Two descendants of the architects of the New Deal ask the potential incoming president to be bolder than FDR on jobs.
Agenda 2020
Posted inLaw and Justice
How Kamala Harris Fought to Keep Nonviolent Prisoners Locked Up
As California attorney general, she spent years subverting a 2011 Supreme Court ruling requiring the state to reduce its prison population. The overseeing judicial panel nearly found the state in contempt of court.
Posted inPolitics
Elizabeth Warren: VP or Treasury Secretary?
It’s a close question. But one way or another, she needs a senior post in a Biden administration.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Democrats Are Running on Universal Child Care—and Winning
Progressive candidates for Congress across America are energizing voters by addressing a deep crisis for families.
Posted inDay One Agenda
The 277 Policies for Which Biden Need Not Ask Permission
As president, Joe Biden could take action on hundreds of policies without having to go through Congress. The Biden-Sanders unity task force provides a road map.
Posted inPolitics
How Biden and Trump Explain the American Story
On the campaign trail, it’s American progress versus blood and soil.
Posted inTAP
Biden’s Cabinet and the Thin Progressive Bench
Today on TAP: Breaking Wall Street’s hold on government
Posted inEconomic Policy
America: Still Going Wrong After All These Years
In an update of his best-seller on the decline and fall of the middle classes, James Steele explores the roots of the current economic crisis and possible pathways to the other side. A Prospect interview.
Posted inPolitics
Poll Shows Warren Better for Biden Ticket Than Harris
The key question has been which running mate will help him get elected. That increasingly seems to be Elizabeth Warren.
Posted inTAP
Two Economic Ideas for Biden
Today on TAP: How a presidency is structured dictates policy
