As America has sought to move away from climate-damaging energy sources, its solar industry has boomed. This boom has produced a variety of nefarious practices ... Show more
Sunburnt: How door-to-door solar salespeople can scam homeowners, and what the government could do to stop it.
prospect.org/environment/2025-05-29-sunburnt-solar-salespeople-scam-homeowners/
Beating the Press: In a time of eroding journalistic freedoms, a new book chronicles the deliberate effort to use libel law to bankrupt the independent media we ...
prospect.org/culture/books/2025-05-28-beating-the-press-enrich-review/
Borrowers Besieged: Student debtors are under attack on all sides. Government contractors make their life miserable, and financial predators are poised to ...
prospect.org/education/2025-05-27-borrowers-besieged-student-debt/
No Foreigners at Harvard!: Today on TAP: Trump, Miller & Co. tell Harvard it can’t admit foreign students, for fear they may increase our store of knowledge.
prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/2025-05-22-no-foreigners-at-harvard/
Missouri’s Republican Legislators Repeal Paid Sick Leave: State lawmakers used classic anti-democratic tactics to override their constituents’ clear preference.
prospect.org/politics/2025-05-22-missouris-republican-legislators-repeal-paid-sick-leave/
The Blockchain Association Just Bought the CFTC: The revolving door isn’t just corrupting the CFTC—it may end the pretense of a Commission altogether.
prospect.org/power/2025-05-22-blockchain-association-just-bought-cftc/
Pyramid Schemes Are Eating American Capitalism: Multilevel marketing companies helped produce President Trump, and he is ruining everything.
prospect.org/culture/books/2025-05-22-pyramid-schemes-eating-american-capitalism-read-review/
Medicare Fraud? Insider Trading? Another New CEO? Just a Normal Week at UnitedHealth.
prospect.org/health/2025-05-21-medicare-fraud-insider-trading-new-ceo-unitedhealth/
Republicans Break the Weather: The private sector can’t match the value proposition of the National Weather Service, but companies work to entice Americans to ...
prospect.org/environment/2025-05-20-republicans-break-the-weather/
The Sun Sets on West Virginia’s Green-Energy Future: President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act was finally bringing jobs and industry back to the state ...
prospect.org/environment/2025-05-20-sun-sets-west-virginias-green-energy-future/
Trump Imposes His Will on Major League Baseball: He compelled MLB to drop its ethical standards to make Pete Rose eligible for the Hall of Fame.
prospect.org/culture/2025-05-19-trump-imposes-his-will-major-league-baseball/
Devout Speaker Johnson and the Worship of Trump: Today on TAP: Trump’s acceptance of a really cool $400 million 747 bribe raises no ethical issues for Old-Time ...
prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/2025-05-15-devout-speaker-johnson-worship-trump/
Is Trump Bad for Nurses?: In their third walkout, New Orleans nurses face a drawn-out contract fight. Observers say the president’s policies aren’t helping.
prospect.org/labor/2025-05-16-is-trump-bad-for-nurses/
Trump Would Torch Magna Carta: For centuries, the writ of habeas corpus—a fundamental protection against unlawful imprisonment—has remained a core fixture of ...
prospect.org/civil-rights/2025-05-14-trump-would-torch-magna-carta/
So Much for Consumer Product Safety: Today on TAP: Last week, Trump fired the three Democrats on the Consumer Product Safety Commission ...
prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/2025-05-13-so-much-for-consumer-product-safety/
A Working-Class Pope: By his deeds, and by choosing the name of the last Pope Leo, the new pope’s Catholicism appears Christian—and even social—democratic.
prospect.org/labor/2025-05-12-working-class-pope-leo/
Warrantless Spying Report Signals Expansion of Domestic Surveillance: Not only are more communications being swept up as part of the war on drugs ...
prospect.org/civil-rights/2025-05-12-warrantless-spying-report-signals-expansion-of-domestic-surveillance/
Crypto Bill Fails for Now, but Democratic Deal Remains Intact: Democrats didn’t want to be embarrassed into voting for something without seeing the bill text ...
