The American Prospect's executive editor recalls his favorite stories of the year.
- December 30, 2020
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.
- December 29, 2020It is never too late to change the future.
- December 28, 2020The Corporate Transparency Act undercuts shell companies and money laundering in America.
- December 24, 2020Plus, Pfizer and the government make a deal.
- December 23, 2020
It is customary for an outgoing President to grant 11th hour pardons, sometimes to surprising recipients. Of course, not all presidential pardons are created equal. To be sure, justice and mercy are worthy and occasional goals. But the end-of-term pardons often reveal other, less savory objectives.
- December 23, 2020
Trump stands in front of the long-fought relief bill and issues some controversial pardons.
- December 22, 2020
Trumps loyalists drop off at a growing rate. Science get back in place as the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis starts looking into Trump's non-experts.
- December 20, 2020“I’ll be fierce for all of us, our planet, and all of our protected land.”