The Latest from the Prospect

UAW Strikes at Select Plants: Inspired by the GM strikes of the 1930s, the UAW's "Stand Up Strike" is designed to keep the strike sustainable for the long term and to keep the Big Three automakers in the dark. Lee Harris and Jarod Facundo report on day one of the historic UAW strike.

The Nordic Way of Freedom: In Finland, society is arranged according to a more meaningful type of freedom than what we have in the United States, making sure people have the resources necessary to make meaningful choices for their lives. Ryan Cooper has the story.

Half a Million California Workers Get a Raise—and a Seat at the Table: Read Harold Meyerson on how half a million fast food workers in California won a fair minimum wage and a step towards sectoral bargaining, defeating the companies that were going to put hundreds of millions into preventing these wins.

The Poverty Yo-Yo: During the pandemic, Congress passed some of the most effective anti-poverty measures in decades. Then they abandoned all of it. Read David Dayen on how returning to the status quo has set Americans back.

The Stealth Attack on the Power to Tax: If the Supreme Court rules in favor of Moore v. U.S., the Treasury could be forced to reliniquish an estimated $7 trillion in taxation over the next decade. Robert Kuttner explains how this could prevent the possibility of ever passing a wealth tax.