Harold Meyerson

Unlike his mentor, Martin Luther King, and unlike some other leaders of the civil rights movement—A. Philip Randolph, Bayard Rustin, James Farmer—Jesse Jackson was never (at least, never proclaimed himself) a democratic socialist. Nevertheless, throughout... See more

In 2021, historian Gabriel Winant authored a remarkable book, The Next Shift: The Fall of Industry and the Rise of Health Care in Rust Belt America, that told the story of both 20th-century Pittsburgh and the transformation of the American workforce. Its ... See more

Published Today’s announcement by Trump border czar Tom Homan that the administration was ending its deployment of ICE and Border Patrol agents in Minnesota encountered two distinct but ultimately complementary reactions from Minnesotans. Skepticism: “I’l... See more

This article appears in the February 2026 issue of The American Prospect magazine. Read more from the issue. In their status as employees, American professional athletes are different from other American workers, and not just because they have more money.... See more

By any metric, California is the most Democratic state. For years, Democrats have controlled roughly three-quarters of the seats in both the state Senate and the Assembly; after November’s midterm elections, Republicans will likely hold just four of the s... See more