Weekend Reads The best of the week, curated by the editors of The American Prospect, delivered Saturday mornings.

Simplify Asset Management chief strategist Mike Green hit the nail on the head on his Substack post on why so many Americans feel like they're drowning these days.

They are tired of being told to tighten their belts while those in power loosen theirs. They are tired of austerity dressed up as reform. A tax system should not be a weapon. It should not be a gamble ...

Pope Leo XIV encouraged Turkey to be a source of stability and dialogue in a world riven by conflict, as he opened his first ...

BEIJING -- Five years ago, Meishu village, tucked deep in the mountains of Central China, joined thousands of villages across ...

Silver plans have more moderate deductibles. KFF, the nonpartisan group that conducts health care research, has estimated ...

The White House is circulating a proposal that would extend subsidies to help consumers pay for coverage under the Affordable ...

COP30 fell short on fossil fuels and financing goals, but a new dialogue on climate and trade holds promise to put a price on ...

Without the subsidies, health plan costs are expected to more than double for some, according to one analysis.

Steve Webb, who served as pensions minister when the triple lock was introduced, explains why it is vital, on the new episode ...

This week on "The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast," John Dear speaks with filmmaker and author Gerry Straub about his life making documentaries about extreme poverty around the world.