Chris Van Hollen and Cory Booker argue that middle-class households are paying too much in federal income taxes.
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 inEnergy and the Environment
The National Security Case for Renewable Energy
Turns out oil is vulnerable to price shocks caused by blood-crazed presidents.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Donald Trump, Oil Market Obliterator
Most presidents can’t be directly blamed for gas prices going up. This one is the exception.
Posted inTAP
I’m Sure Glad I Bought an EV and Solar Panels
Trump’s idiotic war of aggression on Iran is spiking oil prices. Not my problem.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Time to End the American-Israeli Alliance
Alliances are built on shared interests. Those do not exist here.
Posted inPolitics
Can Congress Stop Mad King Trump’s Mad War on Iran?
With Republicans in charge, probably not.
Posted inTAP
Trump’s Senseless Waste in Iran
Aircraft carriers and stealth bombers are expensive to use.
Posted inPolitics
Democrats Already Jostling to Oppose Trump’s War on Iran
In North Carolina, primary challenger Nida Allam is betting that the most credible critic of the latest joint Trump-Israel war will win.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor Got Railroaded. Good.
Elite accountability is vital, even if it comes in a less-than-perfect package.
Posted inPolitics
The Case for Keeping ICE and CBP Defunded
Democrats should not provide one thin dime to MAGA storm troopers.