David speaks with several Prospect staff members about the year in review and what they’re looking forward to in 2026.
Weekly Roundup
The Prospect Weekly Roundup: The War on Veterans
David speaks with Suzanne Gordon and Steve Early about attacks on veterans’ health care and veterans’ disability benefits.
The Prospect Weekly Roundup: Why Everything Is More Expensive
David and writing fellow Emma Janssen discuss their contributions to the Prospect’s weeklong series on affordability.
The Prospect Weekly Roundup: ACA Sticker Shock and AI Jitters
David and staff writer Whitney Curry Wimbish discuss skyrocketing health insurance costs and the sketchy deals at the heart of the data center boom.
The Prospect Weekly Roundup: The Shutdown Cave and the Next Health Care Fight
David Dayen and Prospect co-founder Bob Kuttner look at the politics and policy of the end of the government shutdown.
The Prospect Weekly Roundup: The Democrats’ Big Night
David Dayen and editor at large Harold Meyerson analyze the big winners and the key issues in the 2025 elections.
The Prospect Weekly Roundup: How the Supreme Court Legalized Political Corruption
David and Master Plan co-author David Sirota go through the 50-year history of corporations plotting to buy the government.
The Prospect Weekly Roundup: Presidential Construction Projects
David Dayen and Maureen Tkacik talk about the ICE raid in South Shore Chicago, in the shadow of the Obama Presidential Center, and the destruction of the East Wing of the White House in Washington.
The Prospect Weekly Roundup: The Mamdani Momentum
Will Zohran win? Senior editor Ryan Cooper and writing fellow James Baratta discuss the week in news.
The Prospect Weekly Roundup: Wherein Sam Seder Apologizes to Chuck Schumer
David and The Majority Report’s Sam Seder talk about the ongoing government shutdown and the backlash to Democratic gerontocracy.
