Two different accounts from two of the Prospect’s co-founders
Race & Ethnicity
Posted inPolitics
Donald Trump Won’t Be Saved by Maps
Gerrymandering in red states is predicated on Republicans holding Trump’s support in 2024, particularly from Latinos. That could be a bad bet.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
How Bad Slavery Was
Donald Trump joins a long line of apologists for America’s peculiar institution.
Posted inWorking in America
How One Teamsters Local Is Striking to Protect Immigrant Workers
The union wants bosses to turn away immigration authorities unless they show a signed judicial warrant, but resistance is fierce.
Posted inBooks
Q&A: ‘Still Pushing’: Alabama’s Complex Past and Nuanced Future
The New Yorker’s Alexis Okeowo charts the psychic battles of a resilient state.
Posted inPolitics
ICE Raids Broke Los Angeles’ Economy. Shouldn’t ICE Pay for That?
The economic impact of the immigration crackdown is quantifiable, and could be written down and sent to Washington as a demand for payment.
Posted inTAP
The NIH Funding Wars
Today on TAP: Are Republican senators more loyal to Trump, or to their home-state economies?
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 inTAP
Trump’s Deportations Make Americans Pro-Immigrant Again
Today on TAP: Gallup documents how the ICE raids have backfired, while another new study shows the limits of unions’ power of persuasion.
Posted inPolitics
What We Learned From The New York Times’ Anti-Zohran Crusade
The most powerful newspaper in America doesn’t care about American democracy.
