The Manchin empire extends to a nondescript nursing home in deep coal country. It’s a relic of a social welfare system that has collapsed.
Lee Harris
Lee Harris is a staff writer at The American Prospect. In 2020, she co-founded New York Focus, an investigative news site on New York politics. Prior to that, she was editor of the independent newspaper at the University of Chicago.
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Most Americans Don’t Want War With Russia. Where Are Progressives?
Anti-war politicians have become willing to criticize failed adventurism in the Middle East. They’re more reluctant to pump the brakes on Ukraine.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
NFT Investors: JPEGs Are Just a Stepping-Stone
Enthusiasts freely admit the buzzy collectibles are a bubble. But they’re betting NFTs are scaffolding for a new internet architecture that’s here to stay.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Green Investment and Private Profiteers
Prospect Writing Fellow Lee Harris’s Best of 2021
Posted inEconomic Policy
Saule Omarova on Systemic Financial Risk and Her Failed Bid for Comptroller
‘There was a fear that I might be open to thinking systemically,’ says the Cornell Law professor who drew fierce opposition from the bank lobby.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Shadow Courts for Fossil Fuels Want a Green Makeover
Under the Energy Charter Treaty, investors can sue governments for loss of future profits. Champions say this will be an ‘indispensable tool’ for the green transition.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Obscure Democrat Enabling Republicans on Bank Regulation
Michael Hsu, the acting comptroller of the currency, has gone silent after initially siding with fellow Democrats on a bank merger review.
Posted inEconomic Policy
In Bid to Beef Up Bank Rules, Dems Stop Playing Nice
Republicans are crying foul as a Democratic majority at the FDIC sidesteps its Trump-appointed chair.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Nord Stream Pipeline Snarled in the U.S.-Russia ‘Fossil Energy War’
Discarded sanctions over Nord Stream were attempted protectionism for U.S. gas producers.
Posted inEconomic Policy
What the New Sheriffs of Wall Street Can Do
Biden has empowered a crop of aggressive financial regulators. They’ll need to look beyond the banking industry and into finance’s darker corners.
