stLouISTThe Abundance Option
Fifteen years ago, I wrote that Democrats couldn’t build things anymore, and that Dems needed to better balance regulation with production.
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Mad King Trump’s War on the Troops
The administration is vindictively hacking away at veterans’ benefits.
South Dakota and Louisiana Voters Let Lawmakers Have It
Republicans in two states failed to twist the ballot initiative process to their ends. But the fight is far from over.
New Jersey Continues to Add Abortion Protections
State reproductive rights advocates view a stockpile as one of a number of ways to protect access.
The Prospect Weekly Roundup: The Tariffs Will Continue Until Morale Improves
On our live show, David and The Majority Report’s Sam Seder discuss Donald Trump’s deliberate tanking of the global economy.
Republican Budget Madness
Today on TAP: It bookends Trump’s tariff madness, both for damage and dishonesty.
No Personnel Is Policy
The Trump administration is accomplishing through layoffs what it couldn’t accomplish through Congress.
FAA Warns Boeing 787 Radio Can Cut Off Air Traffic Radio Without Notice
Engineering problems have plagued the airplane manufacturer in recent years.
Promiscuous Networks of Care
Two new books about the politics of love stress the importance of intimate relationships as part of organizing for a better world.
Tariffs, Schmariffs
Today on TAP: Trump rewards the real offshorers with trillions in tax cuts.
Late Star Trek
Why have new Trek shows so often fallen flat?
They’re Not Tariffs, They’re Sanctions
Stop trying to place coherence on a policy that’s really just a mob boss breaking legs and asking for protection money.
How Republicans Are Flouting the Rules of the Congressional Review Act
Republicans want to expand the CRA into much of what the executive branch does. They may live to regret that.
Rule by Contractor
DOGE is not about waste and efficiency—it’s about privatization.
America’s Only Half-Right-to-Work State May Finally Treat Unions Fairly
Colorado’s Democratic legislature is passing a bill to make worker organizations more feasible. But will the Democratic governor sign it?
Trump’s Tariff Fantasy
His projection of a U.S. manufacturing boom behind tariff walls leaves out retaliation by other countries and a trade war.
The Democrats’ Liberation Day
Today on TAP: Cory Booker’s marathon speech showed the party that resistance might be good policy and politics.
Trump’s Tariff Charade
Today is billed as ‘Liberation Day,’ as Trump plans to unveil his master tariff program at 4 p.m. The details are still obscure, even to Trump.
A Pretty Good Night for the Democrats
A really bad night for Elon Musk
How Corporate Pardons Create Monopolies
Rocket wants to became the only mortgage company in America. The CFPB found its tactics to be illegal—until Donald Trump let the company off the hook.