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Spring Training for the Election Canceler
3+ hour, 35+ min ago (290+ words) Ambitious plans need smaller-scale tryouts, dry runs, trial balloons. And so it is that Donald Trump will shortly unveil his attempt to preempt an election. But there's still work to be done in acclimating the public to the idea of…...
The Transphobic Mask Is Off
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (217+ words) Independent journalism like this only exists because readers fund it. We're behind our end of year goal of $100,000. If you value journalism that answers to readers, not billionaires or corporate advertisers, now is the moment to help. This narrative is…...
Trump’s War on Gay, Lesbian, and Trans People
8+ mon, 4+ day ago (518+ words) Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is gay and married. Hello? Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent talks with reporters in U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. When Donald Trump ran for president last year, he…...
The Prospect Weekly Roundup: The Assault on Trans Rights
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (222+ words) On our live show, Ryan Cooper and Evan Urquhart dig into the recent transphobic Supreme Court decision, and how The New York Times enabled it. On our live show, Ryan Cooper and Evan Urquhart dig into the recent transphobic Supreme…...
Not Only a Threat to Trans Rights
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (244+ words) The Supreme Court rules against health care access for trans youth. Don't count on other sex-based rulings to stand either. Transgender rights supporters rally at the Lutheran Church of the Reformation on Capitol Hill, June 18, 2025, in Washington after the Supreme…...