With elections upcoming, the Conservatives had started measuring the drapes, but didn’t anticipate America’s new president shattering their country’s politics.
Gabrielle Gurley
Gabrielle Gurley is an American Prospect senior editor. The award-winning journalist covers politics and policy in states and localities, with beats in economic development and infrastructure, elections, and climate. She is a 2026 Society of Professional Journalists/Washington D.C. Chapter Correspondent Award finalist for her coverage of District of Columbia politics and has earned past recognitions from the National Association of Black Journalists and the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Federal Funding Must Flow
With Medicaid at risk, state officials could help put the brakes on DOGE and the chaos generated in Washington, but only with some decisive pushback.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Celebrity Fatigue
Glam doesn’t vote. If Democrats must have star power, they should figure out better ways to hitch their stars to campaigns and candidates.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Canada Braces for Two-Step Trade War
Michigan and Ontario will be on the front lines of serious economic disruptions if and when the Trump tariffs finally materialize.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Is Florida’s Migration Tide Turning?
Young people are leaving the state, and climate change’s impacts on the cost of living are contributing factors.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Philadelphia’s Chinatown Is Victorious
In a major triumph for civic activists, the billionaire owners of the city’s NBA team backed out of an arena project that had been approved for the neighborhood.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Canada Isn’t Going MAGA
Justin Trudeau got himself into a fine mess, but the incoming Trump administration may be overestimating how pliable the next prime minister might be.
Posted inPolitics
2024 in Review: Gabrielle Gurley
Senior Editor Gabrielle Gurley unpacks the year’s trials and tribulations.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Montana State Supreme Court Upholds Historic Climate Decision
Young activists persevere in their efforts to stave off climate change and protect their environmental heritage.
Posted inEducation in America
School Violence and Misplaced Faith in Cellphones
Phones don’t stop bullets or fights.