A throwaway comment undercuts the president’s own drug addiction commission and spotlights his tone-deafness on combatting a national epidemic in one of the worst-hit states.
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.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
The Justice Department Works for You, and Other Myths
At the annual NAACP convention, the contrast between the messaging from Rod Rosenstein, Jeff Sessions’s number two, and Eric Holder, Barack Obama’s first attorney general, was stark.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Speaker Ryan, Adrift in Massachusetts
Paul Ryan talks trickle-down taxation with workers in one of the poorest cities in the state.
Posted inWorking in America
Charlie and the MBTA
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker’s privatization initiative at greater Boston’s transit authority has realized short-term savings—but the cure is still adequate public investment.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Can Trump Succeed Where Reagan Failed?
Determined to stamp out sanctuary cities, Trump and congressional Republicans plod on, but the anti-apartheid battles of the 1980s demonstrate that such movements are easily cowed by presidents.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The False Promise of Trump’s Rural Infrastructure Investment
The president’s loyal fans cheer him on, but that’s because they haven’t been reading the scorecard.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Trump Tweets, States Churn
States are showing signs of fiscal stress with little notice or expectation of assistance from Washington.
Posted inEducation in America
Black Is Beautiful, But Hair Is Still Political
How a suburban Boston charter school’s dress code underscores whites’ obsession with African American hair
Posted inAmerica and the World
That Sinking Feeling: Trump’s Coast Guard Charm Offensive
The embattled president drew rebukes for his self-absorbed commencement remarks. Compared with his predecessors’ graduation speeches, his address fares even worse on the issues of the day.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Q&A: Can Black America Stay Strong Under Trump?
National Urban League President Marc Morial sees African American social and economic progress holding steady. But he warns that the Trump threat is real and activists must stay focused if they want to see better political results.
