How pro-choice advocates in two cities moved to take on anti-abortion lawmakers
Cities & Communities
The Prospect Weekly Roundup: Rural America and Project 2025
What would a second Trump term mean for rural communities?
Cascading Shame
Arlie Russell Hochschild returns to study the motivations of the left-behind right.
Philadelphia Chinatown Fights Back
The 76ers, the city’s basketball team, has the studies and the mayor lined up for a new arena. Residents and allies believe their homes and culture are more valuable.
CA-41: Will Rollins Connects the Dots
In a tight race in the Inland Empire of California, Democratic challenger Rollins ties his opponent Rep. Ken Calvert’s real estate escapades to the area’s high housing costs.
VP Debate: Vance Should Address Unanswered Questions Raised by ‘Hillbilly Elegy’
Vance’s rise was spurred by his questionable views on race, ethnicity.
Rural America’s Project 2025 Problem
Trump is promising major disruptions for small-town communities. Yet residents still favor him over Kamala Harris’s development and investment approach.
As North Carolina Sidelines Juvenile Justice Reforms, Communities Step In
Winston-Salem community groups had already banded together to strengthen efforts to help troubled young people in the face of more punitive policies.
What Is the Fare Evasion Equation?
New York asks that question after officers shoot and wound an alleged fare evader.
Small Businesses Aren’t Asking for Tax Cuts
If you read their surveys, they say they need access to credit. Nevertheless, Kamala Harris wants to give small businesses a deduction.

