Ryan Cooper

Philadelphia

Managing Editor at The American Prospect

Managing editor @TheProspect. Cohost & producer of @LeftAnchor podcast: https://t.co/CD022VuwNF https://t.co/Darm54JyeO

Articles

Mad King Trump’s War on the Troops

2 weeks ago | prospect.org | Ryan Cooper

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Germany Finally Gets Over Austerity

3 weeks ago | prospect.org | Ryan Cooper

READER SUPPORT POWERS OUR REPORTINGReporting like this isn’t possible without readers like you. The American Prospect is nonprofit, independent, and funded by our readers. With democracy under attack and authoritarianism on the rise, fearless reporting on power, politics, and ideas has never been more essential. Unlike many news outlets, we don’t answer to shareholders, billionaire owners, or corporate interests. We answer to you, our readers.
The Existential Threat of Ultra-Billionaires

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Ryan Cooper

6 hours agoOn a recent Saturday, a group of rank-and-file Democrats, standing in the blinding midday sun on a football field in Tucson, Arizona, spoke about their frustrations with their party. “They’re not stepping up,” a retired nurse named Mark Creal said. “No spine, no backbone,” he added. “They’re not …
The Existential Threat of Ultra-Billionaires

1 month ago | prospect.org | Ryan Cooper

Elon Musk has long boasted that he is a climate hero. By selling electric vehicles, he claimed to inaugurate a future of zero-carbon transportation. “The fundamental intention of Tesla, at least my motivation, was to accelerate the advent of sustainable energy,” he once said. The climate benefits of EVs can be overstated.
Donald Trump Is Going to Destroy American Manufacturing

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Ryan Cooper

7 hours ago'Deep sense of outrage and betrayal': House Democrats react to Schumer announcementWhen Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced his plans to provide one of the key Democratic votes Republicans need to advance a partisan spending bill, the decision hit like a shockwave among House Democrats.
Donald Trump Is Going to Destroy American Manufacturing

1 month ago | prospect.org | Ryan Cooper

In the midst of his rambling diatribes, flitting from subject to subject every few seconds, Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that his tariffs are going to bring back manufacturing jobs. “The biggest win is if [factories] move into our country and produce jobs. That’s a bigger win than the tariffs themselves, but the tariffs are going to be throwing off a lot of money to this country,” he said to a meeting of CEOs recently. In a “news analysis” at The New York Times, David E.
Mad King Trump’s Tariff Disaster

1 month ago | prospect.org | Ryan Cooper

One of the factors that worsened the Great Depression was the international retreat from foreign trade. As the global economy collapsed, countries attempted to protect their home markets with tariffs, led by the United States, whose Smoot-Hawley Tariff, signed into law by President Hoover in 1930, touched off a massive trade war. Though this was not the principal cause of the crisis, economists generally agree it made things worse.
Elon Musk’s Looming Disease Holocaust

1 month ago | prospect.org | Ryan Cooper

In the days after 9/11, a professor of ethnic studies at the University of Colorado-Boulder, Ward Churchill, compared the victims of the attacks to the infamous Nazi Adolf Eichmann, a major organizer of the Holocaust.
Donald Trump and Elon Musk Own the Bird Flu Epidemic

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Ryan Cooper

1 hour agoRussell Diez-Canseco explains how transparency, a commitment to small family farms, and a purpose-driven approach have allowed Vital Farms to navigate soaring egg prices and supply challenges. Feeling the impact of eggflation? As egg prices have soared, and the avian flu continues to wipe out …
Donald Trump and Elon Musk Own the Bird Flu Epidemic

1 month ago | prospect.org | Ryan Cooper

The bird flu epidemic continues to devastate American flocks, both wild and domestic. Millions of chickens have been culled in an attempt to stop the spread. So far, it’s not working. Egg prices are skyrocketing, with a dozen eggs hitting a national average of more than $8, as compared to about $2.25 last fall. Now the virus is starting to spread in dairy cattle. Beef, butter, and cheese prices might well be shooting up next.