Trump’s EPA lets big-time coal industry donors off the hook for the damage their mercury emissions inflict on children.
Brittany Gibson
Brittany Gibson is a former writing fellow at The American Prospect. She now works at Politico.
Posted inPolitics
Trump’s Pitch to Black Voters
Not to vote for him, but to keep them from voting at all
Posted inBooks
Q&A: Former TAP Writing Fellow Publishes Book
Vox founder Ezra Klein’s ‘Why We’re Polarized’ analyzes the social and cultural forces that have split us apart, and where we go from here.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Why Everyone Should Care Who the New Postmaster General Is
Postal unions fear that the Trump administration will use the selection of the next postmaster general to initiate its agenda of postal privatization.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Left-Right Battle Over Defining Poverty
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wants the federal poverty line to better reflect the realities of modern life. The Trump administration wants to do the opposite.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Best of 2019: Brittany Gibson
Our writing fellow highlights the best stories she read this year.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Jane Fonda and Friends March (Again) for the Climate
For 11 straight weeks, Fonda has led Fire Drill Fridays, an effort to wake up Congress about the dangers of the climate crisis.
Posted inImpeachment
Mitch McConnell: King of the Senate Impeachment Trial
The Senate majority leader’s prerogative will govern only the third Senate trial of a president in American history.
Posted inPolitics
Blue Dog Consultant Working With Industry Group Lobbying Against Health Care Reform
Kristen Hawn, a communications consultant, appears on emails with industry-backed groups strategizing against health care changes.
Posted inLaw and Justice
What’s the Next Step for Equal Rights?
Virginia plans to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment next year, kicking off a battle over its fate.