Reading Between the Rights - The American Prospect
WEBJun 9, 2011 · Reading Between the Rights. Nearly 50 years after Griswold v. Connecticut, conservatives think the Constitution protects your privacy. by Scott Lemieux. June 9, 2011. T his week marks the 46th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court reproductive-rights case Griswold v. Connecticut, in which the Court struck down Connecticut's ban on the ...
Who Is Eric Adams? - The American Prospect
WEBJul 9, 2021 · Expand. John Minchillo/AP Photo. New York Democratic mayoral primary winner Eric Adams attends a parade honoring essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, July 7, 2021, in New York. To begin with Adams himself, his decades of shape-shifting doubtless contributed both to his victory and to the difficulty in characterizing him …
The Progressive Caucus Wields Power - The American Prospect
WEBOct 1, 2021 · This is the 30th year of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC), but in another sense, today is the first day. It’s the first day Washington has seen a coherent, organized coalition in Congress wielding power from the left. And it has the congressional leadership confused. In the past, whenever the Democratic leadership needed a vote on ...
A Conversation With Rosa Brooks - The American Prospect
WEBFeb 25, 2021 · Prospect co-founder Robert Kuttner interviews the author of the new book ‘Tangled Up in Blue,’ on police reform. This interview has been slightly condensed from the video above. Robert Kuttner: Congratulations on the publication of Tangled Up in Blue. Your day job is a law professor at Georgetown. Among other things, you study the criminal ...
Biden Has the Right Idea About the Freedom Caucus
WEBSep 21, 2023 · But the Freedom Caucus—a couple dozen of the most extremist right-wing House Republicans—has forced the GOP to renege on the deal. The reason, it seems, is that they are incoherently mad at President Biden and the Democratic Party. They can’t agree on what specifically they want, whether it’s defunding the prosecution of Donald …
Deficit Lessons for the Pandemic From the 2008 Crisis
WEBApr 6, 2020 · Deficit Lessons for the Pandemic From the 2008 Crisis. Watching the economy tank, October 2008. This is part of our economists roundtable on the corona crisis. Economics is sometimes defined as the science of scarcity. If resources are scarce, it would seem, a country can’t print money, give it to someone, without consequences: There will …
McCarthy vs. Moderate House Republicans - The American Prospect
WEBJan 10, 2023 · Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is seen during a motion to adjourn vote after he did not receive enough votes to become Speaker, on January 7, 2023. He was eventually elected Speaker on the 15th ballot. The 20 most nihilistic members of the Republican caucus, less than 5 percent of the House, are now holding the entire House hostage, …
The Crash of Austerity Economics - The American Prospect
WEBOct 8, 2019 · A decade ago, Alberto Alesina was one of the most influential economists in the world. His theory of “expansionary austerity”—the paradoxical notion that reducing public expenditure would lead to an increase in economic activity—was one of the hottest ideas in macroeconomics. He claimed to have shown that government surpluses could ...
The Role of Public Capital - The American Prospect
WEBDec 5, 2019 · The Role of Public Capital. A Reconstruction Finance Corporation for the 21st century. by Kevin Baker. December 5, 2019. There is an obvious reason why the New Deal is the model for the immense changes we need to address global climate change. The New Deal, and our response to the war that followed, were the only times in American history …
Why Joining a Union is Good For Your Well-Being
WEBJul 16, 2015 · New research suggests that workplace organizing is key to personal happiness and overall well-being. American labor unions are facing a political assault unparalleled since the New Deal, from the Trans-Pacific Partnership to "right-to-work," to the attack on public sector unions at the state level. And there's a good chance it'll just …