In an update of his best-seller on the decline and fall of the middle classes, James Steele explores the roots of the current economic crisis and possible pathways to the other side. A Prospect interview.
Gabrielle Gurley
Gabrielle Gurley is a senior editor at The American Prospect. She covers states and cities, focusing on economic development and infrastructure, elections, and climate. She wins awards, too, most recently picking up a 2024 NABJ award for coverage of Baltimore and a 2021 Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication urban journalism award for her feature story on the pandemic public transit crisis.
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Gideon’s Got Game
Maine House Speaker Sara Gideon faces off against Susan Collins in November, in the state’s most expensive election ever, and with control of the Senate at stake.
Posted inCoronavirus
Reducing Risks in the Air on Buses
Confronted with the pandemic, here’s how some transit agencies have made buses safer for drivers and passengers.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Native Americans Hail Oil and Gas Pipeline Decisions
In three separate cases, pipelines planned to go through or near Native lands have been either delayed or stopped.
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This Time, It’s the Democrats’ Infrastructure Week
House Democrats steered an ambitious transportation and infrastructure plan through the chamber. Structured more like a wish list, it’s dead on arrival in the Senate.
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For the Mayor of Washington, Black Lives Matter; Defunding the Police Does Not
Mayor Muriel Bowser checked the president. Now city residents move to checkmate the mayor on a police budget increase.
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The Virus of Frank Rizzo
Tossing the statue of Philadelphia’s former mayor and police chief into a warehouse won’t change the police culture in the country’s sixth-largest city.
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Welcome to the White House Terrordome
The lynching of George Floyd sparked the violence that African Americans expected from Trump’s presidency.
Posted inCoronavirus
The Coronavirus and the Rise of the States
In crises and wars, the national government’s authority invariably grows, while states’ power shrivels. This time, it’s the other way around.
Posted inLaw and Justice
White Men With Guns
White supremacists can still get away with almost anything. For now.