prospect.org/politics/2025-05-08-crypto-bill-fails-democratic-deal-remains-intact/
Pope Leo, Global American: Today on TAP: In its very DNA, the Catholic Church in the U.S. is pro-immigrant. How, then, will Leo interact with Trump?
prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/2025-05-08-pope-leo-global-american/
The Quiet Canadian: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney displays an appreciation for the strategic value of silence during his Oval Office meeting with President ...
prospect.org/world/2025-05-08-quiet-canadian-carney-trump-meeting/
Democrats Find Crypto Too Corrupt to Collaborate on for the Moment: Today on TAP: A stablecoin bill is stopped in its tracks after Trump’s organization starts a ...
prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/2025-05-05-democrats-find-crypto-too-corrupt-to-collaborate/
The Chickens and the Eggs: Avian flu outbreaks are exacerbated by the consolidated structure of the poultry industry.
prospect.org/health/2025-05-06-chickens-and-eggs-avian-flu/
‘Abolitionists’ Push Legislation to Criminalize All Abortions as Homicide: Measures introduced in 13 states this year would impose criminal penalties on people ...
prospect.org/justice/2025-05-05-abolitionists-push-legislation-criminalize-all-abortion/
On Tuesday, notorious conservative writer David Horowitz passed away. Despite his death, Horowitz’s legacy lives on, as the nativism of MAGA takes hold during ... Show more
Demonizers: David Horowitz bequeathed his rage-filled and slanderous extremism to Stephen Miller, Donald Trump, and MAGA world.
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Trump’s Weakness Shows Through: Today on TAP: The executive order purporting to cut NPR and PBS funding was supposed to go through Congress ...
prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/2025-05-02-trumps-weakness-shows-through-pbs-npr-funding/
Canada Strong: Liberal Prime Minister Mark Carney fought off Conservative Pierre Poilievre to keep his party in power. Governing will be a challenge of a ...
prospect.org/world/2025-05-01-canada-strong/
Inside the VA’s War on Unions: How some (but not all) VA unions became a national-security threat
prospect.org/labor/2025-04-30-veterans-affairs-war-on-unions/
Republicans Declare War on Asylum Seekers and the FTC: The House Judiciary Committee section of the GOP mega-bill is appalling.
prospect.org/politics/2025-04-30-republicans-declare-war-asylum-seekers-ftc/
Pressuring Republican Reps to Pressure Trump: Today on TAP: The strategy has been effective against one GOP legislator, David Valadao in CA-22 ...
prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/2025-04-28-pressuring-republican-reps-valadao-trump-california/
Trump’s Agenda Is Still Undecided: Congress returns to tackle the ‘big beautiful bill’ that would extend his tax cuts and cut social safety net spending ...
prospect.org/politics/2025-04-28-trumps-agenda-still-undecided/
Trump’s War on the Judiciary Escalates: Today on TAP: The FBI has arrested a sitting judge in Wisconsin.
prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/2025-04-25-trumps-war-on-judiciary-escalates/
Since his earliest days as a South Florida politician, Marco Rubio has been the living embodiment of Miami’s militant anti-communist mentality (despite his ... Show more
Justice Department Shutting Branch That Prosecutes Consumer Fraud Cases: Several attorneys will be moved to defending the federal government from lawsuits.
prospect.org/justice/2025-04-24-justice-department-shuts-branch-that-prosecutes-consumer-fraud-cases/
Kat Abughazaleh Wants Dems to Fight Back: The 26-year-old congressional candidate was pigeonholed into being a younger voice. She’s really running against a ...
prospect.org/politics/2025-04-24-kat-abughazaleh-wants-dems-to-fight-back/
The GOP Is Destroying Justice to Embolden Trump’s Lawlessness: Attacks on judges from Republican members of Congress represent the subjugation of two branches of ...
prospect.org/justice/2025-04-23-gop-destroying-justice-embolden-trumps-lawlessnes/
The Trump Administration Is Objectively Pro-Cancer: America used to have the best medical research system in the world. Elon Musk and RFK Jr ...
