Prospect

There are degrees of political insanity. After its recent Republican primary elections, Texas approaches a psychotic break.

Today on TAP: With big money counting on the courts, progressives are taking the fight to the court of public opinion.

In particular, the corporate defense record of the acting number three at Justice, Benjamin Mizer, is put under scrutiny.

The anti-obscenity law is unenforceable and probably unconstitutional. Conservatives still want to use it to ban medication abortions.

Reversing Emma Lazarus

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Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Lou Correa (D-CA) are teaming up to undercut one of the most obscure yet critical moves against corporate power.

Has Biden’s pressure finally ended Israel’s war on Gaza’s civilians? Or is the U.S. allowing Bibi one more head fake?

As the UAW seeks to unionize an Alabama Mercedes factory, a new German law requires the company not to go union-busting.

The Florida Democratic Party aims to take advantage of Republican miscues and sweep up the voters who are fed up with them.

On our weekly news show, David Dayen and Robert Kuttner discuss how policymakers both in America and across the pond need to think bigger.

Today on TAP: Does redoubled commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion among the already liberal address the deeper problem of systemic racism? Does it backfire politically?

Sparkle Sooknanan said she wasn’t lead counsel representing vulture funds with Puerto Rican debt. Legal records and her own law firm say otherwise.

How do we think about utopian futures in dystopian times?

The announcement is the second UAW election planned in the South this year.

Michael Graetz’s new book explains how clever marketing duped America into shoveling more tax breaks to the wealthy and corporations.

The FAA reauthorization bans debt cancellation for flight education loans.

Today on TAP: Swing-state voters say their own state’s economy is humming, but the nation’s economy? Don’t ask.

The agenda for Biden’s next term must go deeper to restore the American dream.

The least likely embodiment of Christian virtues in American life is practically running as an evangelical minister.