Prospect editors look beyond the horizon at what the aftermath of the crisis will yield.
corporate power
Posted inCoronavirus
After the Crisis, Big Business Could Get Even Bigger
The pandemic and its response thus far are perfectly designed to concentrate corporate power. But we don’t have to accept that.
Posted inPolitics
The Absolute Absurdity of Blanket Corporate Immunity
With his new proposal, McConnell rides to the rescue of America’s least imperiled.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The Men and Women Who Shrank the U.S. Ventilator Supply
A ‘killer acquisition’ merger in 2012 was waved through by the Federal Trade Commission, whose commissioners all went on to represent corporate America at top law firms.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Prison Telecom Giant Offers Aid to Prisoners—for a Price
The insidious games of the prison phone companies, masked by their generosity during the pandemic
Posted inEconomic Policy
What Members of Congress Can Do After the Bailout
Despite passage, policymakers must be persistent and engaged in the implementation stage.
Posted inCoronavirus
Unsanitized: Essential Employees at K Street Lobby Firms Go to Work
Plus, can coronavirus re-infect, and the airlines signal layoffs. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for March 28, 2020.
Posted inCoronavirus
It’s Time to Revive the Excess Profits Tax
As during the world wars, companies that profit because of the crisis should not grow rich just because of the crisis.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Remote Control
A civil rights lawsuit highlights how Comcast’s monopoly crushes media diversity.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Mind the Trust Gap
The story of scarce face masks during a pandemic points to a greater failing: Government has placed corporate greed above the public good.