The Latest from the Prospect

Why Trucking Can’t Deliver the Goods: From our February issue, Prospect Editor at Large Harold Meyerson looks at the effect of deregulation on the trucking industry and how the decline of formerly well-paid jobs contributed to the supply chain breakdown.

Congress Proposes $500 Million for Negative News Coverage of China: Writing Fellow Lee Harris reports on a U.S. effort to counter China’s "malign influence"—by funding journalism critical of America’s major economic competitor.

Big Business Games the Supply Chain: Also in our new issue, contributor Rose Adams examines the disruptions that have accelerated Amazon and Walmart’s takeover at the expense of independent retailers.

Biden’s Big Chance to Lower Drug Prices: Executive Editor David Dayen writes that activists, public-health experts, and patients all want the government to exercise "march-in rights" to expand access to an exorbitantly priced cancer treatment and send a signal to drug companies.

Rollups: The Gators Defining the Merchant Makeover: Amazon aggregators exist to buy up the platform’s successful third-party sellers, creating an industry banking on others’ innovation and success, explains contributor Krista Brown.