Trump’s actions produce some short-run gains for his personalist brand of politics, but as the fall election approaches, they portend a divided and disabled Republican Party against energized and ...

In 1944, Franklin Roosevelt proposed constitutional amendments to guarantee Americans’ fundamental economic rights. It was never adopted—and today, is more necessary than ever. Here’s an adaptation of ...

Buoyed by billions in assistance from the state, real talk about what it takes to run New York City, and some taxes on the rich, the mayor closed a historic leftover budget deficit.

In the low-profile race for California insurance commissioner, Jane Kim wants to borrow from other countries to solve a crisis in the homeowner’s insurance market.

Boston, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is returning to reality television. Despite a cabinet-level appointment, a responsibility to oversee the nation’s transportation infrastructure, airports ...

A working-class voice, a policy wonk, and a champion of political revolution face off for Nancy Pelosi’s seat.

Health care reform has always been one of the least attainable objectives for American progressives. Reverence for private industry has allowed the health care industry to remain at the center of the ...

Activists are building a political home for the Michigan Senate candidate’s anti-corruption, anti-war populist message.

Democrats can use the Congressional Review Act to force votes on many Trump regulatory actions. A decision by Senate Republicans could widen the opportunity. Senate Republicans are about to make a ...

This article appears in the June 2024 issue of The American Prospect magazine. Subscribe here. Most Americans are unfamiliar with terms like “ancillary revenue,” “shrouded attributes,” or “partitioned ...

The largest corporate health care hospitals in the country are consolidating their power and using it to rip off patients, a new study from Families USA shows. Released amid the GOP’s manufactured ...

This edition of Aftermath is about how Trump’s war is seriously eroding American military strength. You can read our previous story about jet fuel and all the others in our series at ...