stLouISTBiden’s Gaza Policy Could Create a Replay of Chicago ’68
Unconditional aid to Israel could prompt a clash of demonstrators and cops at this summer’s convention, boosting Trump’s prospects.
Prospect
Reformers Narrowly Lose on FISA Reform, Now Get Patriot Act 2.0
A bad day for civil liberties in the House of Representatives
The Prospect Weekly Roundup: The Bipartisan Surveillance State
As today’s FISA vote shows us, primaries matter.
How the Fed Keeps Getting Inflation Wrong
Today on TAP: More than 400 economists work for the Federal Reserve Board. Far too many are intimidated by the echo chamber of bad economics created by Chair Jay Powell.
Financial Irregularities Surround House Candidate Bhavini Patel
Patel, the Jeffrey Yass–backed challenger to Squad member Summer Lee, likely failed to disclose a $65,000 gift, or make required federal disclosures.
Republicans Are Objectively Pro–Junk Fee
A new congressional resolution aligns Republicans with the financial industry’s fight to preserve sky-high credit card late fees.
700,000 Undocumented Californians Recently Became Eligible for Medi-Cal. Many May Be Afraid to Sign Up.
Advocates say outreach is needed to ensure deportation fears do not stop immigrants from applying.
On the Origins of Arizona’s New Old Abortion Ban
Today on TAP: A brief look at the 1864 territory and legislature whose strictures Arizonans must heed today
Privatization Warning
A VA advisory panel issues a red alert on outsourcing.
Key Bridge Collapse Spotlights Democrats, Sidelines Hogan
The former governor takes a lower profile, while Democrats rush to the rescue.
Justice’s Slow Prosecution of Trump Is Just the Start of Their Sluggishness
The top leadership at DOJ, including deputy attorney general Lisa Monaco, has failed to take available steps to hold white-collar criminals accountable.
The Final Act on Government Surveillance
The House leadership in both parties is poised to expand, not reform, warrantless spying on Americans. But the rank and file isn’t going along.
TSMC Chips Deal Promotes the Logic of Biden’s Industrial Policy
It rebuts the idea that a lack of skilled U.S. workers is an impediment to manufacturing growth.
The U.S.-Japan Summit and the Nippon Steel Deal
Will the Japanese enlist Biden to let the Nippon acquisition of U.S. Steel proceed?
Fascist State
There are degrees of political insanity. After its recent Republican primary elections, Texas approaches a psychotic break.
Answering Musk’s and Bezos’s Attacks on Workers’ Rights
Today on TAP: With big money counting on the courts, progressives are taking the fight to the court of public opinion.
Reform Groups Home In on Lack of Corporate Prosecutions at DOJ
In particular, the corporate defense record of the acting number three at Justice, Benjamin Mizer, is put under scrutiny.
The Truth About the Comstock Act
The anti-obscenity law is unenforceable and probably unconstitutional. Conservatives still want to use it to ban medication abortions.
The Political Economy of Exile
Reversing Emma Lazarus
All the News That Fits
Tom Tomorrow brings you This Modern World