Today on TAP: The FBI has arrested a sitting judge in Wisconsin.
Ryan Cooper
Ryan Cooper is a senior editor at The American Prospect, and author of How Are You Going to Pay for That?: Smart Answers to the Dumbest Question in Politics. He was previously a national correspondent for The Week. His work has also appeared in The Nation, The New Republic, and Current Affairs.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The Trump Administration Is Objectively Pro-Cancer
America used to have the best medical research system in the world. Elon Musk and RFK Jr. are ripping it to shreds.
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Pete Hegseth May Be Too Incompetent Even for Trump
Turns out Fox News loudmouths are bad at running the military.
Posted inPolitics
The Anti-Immigration Majority Is a Mirage
Americans gradually bought the Republican sales pitch on immigration. Then they saw what it looks like in practice.
Posted inVideos
The Best Tax System on Earth
Tax day could be so much easier, if we simply cared to invest properly in the IRS.
Posted inEconomic Policy
How the Euro Can Replace the Dollar
Europe has a potential golden opportunity to claim the global reserve currency and get a free military rearmament to boot.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Trump Opens the Door to More Medicare Advantage Fraud
Private insurance companies just got a massive boost to their payments through the program, while DOGE fires the people responsible for oversight.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Great Trump Crash?
Emergency warnings are lighting up all over financial markets, solely because of Donald Trump.
Posted inEconomic Policy
I Hope MAGA Investors Enjoy the Crisis They Caused
Right-wing financiers thought Trump would unleash prosperity. Instead, his tariffs are nuking the markets.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Mad King Trump’s War on the Troops
The administration is vindictively hacking away at veterans’ benefits.