5+ day, 6+ hour ago  (519+ words) Project Hail Mary, a new science fiction film starring Ryan Gosling and based on the eponymous book by Andy Weir, posits an utterly absurd, fantastical notion: What if global human society were, on the whole, rational and moral? The title…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (855+ words) For every actual disaster such as the collision at New York's LaGuardia Airport late Sunday night, there are dozens of close calls. The force of air traffic controllers has been seriously understaffed for decades. The damage dates all the way…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (445+ words) More from Gabrielle Gurley No official estimate of the work stoppage costs has been issued yet, but the waste is already likely into ten figures. Ironically, a few miles away, another Gateway undertaking has been hamstrung at every turn by…...

2+ week, 11+ hour ago  (580+ words) In early February, I wrote a column suggesting that someone needed to create a rival newspaper for the nation's capital to the shameful remnant of The Washington Post, which has been pillaged by Jeff Bezos as tribute to Donald Trump....

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (261+ words) Organized Money: Why Your Lamp Sucks'The American Prospect - Today On TAP Weekday newsletter features commentary from Robert Kuttner, Harold Meyerson and more, plus links to what's trending at Prospect.org. - Weekend Reads The best of the week, curated by the…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (649+ words) In 2024, my wife and I had a baby, and we needed a new car. After much research, I went with a Hyundai Kona EV. It was relatively cheap, it has decent range, and enough space for a small family. The…...

1+ mon, 11+ hour ago  (231+ words) The long-awaited Live Nation antitrust trial is slated to start today, and it will surprise no one to learn that things aren't looking good for those hoping to see justice for victims of Astroworld, Taylor-pocalypse, or indie musicians forced to…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (425+ words) The long-running fight to build a new rail tunnel only ended in 2023 when construction finally began. The tunnel is part of Gateway's first phase, which includes the nearly completed Portal North Bridge. Two years later, the Gateway Program's Hudson Tunnel…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (297+ words) This article appears in the February 2026 issue of The American Prospect magazine. Read more from the issue. For decades, geopolitics has played out on the pitch. The tiny country of Uruguay stuck it to its larger neighbor Brazil in the…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (514+ words) This article appears in the February 2026 issue of The American Prospect magazine. Read more from the issue. When you make it to the minor leagues and can officially call yourself a professional baseball player, you are often told how lucky…...