Elected officials learned two more people died in federal immigration detention this week, bringing the total number of deaths to at least 16.
Working in America
This Greenland Is Red
The small island nation has one of the largest and most successful portfolios of state-owned companies in the world. What?
Down and Out on the Crypto Frontier
In Wyoming, the Delaware of cryptocurrency, industry players celebrated their fortunes and said everyone will benefit. But workers haven’t seen it.
Clamoring to Tax the Rich
In Berkeley, New York, Paris, and Vatican City, it’s become central to political battles—and religious concerns.
Nurses in Iowa Are Fighting an Unprecedented Anti-Union Campaign
Hospital system UnityPoint would rather spend millions on anti-union ‘educators’ than on safe staffing policies.
Private Equity’s $3 Billion Bet on a Casino Chimera
A casino is at the center of a fight over the soul of Coney Island, one of three downstate casino licenses being pursued in New York.
The Plutonomy Is Still Going Strong
For the last 20 years, analysts have known that this is an economy by and for the rich.
How Today’s America Came About
Two different accounts from two of the Prospect’s co-founders
Trump Lets Bosses Grab $400 Billion in Worker Pay
By refusing to defend a ban on noncompete agreements in court, the Federal Trade Commission enables employers to suppress wages.
The Coming Trump Stagflation
Today on TAP: The self-inflicted damage to Trump’s economy is deepening. Will he get away with it politically?