prospect.org/health/2025-04-23-trump-administration-objectively-pro-cancer/
The Lone Grownup in Trump’s Room: Today on TAP: The Treasury secretary has saved Trump from more than one disastrous impulse. But Trump resents minders ...
prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/2025-04-21-treasury-bessent-trump-adult/
Google Is a Monopolist … Again: Previously cited for monopolizing search and app stores, now the ‘don’t be evil’ company has been found to have monopolized ...
prospect.org/economy/2025-04-18-google-court-antitrust-monopoly/
Key FactsUS Court Confirms Google's Illegal Advertising Monopoly
Apr 18 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: stadt-bremerhaven.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: stadt-bremerhaven.de
- A US court has ruled that Google holds an illegal monopoly in online advertising technology.
- The lawsuit was filed by the US Department of Justice and 17 states, alleging Google unlawfully dominates advertising technology.
- Judge Leonie Brinkema found that Google's actions were anti-competitive, harming publisher clients and consumers.
- The ruling could have significant implications, including potential restrictions or even a breakup of the company.
Google has intentionally engaged in anti-competitive conduct to acquire and maintain its monopoly position.— Judge Leonie Brinkema in the ruling regarding Google's anti-competitive behavior.
OSHA Office Closure in ‘Cancer Alley’ Raises Fears About Risks to Workers: Louisiana is one of the most dangerous states in the U.S. for workers ...
prospect.org/labor/2025-04-18-osha-office-closure-cancer-alley-louisiana/
The Government Has Already Won the Meta Case: Mark Zuckerberg fairly obviously bought Instagram and WhatsApp to neutralize a perceived competitor ...
prospect.org/power/2025-04-16-government-already-won-meta-case-tiktok-ftc-zuckerberg/
Key FactsMark Zuckerberg on Meta's Challenges and Competition
Apr 17 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: cnn.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: cnn.com
- Mark Zuckerberg defended Meta's acquisition of Instagram and WhatsApp during the FTC trial.
- He expressed concerns that Instagram and WhatsApp could threaten Facebook's dominance and suggested a spin-off of Instagram in 2018.
- Zuckerberg noted a decline in Facebook's content sharing, with messaging gaining popularity among users.
- YouTube is recognized as a major competitor, particularly among younger audiences who are increasingly spending time on the platform.
The amount that people are sharing with friends on Facebook, especially, has been declining.— Mark Zuckerberg during his testimony at the FTC antitrust trial.
During the 2024 election, an initiative to protect abortion rights was nearly on the ballot in Arkansas, but a devastating paperwork error invalidated roughly ... Show more
John Roberts’s Dangerous Game: In ruling after ruling, the Supreme Court pretends to uphold lower-court constraints on Trump but provides a road map for Trump to ...
prospect.org/justice/2025-04-16-john-roberts-dangerous-game-supreme-court-abrego-garcia/
The ‘Fighting Oligarchy’ Tour Takes Los Angeles: At ‘Berniechella,’ the message from Sen. Sanders and AOC was clear: ‘Giving up and hiding under the covers is ...
prospect.org/politics/2025-04-14-fighting-oligarchy-los-angeles-bernie-sanders-aoc/
Key FactsSanders and Ocasio-Cortez Energize Democratic Base
Apr 16 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: nytimes.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: nytimes.com
- Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are drawing massive crowds on their "Fighting Oligarchy" tour, revitalizing a struggling Democratic Party.
- The two progressives emphasize a strong anti-Trump and anti-billionaire message to inspire the party's base.
- With over 200,000 attendees at various events, they highlight the growing significance of their fight against income inequality and wealthy political influence.
- The politicians aim to cultivate a broader movement that challenges both Republican and insufficiently progressive Democratic incumbents.
All over this country, people are struggling, every single day, just to survive. Brothers and sisters, in the richest country in the history of the world, we can do a hell of a lot better than that!— Bernie Sanders addressing the crowd in Folsom, California.
