Why macroeconomic overheating was not the problem and austerity is the wrong cure.
coronavirus
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
States Struggle to Provide Mental Health Care for K-12 Students
Despite new federal funding, ongoing threats to the well-being of children and youth mean funding for school-based services is a constant challenge.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Ashish Jha and the Moral Horror of Too Little Progress
The new position of White House pandemic preparedness director requires boldness on intellectual property.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Biden Must Wield the Power of the Defense Production Act to Rein In the Tripledemic
America is in for a rough winter, but the government can help.
Posted inTAP
Come to America and Live a Shorter Life!
Today on TAP: As is not the case in other advanced economies, life expectancy in the USA continues to fall.
Posted inAmerica and the World
What Now for China?
A conversation with Joshua Kurlantzick of the Council on Foreign Relations, a Prospect alum
Posted inTransportation
Fare or Free?
Fare evasion and stepped-up enforcement reignite the debate on fareless transit. If going fare-free is the answer, then the question is: Who pays?
Posted inCoronavirus
China’s Self-Imposed COVID Trap
Countrywide protests against China’s zero-COVID measures seek to force policy changes—and maybe more.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
What America Can Learn From Donald Trump’s Greatest Accomplishment
On the COVID-19 vaccines, well, you have to hand it to him.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Advocates Celebrate End of Trump-Biden Immigration Policy
While Title 42, which was used to expel over one million migrants, is now over, the next phase of immigration policy is uncertain.
