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The Trump era is a fitting end to the attempt to destroy our government of the people, by the people, and for the people.

The American Prospect’s executive editor recalls his favorite stories of the year. Continue reading

The complicated fight in the Senate over the one-time stimulus payment of $2000 illustrates that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), not Trump, now controls the Republican caucus. Continue reading

It is never too late to change the future.

As 2020’s elections continue, there may be millions who mistrust American democracy.

Federal land is scheduled to be handed over to private industry. The copper mine planned would be the largest in North America, sinking a section of the Tonto National Forest into a two-mile wide crater. Continue reading

The debate over loan forgiveness is raging between parties and within them.

The Corporate Transparency Act undercuts shell companies and money laundering in America.

On December 21, Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, a $2.3 trillion bill that pulled together a number of different pieces of legislation, including a $900 billion coronavirus relief bill and a $1.4 trillion appropriations bill (which included 12 separate annual appropriations bills). Today’s news is that Trump is refusing to sign the bill into law. Continue reading

Plus, Pfizer and the government make a deal.