A Special Message from Prospect Managing Editor Jonathan Guyer   When Washington, D.C., shut down in mid-March, we were a week away from closing a print issue. Our office was shuttered, but we had a lot to do. It wasn’t just selecting the cover or the pull-quotes. We had …

A Special Message from Prospect Writing Fellow Brittany Gibson   Contributing to The American Prospect means supporting independent journalism and original reporting. For 30 years, the Prospect has taken on the challenge of investigating and analyzing under-reported storie…

David Dayen's update on the effects of COVID-19 Unsanitized: The COVID-19 Report for June 26, 2020 Stimulus Debit Cards Come With a Forced Arbitration ClauseCard recipients will not be able to sue or join class-actions if they have a dispute   Treasury…

Preview A Special Message from Prospect Writing Fellow Marcia Brown   Just a few days after graduating from college, I moved into a group home with roommates I found on Craigslist and started at the Prospect. Since then, I've traveled to Toronto, Canada, to report on asylum…

David Dayen's update on the effects of COVID-19 Unsanitized: The COVID-19 Report for June 25, 2020 Sen. Ben Cardin on Boosting Small Business Support. Plus, the unending first wave.   Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) wants to reserve unused PPP funds for additi…

A Special Message from Prospect Editor Bob Kuttner   Trump and Racial Healing  Since co-founding the Prospect in 1989, I’ve witnessed two periods of great hope followed by great disappointment and worse. We cheered when Bill Clinton ended 12 years of Republican rule, but…

Preview David Dayen's update on the effects of COVID-19 Unsanitized: The COVID-19 Report for June 24, 2020 Another Reason for Massive State and Local Government Relief.Plus, more case spikes and dodgy statistics.   A commercial property in Orlando, Florida…

Preview A Special Message from Prospect Editor At Large Harold Meyerson   Today, instead of writing On TAP, I’m writing about TAP – that is, The American Prospect – and how you can help us do what we do.And we’ve been doing a lot lately. We’ve upped the frequency of our pr…

Preview David Dayen's update on the effects of COVID-19 Unsanitized: The COVID-19 Report for June 23, 2020 Whistling Past the Economic Graveyard. Plus, a case spike update and the travel coupon idea.   Activists with Make the Road New York (MRNY), a support…

A Special Message from Prospect Executive Editor David Dayen   Normally in this space you would be reading On Tap, observations and musings on the world from our senior editors Bob Kuttner and Harold Meyerson. It's part of our mission at the Prospect to bring you our unique…

Preview David Dayen's update on the effects of COVID-19 Unsanitized: The COVID-19 Report for June 22, 2020 Why deaths may not spike despite rising coronavirus cases. Plus, why rich people aren’t spending   Governors like Florida's Ron DeSantis are seeing …

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