The Biden administration is trying to bottle up migrants south of the border. It isn’t working.
Jarod Facundo
Jarod Facundo is an investigative journalist and former Prospect writing fellow.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Hospitals’ Bid for Quick Cash Leaves Patients Worse Off
Medical credit cards shift the burden of medical financing onto unsuspecting consumers who could have qualified for other means of payment.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Half-Operational Digital Immigration Office
Want to apply for asylum? The government has an extremely janky app for that.
Posted inWorking in America
Senators Want Delay in Rural Letter Carrier Pay Program
The Democratic members are trying to stop implementation of a system that could cut worker pay by thousands of dollars.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Fintech’s Latest Scheme
Earned wage access is pitched as a way to instantly get money for paid work. But companies attach high fees, and they are seeking exemptions from consumer protection laws.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
New Astroturf Crypto Campaign Appears on Social Media
The House Financial Services Committee’s upcoming hearings on cryptocurrency regulation coincide with new groups pushing vapid digital campaigns.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Taxman Cometh
A new plan from the IRS lays out how the agency intends to revamp itself.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Beltway’s Favorite Bogus Budget Model
The Penn Wharton Budget Model, bankrolled by finance moguls, is out to grow its power in Washington.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Bureau of Prisons Proposes to Raid Incarcerated People’s Bank Accounts
Advocates are left in the dark as the agency ends public comment on a rule that could garnish up to 50 percent of someone’s wages to use on fines and fees.
Posted inPolitics
Chicago’s Latino Community Is Up for Grabs
The Windy City’s second-largest racial group will prove decisive in tomorrow’s election.