A democratic America took the air out of the Brazilian far right.
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.
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Republicans Have a Symbiotic Relationship With Crime
You can’t whip up a hysterical meltdown about crime without lots of crime happening.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Private Investors Can’t Stop America From Borrowing Money
Nonsensical austerity talking points are creeping back into the political discourse.
Posted inAmerica and the World
President Biden’s Lonely Foreign Policy
His changes are highly welcome, if not perfect. Yet they will be easy to reverse.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Republicans Are Coming for Your Social Security and Medicare
The party of starving grandma returns to its roots.
Posted inTAP
The Climate Transition Will Do Wonders for National Security
Today on TAP: America is getting clubbed in the head with the problems of fossil fuel dependence.
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International Finance Capital Rebels Against British … Tax Cuts for the Rich?
Today on TAP: Bankers shoot down the Conservative Party budget plan.
Posted inTAP
The Climate Dystopia Is Already Here
Today on TAP: Greenhouse gas emissions are a clear and present danger to American society.
Posted inPolitics
Puerto Rico’s Colonial Status Left It Vulnerable to Hurricane Fiona
When a place is controlled by a government in which it has no representation, it will be abused.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Republicans Use Huddled Masses Yearning to Breathe Free to Own the Libs
For conservatives, defenseless refugees are something to abuse and exploit.