While Trump wants to break apart everything decent about America, the people are rebelling—and giving powerful opponents to Trump the will to resist.
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North Carolina’s Equal-Opportunity Voter Suppression
A Republican’s lawsuits in the last remaining race in Election 2024 open up new pathways for voting rights threats.
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Where Are the Firebreaks?
Today on TAP: As Trump continues trying to rule by decree, wreck public institutions, and intimidate his opposition, we need to be strategic in restraining him.
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Bernie’s ‘Fighting Oligarchy’ Tour Is Organizing, Too
Capitalizing on a surge of Democratic energy, the Sanders team is hiring full-time organizers and pushing supporters toward critical local issues.
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The Prospect Weekly Roundup: Badgering Voters and Trump Power Grabs
On our live show, David and Emma Janssen discuss the crucial Wisconsin state Supreme Court election, and the illegal firing of FTC commissioners.
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Trump’s Attack on Social Security Backfires
Today on TAP: The requirement of in-person visits and Elon Musk’s fishing expedition into Social Security data have awakened a torpid AARP, docile federal judges—and public opinion.
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The Wisconsin Court Election Drawing Elon Musk’s Money
Liberals and conservatives face off in the most political apolitical race in the country.
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Fascism’s Feeble Firebreaks
Today on TAP: How will Trump’s madness be contained? Three sources of pushback are traditional conservatives, courts, and Republicans in Congress. So far, none are all that reassuring.
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‘Oopsie … Too Late’
Today on TAP: The several cases in which Trump is defying court orders are coming to a head. We will soon learn whether the rule of law still applies in America—or whether we are too late.