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The American Prospect
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ISSN (Print) 1049-7285
Published by The American Prospect, Inc

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Odd Couple: Democrats and Kevin McCarthy
- Authors: Robert Kuttner
  Abstract: Today on TAP: Should House Democrats save McCarthy’s Speakership'
  PubDate: Mon, 02 Oct 2023 19:00:00 -000
Damp Labor Autumn
- Authors: Prospect Staff
  Abstract: Hollywood screenwriters won their strike, while the UAW strike is ramping up. What’s next'
  PubDate: Mon, 02 Oct 2023 16:00:00 -000
The ‘Dobbs’ Strategy Heads South
- Authors: Gabrielle Gurley
  Abstract: Gubernatorial elections this fall in Kentucky, Mississippi, and Louisiana may clarify where Democrats can, and can’t, run on abortion.
  PubDate: Mon, 02 Oct 2023 09:30:00 -000
COLAs Are Great, but Woefully Insufficient
- Authors: Harold Meyerson
  Abstract: Adjusting wages to the rising costs of living, as the UAW is demanding, is necessary, but the gap between investment income and wages will still keep rising.
  PubDate: Mon, 02 Oct 2023 09:15:00 -000
Clarence Thomas Has Yet Another Huge Conflict of Interest
- Authors: Vishal Shankar
  Abstract: Revolving Door Project research reveals that right-wing elites in the Horatio Alger Association stand to benefit from a lawsuit attempting to destroy the CFPB. The group has close ties to Clarence Thomas.
  PubDate: Mon, 02 Oct 2023 09:00:00 -000
Does Jay Powell Want to Elect Trump'
- Authors: Robert Kuttner
  Abstract: Today on TAP: Most of the sources of inflation are either the result of the Fed’s own policy, or have nothing to do with domestic demand, such as the rising price of oil.
  PubDate: Fri, 29 Sep 2023 19:00:00 -000
What the Writers Won
- Authors: David Dayen
  Abstract: The Guild’s agreement attempts to restore the elements of the traditional system that made entertainment writing sustainable. It mostly succeeds, with one caveat.
  PubDate: Fri, 29 Sep 2023 09:30:00 -000
Monopolist Secrecy Demands Are Overwhelming—and May Be Illegal
- Authors: Luke Goldstein
  Abstract: One anti-monopoly group contends that withholding basic financial information violates federal securities laws.
  PubDate: Fri, 29 Sep 2023 09:15:00 -000
Your Guide to the Hottest Fall Trends of 2023
- Authors: Francesca Fiorentini
  Abstract: The leaves may change but the bullsh*t remains the same.
  PubDate: Fri, 29 Sep 2023 09:00:00 -000
Debate Number Two: Phonies and Cacophonies
- Authors: Harold Meyerson
  Abstract: Today on TAP: Shouting over one another, the Republican presidential candidates were unintelligible last night, and worse when actually audible.
  PubDate: Thu, 28 Sep 2023 16:00:00 -000
Battleground Virginia
- Authors: Gabrielle Gurley
  Abstract: The Old Dominion’s neck-and-neck legislative elections have huge implications for abortion rights, public education, gun safety, and Glenn Youngkin’s political future.
  PubDate: Thu, 28 Sep 2023 15:00:00 -000
A Union of Their Own
- Authors: Robert Kuttner
  Abstract: How a culture of gross sexism in the airlines created America’s most militantly feminist union
  PubDate: Thu, 28 Sep 2023 09:30:00 -000
Warren and Jayapal Raise Revolving-Door Concerns at the IRS
- Authors: Jarod Facundo
  Abstract: The agency and its prospective nominees are adopting stricter ethics standards following a 2021 investigation.
  PubDate: Thu, 28 Sep 2023 09:15:00 -000
The UAW Strike Could Redefine Biden and the Democrats. Good.
- Authors: Max Moran, Chris Lewis
  Abstract: President Biden joined striking workers on the picket line. Former ‘car czar’ Steve Rattner is furious.
  PubDate: Thu, 28 Sep 2023 09:00:00 -000
The [REDACTED] Case Against Amazon
- Authors: Maureen Tkacik
  Abstract: You go to information war with the clickbait you have.
