Prospect

Republican state lawmakers are enthusiastic practitioners of direct-democracy backsliding. Can voters hold them off?

It’s understandable that Wall Street wants weak rules. Why are so many community groups serving as the banks’ echo chamber?

The Oregon senator’s new book harnesses 15 years of fighting to end the filibuster.

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Today on TAP: A complex tug-of-war has been happening over the direction of Biden’s trade policy. Politico serves as a handy receptacle for Tai’s enemies to paint Tai as the problem.

The movement to save democracy from threats is too quick to overlook the problems that have been present since the founding.

After redistricting created another heavily Black congressional district, nearly a dozen candidates have put themselves forward.

Today on TAP: Yes, if the president plays it astutely. But other factors could matter more.

Erstwhile Boston media darling Steward Health Care has been strip-mining hospitals for a decade now. The power elite may finally be paying attention.

The inevitable outcome of Republican anti-immigration sentiment

The Communications Workers of America supported the merger after securing union neutrality commitments. So far, it has led only to a smaller workforce.

Four auditing firms examine the books of nearly every big U.S. company, in a process riddled with conflicts of interest. But federal monitoring is making a comeback under new leadership.

Today on TAP: Those two unions and that president (if re-elected) hold the greatest promise for reviving working-class power.

The company has a reputation as a good employer, some of that due to a legacy union membership. Workers had to stand up to prevent backsliding.

Abortion rights supporters have their work cut out for them after the state attorney general certifies a constitutional amendment.

Migrants released by ICE after dark often must rely on the kindness of strangers and sheer luck or risk spending long nights on the street.

Today on TAP: That’s another case for the revival of antitrust.

Does Christopher Nolan’s epic biopic deserve all its accolades?

Republican fealty to their master demagogue is undiminished, as New Hampshire demonstrated yesterday.

Reduced inflation across the economy magnifies the sectors where high markups persist.