Prospect

The American working class suffered terribly from COVID-19. Here are some of their stories.

Millennials and Gen Zers are the most pro-union generation since the 1930s and ’40s—and probably more so.

Staffers in both the Massachusetts and California legislatures seek to unionize, but their ostensibly pro-labor bosses have refused to let them.

Employees are all too readily fired just for speaking out about conditions at work.

Legally required documentation is often withheld until the threat of worker power has been quelled.

Today on TAP: Will it last through Election Day?

The appreciation of Russian genius is all well and good, but appreciation only gets you so far.

We finally have updated vaccines, and not a moment too soon.

Andrei Iancu’s policy decisions greatly benefited his business interests.

And it’s past time for the mainstream media to say so.

Voters see it as a strong Democratic accomplishment, and a key Republican vulnerability.

The UnitedHealthcare/Change Healthcare merger would make things even worse.

The senator has a record to run on, but in Georgia, Herschel Walker, his unqualified opponent, is not unelectable.

Climate disruption will raise prices to consumers. The Fed, seconded by orthodox economists, misunderstands what’s happening—needlessly adding to economic pain.

It exposes their failed mortgage debt relief policies after the Great Recession.

The legislature enacts industry-wide bargaining in fast food—something new under the American sun.

What do we put in the future billions of air conditioners and heat pumps?

The governor and construction unions want to expand the New Jersey Turnpike, likely increasing greenhouse gas emissions in a highway-dependent state.

Today on TAP: Jeff Bezos won’t cut a check to prevent layoffs at The Washington Post, even after years of profits.

There are a lot of ways the government can mess this up.