Anti-racism activist Tim Wise surveys America’s shredded racial canvas. A Prospect interview.
Democrats
Posted inCabinet Watch
The Centerpiece Battle Over Financial Reform Remains Unsettled
The choice of comptroller of the currency will help demonstrate which wing of the Democratic Party will wield influence in the Biden administration.
Posted inPolitics
The Democrats’ Secret Weapon for 2022: Republican Primary Challenges
Dozens of Republican House members who alienated Trump by supporting the Electoral College results are in swing seats. Far-right replacements would be vulnerable to Democratic pickups.
Posted inCabinet Watch
The Chopra Gambit
The nominee for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director used his platform as a minority-party commissioner to build a profile. Democrats should do this more often.
Posted inPolitics
The Future of American Politics
A party built on whiteness is collapsing; two-party dominance may go with it.
Posted inPolitics
That Old-Time Southern Populism
Democratic victory in Georgia, and across the South, combined long-term multiracial organizing and a pitch to directly improve people’s lives.
Posted inTAP
Let Republicans Be Republicans!
Today on TAP: The value of GOP obstruction in the Senate
Posted inCoronavirus
Unsanitized: The Democratic Policy-Smorgasbord Mistake
Democrats are talking themselves into trying to pass their entire agenda at once. There’s a far easier path. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for January 14, 2021.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Democrats Must Federalize Medicaid
A signature piece of Joe Biden’s campaign agenda should be part of the first major economic package.
