Two Prospect writing fellows offer their best of 2021.
Brittany Gibson
Brittany Gibson is a former writing fellow at The American Prospect. She now works at Politico.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
The Return of Freedom Summer
Amid stalled voting rights legislation in Congress, mass mobilization may be needed to provoke action.
Posted inBuilding Back America
Some of the Worst Bridges in the Country Are in Kentucky
Yet Kentucky’s Mitch McConnell is dragging out negotiations on federal investments to fix bridges and other infrastructure.
Posted inPolitics
Congress’s Strange Bedfellows Fighting Big Tech
Coming from two different perspectives, there’s an emerging consensus on blunting the market power of digital platforms. Now the parties have to legislate.
Posted inThe Alt-Labor Chronicles: America’s Worker Centers
Helping the Powerless Build Power
Oral histories of five activists who’ve worked in and for worker centers
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
How Can a State Lawmaker Take On Big Tech?
You have to have a ‘good champion.’
Posted inPolitics
As Republicans Suppress the Vote, What Are Democrats Doing About Their Own Selection Process?
The DNC has yet to consider last year’s caucus and primary problems.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Big Tech Lobbyists Take Down Arizona’s App Store Bill
HB 2005 would have ended high app store fees for developers. It got stuck in a state Senate committee.
Posted inClimate of Opportunity
The Promise of Offshore Wind
We can create good jobs and clean, cheap power by bringing back production as well as accelerating installation.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
In Arizona, Democrats Are Backing Big Tech
A bill that would eliminate Apple and Google’s hefty fees on app developers has drawn unusual coalitions on both sides.