The Indian prime minister’s global rehabilitation began before Trump, and it’s culminating in vicious anti-Muslim policies.
Alexander Sammon
Alexander Sammon is a former staff writer at The American Prospect.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Pete’s Puerto Rico Problem
Buttigieg’s corrected list of fundraisers includes a top executive at one of the vulture fund holders of Puerto Rican debt.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Best of 2019: Alexander Sammon
Our staff writer takes a look back at his finest work this year.
Posted inWorking in America
When Exploiting Companies Blame the Law for Exploiting Their Workers
Vox cites a new California law against misclassifying workers as its smoke screen—excuse us, reason—for mass layoffs.
Posted inWorking in America
Low-Wage Federal Contract Employees Get Stiffed, Again
For the second year in a row, janitors and security guards at federal buildings and other contract employees won’t get back pay from last winter’s 35-day shutdown, which continues to cause financial stress.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Ridiculous Invite of the Week: San Francisco Invite Edition
Lyft is hosting an event on the climate crisis, when it’s one of the largest drivers (literally) of transportation-related emissions.
Posted inPolitics
Democrats Have Learned Nothing From 2018 (or 2008)
By taking super PAC support, Joe Biden and other 2020 candidates are ceding legitimacy on fighting money in politics.
Posted inGreen New Deal
The Tantalizing Nuclear Mirage
Many see nuclear power as a necessary part of any carbon-neutral mix. The reality isn’t so simple.
Posted inPolitics
How Targeting Student Voters Can Pay Dividends in 2020
An innovative voter turnout program that helped a 20-year-old’s city council election in Ames, Iowa, could point a way forward.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
‘Building on Obamacare’ Means Expanding Government-Run Insurance Coverage
The Medicaid expansion has unequivocally been the most successful part of the Affordable Care Act, and the best part to build upon.
