army Hits the Doors
The progressive fighter in a swing district is staking a third term on a prodigious volunteer effort, and straight talk on abortion and the economy.
The ‘Dobbs’ Election
Democrats look to the ballot to punish Republican overreach on abortion.
Undermining the Will of Georgia Voters
The vicious circle of voter suppression under way in Gwinnett County sets the table for election subversion in November.
Republicans and Democrats Slug It Out in California’s Central Valley
In the state’s 22nd House District, it’s Democrat Rudy Salas versus Republican David Valadao.
The Cost of Biden’s Student Debt Cancellation
Today on TAP: At $15 billion a year, it’s a good deal for students and for the economy, but it only begins reform of how we pay for higher education.
Industrial Policy Without Industrial Unions
Democrats’ new industrial manufacturing plan leaves unions behind, fumbling a moment of relative leverage for organized labor.
Minnesota AG Nominee Wants to Defund Corporate Law Enforcement
GOP corporate attorney Jim Schultz has hammered incumbent Keith Ellison over crimes that aren’t in his office’s jurisdiction. His solution? Stop pursuing crimes that are.
Griftrix
The implosion of a $16.5 billion Citrix Systems debt deal reveals how private equity firms always manage to wriggle out of trouble.
1-2-3-4; We Don’t Want Your F---ing War!
Today on TAP: Ukraine, Vietnam, and the necessity of draft evasion
Why Progressive Groups Struggled With the Biden Agenda
The way Build Back Better unfolded made it an insider’s game, wasting serious effort and hundreds of millions of dollars from outside organizations.
Can the Democrats Win Back Rural Voters?
Their success in 2022 and the long term will depend on it. Here are some hopeful developments on that front.