  PubDate: Wed, 27 Sep 2023 19:30:00 -000
The Biden Age Question
- Authors: Prospect Staff
  Abstract: David Dayen and Robert Kuttner discuss whether President Biden is too old.
  PubDate: Wed, 27 Sep 2023 15:00:00 -000
Biden on the Picket Line, Trump in the Wings
- Authors: Harold Meyerson
  Abstract: The all-but-certain presidential nominees court the nation’s blue-collar voters.
  PubDate: Wed, 27 Sep 2023 09:30:00 -000
How to Oust Menendez: The Agnew Precedent
- Authors: Robert Kuttner
  Abstract: Today on TAP: Nixon’s vice president resigned in a plea bargain that spared him prison time.
  PubDate: Wed, 27 Sep 2023 09:15:00 -000
There’s an Easy Way to End Government Shutdowns Forever
- Authors: Ryan Cooper
  Abstract: No other rich democracy endures America’s brand of budgetary chaos. We didn’t either until the Carter administration.
  PubDate: Wed, 27 Sep 2023 09:00:00 -000
Menendez Loses the Senate
- Authors: David Dayen
  Abstract: Today on TAP: But he can still keep his seat, if Democrats in New Jersey split the field.
  PubDate: Tue, 26 Sep 2023 19:00:00 -000
Google Erects Cone of Silence Around Antitrust Case
- Authors: Luke Goldstein
  Abstract: The company has successfully closed off testimony and exhibits in the public trial, limiting public discussion of its monopoly.
  PubDate: Tue, 26 Sep 2023 15:00:00 -000
UAW Workers in California Stand Up as Strike Expands
- Authors: David Dayen
  Abstract: Strikers have twice had guns pulled on them by non-union truckers seeking to use a distribution center to move auto parts to dealers.
  PubDate: Tue, 26 Sep 2023 09:30:00 -000
How Big Tech Is Undermining Childhood
- Authors: Robert Kuttner
  Abstract: A conversation with author and child advocate Susan Linn
  PubDate: Tue, 26 Sep 2023 09:15:00 -000
Google’s Fight Against Antitrust Hits a Roadblock
- Authors: Jeff Hauser
  Abstract: The search giant complained that antitrust regulator Jonathan Kanter believes in antitrust. Courts didn’t buy it.
  PubDate: Tue, 26 Sep 2023 09:00:00 -000
Working-Class Joe
- Authors: Robert Kuttner
  Abstract: Today on TAP: Biden is truly helping working people. What will it take for more voters to get that'
  PubDate: Mon, 25 Sep 2023 19:00:00 -000
Barbie Reconsidered
- Authors: Prospect Staff
  Abstract: Is the film a victory for feminism' Ben Shapiro has thoughts.
  PubDate: Mon, 25 Sep 2023 14:00:00 -000
Breaking the Menendez Cycle
- Authors: David Dayen
  Abstract: He’s indicted for public corruption, he beats the charges thanks to the Supreme Court, Democrats restore him to a position of power, and he’s indicted again. But this time, Democrats aren't as welcoming.
  PubDate: Mon, 25 Sep 2023 09:30:00 -000
The GOP Is Beginning to Look Like Europe’s New Far-Right Parties
- Authors: Harold Meyerson
  Abstract: Holding their working-class base with racist, nativist demagogy may also require a little less laissez-faire.
  PubDate: Mon, 25 Sep 2023 09:15:00 -000
Rural Letter Carriers Push for Union Decertification
- Authors: Jarod Facundo
  Abstract: Substantial wage losses from a controversial evaluation system have left workers frustrated. But there’s concern that the proposed cure is worse than the disease.
  PubDate: Mon, 25 Sep 2023 09:00:00 -000
Budget Follies: The Endgame
- Authors: Robert Kuttner
  Abstract: Today on TAP: Expect the government to shut down, McCarthy to lose his Speakership, and some renegade Republicans to eventually support a discharge petition.
  PubDate: Fri, 22 Sep 2023 19:00:00 -000

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