Prospect

And Donald Trump, for now, is fine with it.

Today on TAP: Trump is offering the deal of a lifetime.

Democratic regulators wanted to make sure the rule will survive. Republican support on the commission and popular bills in Congress could get them there.

Phones don’t stop bullets or fights.

He has typically allied with Big Pharma, pointing fingers at pharmacy benefit managers. But a bipartisan agreement could do away with that gambit.

Today on TAP: Watch out for massive libel suits, efforts to repeal Times v. Sullivan, and an attempt to create an official secrets act—as Trump and MAGA flood the First Amendment zone.

How can we break the two-party duopoly?

Thoughts on the Democratic post-election drift

Concessions from the 2023 debt ceiling fight continue to haunt Democrats, and tax cheats could enjoy hundreds of billions in savings.

The second in a series of ‘billionaires I have known’

Today on TAP: Despite its history-making tilt toward workers and consumers, the electorate didn’t reward it.

1998–2024

It’s a good start, but it won’t produce true affordability.

Six hundred New Orleans nurses join a national surge in pre-contract strikes.

Tom Tomorrow brings you This Modern World

The president of the United States outlines his economic principles, and his record.

Today on TAP: Why did he not get more credit?

The incoming president’s transition team is making the case for reviving some long-buried monsters.

Since the fall of ‘Roe,’ abortion debt has become a major phenomenon in the country. The Debt Collective is trying to do something about it.

On our live show, David and Paul Starr discuss the triumph and tragedy of immigration.