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Net Neutrality in Name Only?
https://prospect.org/economy/2024-04-29-net-neutrality-in-name-only/
Published: April 29, 2024 09:30
Some advocates are concerned that a restoration of open-internet rules could allow some internet service providers to create ‘fast lanes’ for certain applications.
A Great Week for American Workers
https://prospect.org/labor/2024-04-29-great-week-for-american-workers/
Published: April 29, 2024 09:15
Thanks to autoworkers, baristas, and some Biden administration agencies
The VA Bows to the Dialysis Duopoly
https://prospect.org/health/2024-04-29-va-bows-to-dialysis-duopoly/
Published: April 29, 2024 09:00
Despite contracting rules in place to give veterans safe and affordable access to dialysis, DaVita and Fresenius are picking up most of the patients.
The Fascist Attack on Gaza Protests
https://prospect.org/podcasts/2024-04-27-gaza-protests-police-brutality/
Published: April 27, 2024 16:00
Emory professors get beaten and arrested for exercising their free speech, while Donald Trump can threaten the witnesses in his fraud trial with impunity.
The Prospect Weekly Roundup: A Rare Good Week for Workers
https://prospect.org/videos/2024-04-26-prospect-weekly-roundup/
Published: April 26, 2024 21:00
On our live show, David and Harold talk about all of the federal regulations passed this month.
Pro-Israel Groups Pushed for Warrantless Spying on Protesters
https://prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/2024-04-26-pro-israel-groups-warrantless-spying-protesters/
Published: April 26, 2024 19:00
Today on TAP: The worst fears of reformers of warrantless spying could be realized.
Flint’s Never-Ending Water Crisis and ‘Punishment Nightmare’
https://prospect.org/environment/2024-04-26-flints-never-ending-water-crisis/
Published: April 26, 2024 09:30
Corporate executives meet in Paris, Washington delays restitution, and the city dithers over pipe replacements.
Investing in Distress
https://prospect.org/economy/2024-04-26-investing-in-distress-tax-liens/
Published: April 26, 2024 09:15
Tax lien investing allows hedge funds and private equity firms to exploit mostly poor, elderly Black and Latino homeowners, leveraging the machinery of local tax enforcement.
A Whole-Person Approach to Combating Homelessness
https://prospect.org/infrastructure/housing/2024-04-26-whole-person-approach-combating-homelessness/
Published: April 26, 2024 09:00
An ambitious pilot program provides a myriad of resources to help participants achieve financial independence through stable employment.
‘Son of Bush v. Gore’ Day at the Supreme Court
https://prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/2024-04-25-son-of-bush-v-gore-day-supreme-court/
Published: April 25, 2024 19:00
Today on TAP: Which henceforth must be referred to as the ‘Supreme Court (R)’
The Newcomer From the Shop Floor
https://prospect.org/politics/2024-04-25-newcomer-from-shop-floor-dan-osborn-congress/
Published: April 25, 2024 09:30
Dan Osborn is a mechanic who had never been to Washington until this month and doesn’t own a suit. He wants to be Nebraska’s U.S. senator, running as an independent.
The Transportation Department’s New Path
https://prospect.org/infrastructure/transportation/2024-04-25-transportation-departments-new-path/
Published: April 25, 2024 09:15
In a busy week for regulatory action, Pete Buttigieg’s emergence in fighting corporate power should not be overlooked.
Where Militant Unionists Come to Plan
https://prospect.org/labor/2024-04-25-where-militant-unionists-come-to-plan/
Published: April 25, 2024 09:00
The ongoing legacy of Labor Notes was renewed at last week’s gathering.
Plaintiff Trying to Reverse Noncompete Ban Is Trump’s Tax Adviser
https://prospect.org/justice/2024-04-24-noncompete-ban-ftc-trump-tax-adviser/
Published: April 24, 2024 16:00
G. Brint Ryan has advised Trump on tax policy. His company is dedicated to ‘liberating our clients from the burden of being overtaxed.’
A Fix for Tesla’s Troubles? Paying Elon a Cool $56 Billion, Of Course.
https://prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/2024-04-24-fix-teslas-troubles-pay-elon-musk-56-billion/
Published: April 24, 2024 14:00
Today on TAP: You were thinking they’d invest in better, more affordable cars?
Challenge to Fashion Merger Shows a New Antitrust Philosophy in Action
https://prospect.org/economy/2024-04-24-challenge-fashion-merger-new-antitrust-philosophy/
Published: April 24, 2024 09:15
The bid to block a tie-up between two fashion conglomerates goes beyond consumer prices, and looks at market competition and labor harms.
My Dinner With Andreessen
https://prospect.org/power/2024-04-24-my-dinner-with-andreessen/
Published: April 24, 2024 09:00
Billionaires I have known: Part One of a three-part series
What $26 Billion Buys
https://prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/2024-04-23-what-26-billion-buys-israel-palestine/
Published: April 23, 2024 19:00
Today on TAP: Netanyahu ignores Biden’s warnings and plans an imminent operation in Rafah.
MAGA 2.0
https://prospect.org/politics/2024-04-23-maga-2-0-jd-vance/
Published: April 23, 2024 09:30
Can J.D. Vance keep it alive after Trump?
Why Is the Biden Administration Completing So Many Regulations?
https://prospect.org/politics/2024-04-23-biden-administration-regulations-congressional-review-act/
Published: April 23, 2024 09:15
The answer is the Congressional Review Act, which Republicans in a second Trump presidency could use to further attack the administrative state. Finalizing rules early protects them from this fate.
FTC to Finalize Noncompete Rule Today
https://prospect.org/labor/2024-04-23-ftc-finalize-noncompete-rule-today/
Published: April 23, 2024 09:10
The fight now shifts to the courts, where the U.S. Chamber of Commerce will likely try to strip the agency of its rulemaking authority.
Freedom From Speech
https://prospect.org/power/2024-04-23-this-modern-world/
Published: April 23, 2024 09:00
Tom Tomorrow brings you This Modern World
Self-Destructive College Presidents
https://prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/2024-04-22-self-destructive-college-presidents-antisemitism/
Published: April 22, 2024 19:00
Today on TAP: They are making a fraught situation worse by letting the far right define antisemitism and the necessary campus responses.