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Whistleblower Laws That Protect Lawbreakers

2 weeks 2 days ago
The late whistleblower John Barnett described Boeing as a psychological torture chamber for anyone who cared about safety. A 2000 law makes fighting back nearly impossible.
Maureen Tkacik

Net Neutrality in Name Only?

2 weeks 4 days ago
Some advocates are concerned that a restoration of open-internet rules could allow some internet service providers to create ‘fast lanes’ for certain applications.
David Dayen

The VA Bows to the Dialysis Duopoly

2 weeks 4 days ago
Despite contracting rules in place to give veterans safe and affordable access to dialysis, DaVita and Fresenius are picking up most of the patients.
Toni Aguilar Rosenthal

The Fascist Attack on Gaza Protests

2 weeks 5 days ago
Emory professors get beaten and arrested for exercising their free speech, while Donald Trump can threaten the witnesses in his fraud trial with impunity.
Prospect Staff

Investing in Distress

3 weeks ago
Tax lien investing allows hedge funds and private equity firms to exploit mostly poor, elderly Black and Latino homeowners, leveraging the machinery of local tax enforcement.
Andrew W. Kahrl

The Newcomer From the Shop Floor

3 weeks 1 day ago
Dan Osborn is a mechanic who had never been to Washington until this month and doesn’t own a suit. He wants to be Nebraska’s U.S. senator, running as an independent.
Luke Goldstein