Could Jay Powell Restrain Trump?: Today on TAP: Trump’s destructive tariff policies could well require emergency Fed intervention that Powell doesn’t want ...
prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/2025-04-11-could-jay-powell-restrain-trump/
Key FactsPowell Affirms Fed Will Not Intervene in Markets
Apr 18 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: finance.yahoo.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: finance.yahoo.com
- Jerome Powell, Chair of the Federal Reserve, made it clear that no short-term interest rate cuts or interventions in the bond market are expected.
- Responding to a question about a 'Fed put' in the stock market, Powell explicitly said 'no,' which dampened speculation about potential market intervention.
- Despite market uncertainties, Powell described the situation as 'orderly' as bond markets stabilized this week.
- Powell indicated that the Fed might prioritize controlling inflation, given that President Trump's tariffs are expected to impact both inflation and growth.
I'm going to say no.— Jerome Powell, Chair of the Federal Reserve, during an appearance at the Economic Club of Chicago when asked if there was a 'Fed put' in the stock market.
Will Trump Obey the Supreme Court?: The case of the man mistakenly deported to an El Salvador prison now urgently poses that question.
prospect.org/justice/2025-04-14-will-trump-obey-supreme-court/
Key FactsMistaken Deportation of Kilmar Ábrego García
Apr 16 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: bbc.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: bbc.com
- A US judge is demanding the return of Kilmar Ábrego García, who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador.
- The Trump administration acknowledges the deportation error but disputes his alleged ties to the MS-13 gang.
- Judge Paula Xinis has given the government two weeks to report on efforts to facilitate Ábrego García's return.
- Democratic lawmakers are planning to travel to El Salvador to check on Ábrego García's status if he is not returned soon.
The question is preposterous.— Nayib Bukele, President of El Salvador, regarding the return of Kilmar Ábrego García to the US.
USC Follows Amazon and Musk’s SpaceX in Calling Labor Board Unconstitutional: To block a union that would represent 2,500 faculty members, the private university ...
prospect.org/labor/2025-04-10-usc-follows-amazon-spacex-calling-labor-board-unconstitutional-nlrb/
Trump Opens the Door to More Medicare Advantage Fraud: Private insurance companies just got a massive boost to their payments through the program ...
prospect.org/health/2025-04-11-trump-opens-door-more-medicare-advantage-fraud/
Trump Undone (Well, Partially Put on Hold): Today on TAP: The president is compelled to delay his tariffs. The Republican Congress failed to do it ...
prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/2025-04-09-trump-undone-well-partially-put-on-hold/
Congress Stops CFPB From Capping Overdraft Fees, Monitoring Big Tech: The two Congressional Review Act resolutions now go to President Trump.
prospect.org/power/2025-04-09-congress-stops-cfpb-capping-overdraft-fees-monitoring-big-tech/
Construction Bosses Are Using Elaborate Schemes to Harm Workers: Specialty contractors and labor brokers are among the participants reducing their own labor ...
prospect.org/labor/2025-04-09-construction-bosses-schemes-harm-workers/
Bloodlust and Boozing During Trump’s Wall Street Beatdown: A day in Manhattan as markets whipsaw amid the Trump tariff debacle
prospect.org/power/2025-04-08-bloodlust-boozing-trumps-wall-street-beatdown/
New Jersey Continues to Add Abortion Protections: State reproductive rights advocates view a stockpile as one of a number of ways to protect access.
prospect.org/health/2025-04-05-new-jersey-abortion-protections-mifepristone/
South Dakota and Louisiana Voters Let Lawmakers Have It: Republicans in two states failed to twist the ballot initiative process to their ends ...
prospect.org/politics/2025-04-07-south-dakota-louisiana-voters-ballot-initiatives/
Tariffs, Schmariffs: Today on TAP: Trump rewards the real offshorers with trillions in tax cuts.
prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/2025-04-03-tariffs-schmariffs/
No Personnel Is Policy: The Trump administration is accomplishing through layoffs what it couldn’t accomplish through Congress.
prospect.org/politics/2025-04-04-no-personnel-is-policy/
Rule by Contractor: DOGE is not about waste and efficiency—it’s about privatization.
prospect.org/power/2025-04-03-rule-by-contractor-doge-privatization/
