Stark differences color red- and blue-state lawmakers’ policy choices—which makes all the difference in residents’ well-being.
Poverty & Wealth
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The Prospect Weekly Roundup: Rural America and Project 2025
What would a second Trump term mean for rural communities?
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Cascading Shame
Arlie Russell Hochschild returns to study the motivations of the left-behind right.
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It’s Good to Be the King
The ins and outs of how the mega-rich wall themselves off from government’s prying eyes
Posted inPolitics
Not Enjoying the Mark Cuban for President Campaign
The billionaire seems to be driving some Harris campaign messaging.
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The Limits of Harris’s Family Policy
Today on TAP: $6,000 for newborns and universal affordable child care are great—but don’t speak to many young men.
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Kamala’s Capital Capitulation
Today on TAP: The money is not that huge, but the optics are terrible.
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The Push for Public Banking in New York
Rochester wants to establish the first public bank in the United States in over a century.
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How Much Money Do You Need?
Today on TAP: The counterweight to insanely greedy capital has to be mobilized labor.
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A Safety Net for Unemployed Workers
The job market is strong. Now is the perfect time to fix the unemployment system.