Farms seem to be the only thing that doesn’t count as ‘infrastructure.’ But an emerging consensus agrees that anti-competitive practices have made food supply a national-security risk.
Building Back America
Biden’s American Jobs Plan, American Families Plan, and a variety of tax measures, analyzing each component with insights on prospective policies and if these elements go far enough
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Infrastructure Summer: The Untrained Bipartisan Deal-Makers
The senators negotiating the infrastructure package don’t have expertise in infrastructure, and it’s showing.
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Infrastructure Summer: The Senate Deadline That Isn’t One
Understanding the various contours of an imminent failed vote on the bipartisan infrastructure bill today
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Infrastructure Summer: The Senate Budget Deal Kicks Off a Flurry of Negotiation
This is only the beginning of a long, long process.
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Infrastructure Summer: Republicans Attempt to Pull the Football on Bipartisan Deal
This was always going to happen, and Democrats should be prepared for it.
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Infrastructure Summer: Why Prioritize the Civilian Climate Corps?
In this first installment of the Prospect’s new series, we talk with the Sunrise Movement’s Evan Weber.
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Passenger Rail Is Not Dead Yet
Capitol Hill grudgingly funds Amtrak, and now the rail operator may have to compete with private-sector companies for federal dollars.
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When the Institution Doesn’t Trust Itself
Democrats are struggling for a path forward on a popular infrastructure package because nobody in the party believes one another.
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The Infrastructure Success Story in Chattanooga
Some of the fastest broadband speeds in the world come from this Tennessee city’s public network. It could be replicated across the country.
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Are Summer Food Benefits Here to Stay?
The Biden administration expanded summer meals for low-income kids. Democrats want to make the program permanent, but most states haven’t started implementing it.