The unmistakable wave of revulsion against Donald Trump includes a heartening upsurge in authentic grassroots groups, with names like Flippable, Run for Something, and a dozen more. It suggests that our Constitution will survive even Trump, and it represents a healing of American democracy. But the wave is imperiled by an undertow of other groups […]
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Inaugural Post
Today, the Prospect’s daily email inaugurates a new feature: our “On TAP” blog posts by two of our editors. Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, we’ll be including in our daily emails a new blog post, under the heading “Kuttner on TAP,” by Prospect Co-founder and Co-editor Bob Kuttner. Every Tuesday, Thursday, and the occasional Friday […]
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Colorado Voters Flee Electoral Rolls Ahead of Advancing Trump Commission
In one of a handful of states vowing to comply with President Trump’s “voter fraud” commission, voters have begun preemptively withdrawing their registration en masse. In cities across Colorado, hundreds of individuals have asked to be withdrawn from voter rolls following the administration’s June 28 request for personal voter data from each state. In Denver, […]
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Why Did Brookings Ignore Federal Pre-K’s Positive Results?
In the five decades since its launch, more than 33 million low-income children have participated in Head Start, the federal government’s early-childhood education program designed to narrow the gaps between rich and poor students by providing disadvantaged children with comprehensive preschool. Nearly one million children were enrolled in 2015 alone, and research has shown that […]
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Trump Bashes Minnesota’s Somali Immigrants
Less than 72 hours before Election Day, Donald Trump decided to hold an airport rally in the safely blue state of Minnesota. Why? Apparently, to bash the 70,000 Somali immigrants who have sought refuge, and put down roots, in the state. “Here in Minnesota, you’ve seen first-hand the problems caused with faulty refugee vetting, with […]
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The ‘Ban-the-Box’ Paradox
For the 70 million-plus Americans living with criminal records, finding a job can be a Sisyphean task. Ex-offenders return to their communities in search of work only to find that many employers are reluctant to hire anyone with a rap sheet. Because they can’t find a job, many will end up back in prison. To […]
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Why We Need a Renewed National Discussion on School Integration
Yesterday the Albert Shanker Institute, a think tank affiliated with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), hosted a panel discussion on school and housing segregation. Featuring Kimberly Goyette, a sociologist at Temple University, Amy Ellen Schwartz, an economist at NYU, Amy Stuart Wells, a sociologist at Columbia, and Richard Rothstein, a research associate at the […]
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Last-Ditch House Bill Would Defund Planned Parenthood
In a last-ditch effort, House Republicans are set to vote Wednesday on a bill that would include a provision to defund Planned Parenthood. The vote comes just weeks after Congress passed its $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill that included no cuts to Planned Parenthood, despite months of conservative pledges to defund the abortion provider. House […]
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Eliza Newlin Carney to Join The American Prospect
Eliza Newlin Carney joins The American Prospect as a senior editor on November 9. Carney joins the Prospect from a post as a senior writer and columnist for CQ Roll Call, where she covers lobbying, influence and political money. Before joining CQ Roll Call in 2011, Carney worked at National Journal, where she also wrote […]
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O’Malley Follows Clinton with a Money-in-Politics Plan of His Own
Today, former Maryland governor and Democratic presidential contender Martin O’Malley unveiled his detailed plan to limit the rampant role of money in politics. Like Hillary Clinton, who released her plan a couple weeks ago, campaign-finance reform advocates widely applaud O’Malley’s ambitious plan. (It’s worth noting that Bernie Sanders has yet to release a specific money-in-politics […]