Could the GOP tax plan erode Trump’s support among key parts of his base?
Manuel Madrid
Manuel Madrid is a Washington, D.C.–based freelance journalist and former Prospect writing fellow. His work has also appeared in Bolts magazine, the Miami New Times, and Caracas Chronicles.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
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Progressive and establishment Democrats in Virginia look to ride anti-Trump fervor to Election Day victories. But will that be enough to bridge the party’s divisions?
Posted inEconomic Policy
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Trump and Republicans peddle the myth that money for corporations will trickle down to workers.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Mnuchin Fails The ‘Mnuchin Test’
The Treasury secretary trips himself up trying to justify a tax cut that cannot possibly benefit the working class.
Posted inEducation in America
States Take on Student Debt Abuses as the Trump Administration Defaults
While the administration rolls back the weak protections that exist, more than a dozen states have proposed reforming the largely unregulated student loan industry.
Posted inWorking in America
Silk Roadblock
Yo-Yo Ma’s celebrated project for global understanding through music runs into Donald Trump’s sour note.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Can a Revamped Farmworker Visa System Prevent Abuses?
Foreign nationals who work on American farms remain vulnerable to exploitation by employers who rely on a temporary agricultural visa employment program.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Trump’s Travel Ban Is Back
After months of confusion, refugee resettlement agencies brace themselves for the limited travel ban.
Posted inHousing and Transportation
Virginia’s Power Broker
A legislative power grab and a controversial pipeline project have drawn new scrutiny of Dominion Energy.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Rolling the Dice on Deportation
Donald Trump has shaken up the immigration system, causing a new cloud of uncertainty to hang over undocumented immigrants and asylum seekers.