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Podcasts
How the American Rescue Plan Is Backstopping the ‘Submerged State’
The Prospect interviewed researchers Amanda Kass and Philip Rocco on the American Rescue Plan, an unprecedented fiscal outlay for local governments that remains widely unknown.
The Art of the Deal
Pennsylvania state Senator Nikil Saval tells us about his bipartisan legislating.
The Ethics of Socialism
Professor William Clare Roberts considers Marx, socialism, and political theory.
The January 6 Hearings
The committee has produced riveting testimony that all Americans should be taking seriously.
The State of American Socialism
David Duhalde digs into the struggles of the movement under Trump and Biden.
American School Financing Is a Disaster
Professor David I. Backer lays out the problems with how public schools are constructed and maintained.
The Case for Student Debt Cancellation
Economist Marshall Steinbaum explains why the idea is both good and unavoidable.
The Politics of Time
Why did Julius Caesar change the calendar? Professor Nomi Claire Lazar explains.
How Rich People Stole Identity Politics
Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò charts a course between cynical corporate liberalism and right-wing anti-wokeness.

