A better way to stop politicians’ insider trading is by allowing them to invest only in plain-vanilla mutual funds, Wall Street insiders told the Prospect.
Poverty & Wealth
Posted inLaw and Justice
When Sleeping Is a Crime
With a new executive order and model state legislation criminalizing homelessness, the richest people in the U.S. are making it easier to lock up the poorest.
Posted inTAP
‘Trump Accounts’ Cannot Possibly Replace Social Security
Today on TAP: This is just another tax break for the rich.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Second Gilded Age Is Resembling the First
It’s the return of rotten boroughs, railroad barons, and constant graft.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Inflation Comes to Immigration
As new immigration fees take effect, aspiring Americans who meet all the legal requirements could be priced out.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Do SNAP Food Restrictions Help Health, or Punish Poor People?
Indiana is among several states restricting the purchase of sugary foods with nutrition assistance funds.
Posted inPolitics
Greg Casar Is Organizing to Win
The new chair of the Progressive Caucus wants to do for Democrats what he did for construction workers in Texas.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The Cruelty of Medicaid Work Requirements
The bureaucracy needed to verify if recipients are working doesn’t just stop people from receiving health care—it’s difficult for states to set up.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Jeffrey Epstein Is a Policy Issue
It’s about elite impunity, the defining issue in America for more than two decades.
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.
