Deese’s views on the deficit and climate policy are at odds with national and planetary needs.
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Posted inAmerica and the World
What You Need to Know About Tony Blinken
Biden’s apparent choice for secretary of state most recently played the influence game in Washington.
Posted inDay One Agenda
How Biden Could Give Everyone Medicare on His Own
Okay—he won’t, but the creative application of existing laws that would allow it reflects exactly how a Biden administration needs to be thinking.
Posted inPolitics
Weaponizing Anti-Semitism, State Department Delegitimizes Human Rights Groups
Authoritarian regimes and illiberal forces will exploit the new U.S. policy.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Biden Poised to Name Ron Klain, Janet Yellen to Key Positions
Klain favored as White House chief of staff; Yellen as Treasury secretary
Posted inLaw and Justice
Will the Supreme Court Overturn the Election Result?
No, says Harvard law professor Michael Klarman, who spoke with Prospect co-editor Robert Kuttner
Posted inPolitics
2020’s Biggest Losers: Probably Trump, Definitely Schumer
As Democrats fail to take the Senate, their leader’s performance merits some scrutiny.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Return to Mother Emanuel
The site of the 2015 hate crime that killed nine parishioners was in many ways a preview for an ugly era in race relations and politics.
Posted inWorking in America
Workers Rally Against Trump’s Broken Promises
At shuttered plants across America, workers have been activated to speak the truth about the hollowness of the past four years.
Posted inPolitics
The Facebook Group That Could Flip Pennsylvania
Boasting more than 120,000 members, it’s one of the largest pro-Biden online communities, and a source of camaraderie and support.
