Prospect

Our writing fellow details her favorite stories of the year.

Voters canned a ballot measure that would have created a nonpartisan redistricting commission, but more changes are on the horizon.

Our executive editor offers his best of 2024.

From the Boeing door plug blowout to the assassination of Brian Thompson to the never-ending oligarch-fueled genocide of Gaza, 2024 was not a year of moral ambiguity or nuance.

Threats to home rule could shatter the city’s status as a safe haven.

Our managing editor lays out his best work of 2024.

Our staff writer offers his best of the year.

‘Billionaires I have known’: The final installment

The U.S. Postal Service loses money because of stifling rules and a mandate to serve the entire country. Privatization would only raise costs and reduce service.

Tom Tomorrow brings you This Modern World

If floundering leaders and ineffectual democracies are the new norm, we’re in a very dangerous time.

Young activists persevere in their efforts to stave off climate change and protect their environmental heritage.

The agency has been getting played for years, but is reluctant to change.

Musk got the only thing that he wanted. Does Trump realize it?

Musk got the only thing that he wanted. Does Trump realize it?

On our live show, David talks to former National Economic Council official Bharat Ramamurti about the accomplishments of the last four years.

Today on TAP: Can the Trump-Musk bromance possibly end well?

It worked practically, but not politically. Why?

There’s a mundane reason for the late-term chaos, and it’s called a conflict of interest.

With their more than half a trillion dollars, Bezos and Musk join forces to make sure Trump doesn’t support even a scintilla of worker power.