The Biden administration could get more aggressive with de-Trumpification.
New York
Posted inHousing
A Tale of Two Developments: Affordable Housing or Subsidized Ultra-Luxury?
The impending collapse of the grotesque Hudson Yards development in Manhattan could be an opportunity for affordable housing.
Posted inPolitics
Reporting in an Extraordinary Election Year
Prospect Writing Fellow Brittany Gibson’s Best of 2020
Posted inWorking in America
Firing Workers on the Boss’s Whim? New York Puts a Stop to That.
American workers have no recourse if they’re fired for no reason. NYC’s new ‘just cause’ law for fast-food workers might begin to end this absurdity.
Posted inPolitics
The Establishment Strikes Back
Henry Cuellar and centrist Democrats mutiny against progressives in a key committee fight.
Posted inCoronavirus
Cleaning New York Subways, Immigrant Workers Find Abuse
Working for the MTA’s hired contractors, an immigrant workforce is exploited and harassed.
Posted inPolitics
Establishment Democrats vs. Working Families Democrats
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is trying to kick the successful progressive Working Families Party off the ballot in New York.
Posted inTAP
Election Reforms: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Today on TAP: The virtues of ranked-choice voting
Posted inPolitics
The Politician as Organizer
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is spending the 2020 campaign running workshops to help exploited and vulnerable people with their greatest challenges.
