November 12, 2026 at 3:44 PM EST
Oligarchs and Chinese Spies: Who's the Bigger Threat to Americans?

Oligarchs and Chinese Spies: Who's the Bigger Threat to Americans? The Chinese government is not our friend, nor the friend of the Chinese people, nor the friend of democratic values. It practices and espouses a nationalist capitalist Leninism that under Xi Jinping has evolved into a nationalist capitalist neo-Stalinism, with increasing one-man rule, intolerance of any failure to exalt Xi sufficiently, and the imposition of nationwide high-tech Orwellian surveillance. It has extended that surveillance to the Chinese diaspora, with a global network of underground informers and the occasional thug who threaten Xi's critics in distant lands.

November 12, 2026 at 12:58 PM EST
Mississippi Picked Another Senator Instead

Mississippi Picked Another Senator Instead Read the top story of the day in your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Prospect newsletter here. On Wednesday night in Washington, D.C., community jazz radio station WPFW-FM had the uplift classics in rotation. Nnenna Freelon's "Lift Every Voice and Sing," Deniece Williams's "Black Butterfly," and because, of course, Nina Simone's "Mississippi Goddam."

November 12, 2026 at 5:30 AM EST
Race, Race, Go Away

Race, Race, Go Away This article was featured in the Daily Prospect newsletter. Sign up for it here. The Trump administration is trying to delete race from national statistics, and it may very well succeed. The courts may not stand in the way, and Democrats have not even raised the issue this election year, probably because they want to avoid getting sucked into battles over race and identity politics.

November 12, 2026 at 5:15 AM EST
Union Pacific Tried to Conceal 'Offhand' Remarks Threatening Shippers

Union Pacific Tried to Conceal 'Offhand' Remarks Threatening Shippers Read the top story of the day in your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Prospect newsletter here. It was the annual conference of the Southwest Association of Rail Shippers (SWARS), held this March. Union Pacific CEO Jim Vena was delivering the keynote address to hundreds of shippers, and the question of customers who oppose the railroad's $85 billion merger with Norfolk Southern, which would create the largest freight rail company in American history, came up.

November 12, 2026 at 5:00 AM EST
When Immigration Fear Becomes a TikTok Influencer's Alleged Business Model

When Immigration Fear Becomes a TikTok Influencer's Alleged Business Model Read the top story of the day in your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Prospect newsletter here. Fear has become a currency in America's immigration system, and two federal lawsuits raise the disturbing question of whether it is being monetized.

November 11, 2026 at 3:00 PM EST
The Blue Wave Doesn't Substitute for the Voting Rights Act

The Blue Wave Doesn't Substitute for the Voting Rights Act Last week, I wrote a piece on the long-deferred arrival of a biracial New South. I left out one important piece of history and one related piece of unfinished business going forward.

November 11, 2026 at 5:30 AM EST
The Democratic Leadership Fights Are Missing Something

The Democratic Leadership Fights Are Missing Something This article was featured in the Daily Prospect newsletter. Sign up for it here. With the future Democratic majority in Congress secured, a lot of activist energy has turned to who the leaders will be in the House and Senate. Reportedly, congressional offices are getting hundreds of calls a day rejecting Hakeem Jeffries for House Speaker and Chuck Schumer for Senate majority leader.

November 11, 2026 at 5:15 AM EST
Stop Congress From Weakening Veteran Suicide Prevention

Stop Congress From Weakening Veteran Suicide Prevention Read the top story of the day in your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Prospect newsletter here. This week, as the nation pauses to honor our veterans, Congress may pull a fast one on them.

November 11, 2026 at 5:00 AM EST
Anti-Corruption and Affordability: Two Great Tastes That Taste Great Together

Anti-Corruption and Affordability: Two Great Tastes That Taste Great Together Read the top story of the day in your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Prospect newsletter here. In a wave election that would have been unthinkable just two years ago, Democrats have retaken both chambers of Congress with substantial majorities. Virtually every district in the country swung to the left, with Democratic wins in deep-red areas of the South and Midwest. The results make 2018's blue wave look more like a ripple.

November 10, 2026 at 3:00 PM EST
The Billionaires' Boy

The Billionaires' Boy Yesterday, the Prospect posted my colleague David Dayen's completely justified savaging of California's Democratic establishment, which is, in equal measure, both hegemonic and corrupt. Having spent my first half-century in the Golden State, and a dozen years of that stretch as the political editor of the L.A. Weekly, I'm compelled to chime in with my two cents.

November 10, 2026 at 2:28 PM EST
Organized Money: Live From Election Night, It's Organized Money

Organized Money: Live From Election Night, It's Organized Money Last Tuesday saw Democrats take back the House of Representatives, the Senate, and sweep a number of crucial state and local elections which will have consequences for years. Today we're broadcasting our livestream from election night, featuring a slew of Organized Money all-stars including David Dayen, Matt Stoller, Laurel Kilgour, Benjamin Jolley, Lee Hepner, and a special appearance from Matt's new baby (who is very disappointed in the Florida results).

November 10, 2026 at 5:30 AM EST
The Honeypot That Might End the AI Boom

The Honeypot That Might End the AI Boom This article was featured in the Daily Prospect newsletter. Sign up for it here. It is somehow appropriate, given how artificial intelligence has enabled the greatest explosion of scams and frauds in history, that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was reportedly entrapped by a good old-fashioned honeypot. On October 29, The New York Times reported that, according to American intelligence agencies, Huang had been having an affair with a Chinese national, Alice Huang (no relation), who had been passing information to the Chinese government. Then on November 6, the Times reported that Huang was a straight-up spy""a Ministry of State Security asset.