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This series looks at what Biden’s American Jobs Plan, American Families Plan, and a variety of tax measures mean in real life. Our journalists analyze prospective policies and assess their potential impact. One of the most popular pieces from the series so far is Staff Writer Alex Sammon’s "Biden’s Promising, Problematic Plan to Plug Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells," explaining how $16 billion dedicated to cleaning up abandoned fossil fuel sites may serve as a bailout for irresponsible oil companies.
Spearheaded by Editor-at-Large Harold Meyerson, the Prospect’s expert on labor issues, this series shows how workers who often fall through the cracks—day laborers, domestics, fry cooks, etc.—are building institutions through worker centers to win power and better their lives. Closing out the series, Writing Fellow Brittany Gibson and Editorial Intern Jarod Facundo put together an expansive and fascinating oral history of five activists from across the country who've worked in and for worker centers.
From Our Climate Change, Monopolies, and Immigration Print Issue Climate change, immigration and monopolies were topics in our March/April issue -- and you can see a discussion on them from our live event. In this incredible deep-dive feature, "Islands in the Stream," Executive Editor
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