Elon Musk’s replacement is busy with mass deportation, while simultaneously running an investment firm managing public union pension funds.
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The Prospect Weekly Roundup: Consumer Protection Undone
On our live show, David, Maureen Tkacik, and James Baratta discuss the transforming of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau into an agency in name only.
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The Worst Law in 175 Years
Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill is the worst piece of legislation since the Fugitive Slave Act.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The Big Beautiful Bill’s Ugly Choice: Internet or Food?
The Republican budget bill cuts food assistance benefits to households that pay for internet access.
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Trump Will Double the Price of Coffee to Help a Fellow Fascist Coup-ster
Today on TAP: He proposed a 50 percent tariff on Brazilian imports unless they stop trying to hold Bolsonaro accountable for his attempted coup.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Right-Wing State Tax ‘Revolution’ Rolls On
Several red states, pressed on by Koch-funded conservative groups, are moving to enact flat taxes or eliminate income taxes altogether.
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Nebraska’s Billionaire Senator Voted for Hospital Carnage
Now independent union leader Dan Osborn, who nearly won a U.S. Senate race in 2024, is vying for his seat.
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What We Learned From The New York Times’ Anti-Zohran Crusade
The most powerful newspaper in America doesn’t care about American democracy.
Posted inTAP
ICE’s Latest: A Military Sweep Through a Park With Little Kids
Today on TAP: On horseback, with armored vehicles, Trump’s troops stomp through L.A.’s MacArthur Park.
