# law & justice (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover law & justice. Page: Feed: --- ## [How Trump Is Destroying Detroit](https://prospect.org/2026/08/26/how-trump-is-destroying-detroit/) _2026-08-26 · Robert Kuttner · The American Prospect_ His takedown of the U.S. auto industry can’t be good for Republicans in Michigan either. The post How Trump Is Destroying Detroit appeared first on The American Prospect . ## [The House Always Wins, Even on House-less Kalshi](https://prospect.org/2026/08/26/house-always-wins-kalshi-prediction-markets/) _2026-08-26 · Eleanor Davis-Diver · The American Prospect_ Kalshi claims its peer-to-peer market structure makes it more fair than traditional sportsbooks. But users often face an opponent even more formidable than a traditional house: Wall Street. The post The House Always Wins, Even on House-less Kalshi appeared first on The American Prospect . ## [Is This Social Media’s Big Tobacco Moment?](https://prospect.org/2026/08/26/meta-facebook-social-medias-big-tobacco-moment/) _2026-08-26 · Ryan Cooper · The American Prospect_ Meta is being sued for up to $200 billion over allegedly harming children. That would be a good start. The post Is This Social Media’s Big Tobacco Moment? appeared first on The American Prospect . ## [Cracking Down on Big Insurance in … Oklahoma?](https://prospect.org/2026/08/26/cracking-down-on-big-insurance-in-oklahoma/) _2026-08-26 · Kenny Stancil · The American Prospect_ State Attorney General Gentner Drummond is leading a crackdown on Allstate and State Farm. The post Cracking Down on Big Insurance in … Oklahoma? appeared first on The American Prospect . ## [Will the Republican Justices OK Trump’s Efforts to Winnow the Midterm Electorate?](https://prospect.org/2026/08/25/will-republican-justices-ok-trumps-efforts-to-winnow-midterm-electorate/) _2026-08-25 · Harold Meyerson · The American Prospect_ Yesterday’s ruling doesn’t foretell where they’ll go, but their Republican bias is an established fact. The post Will the Republican Justices OK Trump’s Efforts to Winnow the Midterm Electorate? appeared first on The American Prospect . ## [Organized Money: An Existential Threat to Neighborhood Restaurants](https://prospect.org/2026/08/25/organized-money-an-existential-threat-to-neighborhood-restaurants/) _2026-08-25 · David Dayen · The American Prospect_ Sysco proposes acquisition to halve independent restaurants and double double your burger’s price. The post Organized Money: An Existential Threat to Neighborhood Restaurants appeared first on The American Prospect . ## [How Trump Declared Economic War on His Own People](https://prospect.org/2026/08/25/trump-economic-war-iran-war-canada-prices-oil-gasoline/) _2026-08-25 · David Dayen · The American Prospect_ The simultaneous economic sanctions on Iran and Canada will make everything you buy cost more—if we’re lucky. The post How Trump Declared Economic War on His Own People appeared first on The American Prospect . ## [You Can Take This as Gospel](https://prospect.org/2026/08/25/christian-right-trump-vance-maga-religious-left-election-congress/) _2026-08-25 · Robert Kuttner · The American Prospect_ A new breed of political hopefuls is challenging the religious right’s theology of hate with a Christian message of love. The post You Can Take This as Gospel appeared first on The American Prospect . ## [Amazon’s Monopoly Problem Is Growing](https://prospect.org/2026/08/25/amazons-monopoly-problem-is-growing/) _2026-08-25 · Ron Knox · The American Prospect_ Three years after Amazon caught a federal monopoly lawsuit, sellers say the company’s fees and policies are even worse. The post Amazon’s Monopoly Problem Is Growing appeared first on The American Prospect . ## [Canada Stands Up to Trump’s Illegal Tariffs](https://prospect.org/2026/08/24/canada-stands-up-to-trumps-illegal-tariffs/) _2026-08-24 · Robert Kuttner · The American Prospect_ After the U.S. increased demands over the weekend, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney rightly concluded that deals with this president are a fool’s errand. The post Canada Stands Up to Trump’s Illegal Tariffs appeared first on The American Prospect . ## [Ultra-Quiet Business Mini (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Lb9USAOEJqbh) _2026-08-24 · **Sponsored**_ Compact business mini, ultra-quiet for focused work. ## [That Stunning Florida Senate Win](https://prospect.org/2026/08/21/stunning-florida-senate-win-angie-nixon-dsa/) _2026-08-21 · Robert Kuttner · The American Prospect_ A democratic socialist manages to build the coalition that has long eluded the left. The post That Stunning Florida Senate Win appeared first on The American Prospect . ## [Two Americas: Anti-ICE Fighters vs. Bootlickers](https://prospect.org/2026/08/21/ice-trump-states-divide-america-bootlickers-new-york-florida/) _2026-08-21 · Whitney Curry Wimbish · The American Prospect_ Elected officials across the country are fighting the federal government’s mass deportation campaign with new laws and funding. But some states are welcoming the shock troops. The post Two Americas: Anti-ICE Fighters vs. Bootlickers appeared first on The American Prospect . ## [Top Pentagon Official Contracted Personal Lawyer to Handle Pentagon Minerals Deal](https://prospect.org/2026/08/21/pentagon-minerals-deal-department-defense-cerberus-capital-alan-waldenberg-stephen-feinberg/) _2026-08-21 · Zachary Groz · The American Prospect_ Alan Waldenberg manages Stephen Feinberg’s personal trust and is lead outside counsel to his former private equity firm. He has also represented the agency where Feinberg is the number two civilian official. The post Top Pentagon Official Contracted Personal Lawyer to Handle Pentagon Minerals Deal appeared first on The American Prospect . ## [FTC Says It Will Enforce Surveillance Pricing. It Won’t.](https://prospect.org/2026/08/21/ftc-says-it-will-enforce-surveillance-pricing-it-wont/) _2026-08-21 · David Dayen · The American Prospect_ Its policy statement merely targets disclosure. It doesn’t say that using personal data to set prices is an unfair or deceptive practice. The post FTC Says It Will Enforce Surveillance Pricing. It Won’t. appeared first on The American Prospect . ## [The Democrats’ On-Again, Off-Again Class Politics](https://prospect.org/2026/08/20/democrats-on-again-off-again-class-politics/) _2026-08-20 · Harold Meyerson · The American Prospect_ After World War II, Dems lost touch with their New Deal roots. Now they’re coming back home. The post The Democrats’ On-Again, Off-Again Class Politics appeared first on The American Prospect . ## [Liberia Joins Trump’s ‘Third-Country Deportation’ Network](https://prospect.org/2026/08/20/liberia-joins-trumps-third-country-deportation-network/) _2026-08-20 · Gillian Brockell · The American Prospect_ The African republic says it will take up to 1,200 noncitizen deportees beginning with the flight on Thursday. The post Liberia Joins Trump’s ‘Third-Country Deportation’ Network appeared first on The American Prospect . ## [The Credit Card Operative Helping Shape Democratic Primaries](https://prospect.org/2026/08/20/credit-card-operative-helping-shape-democratic-primaries-peter-kauffmann/) _2026-08-20 · Luke Goldstein and David Dayen · The American Prospect_ Peter Kauffmann, vice chair for VoteVets, which has raised $20 million to spend in primaries on mostly moderate candidates this year, is running a front group fighting to keep credit card fees high. The post The Credit Card Operative Helping Shape Democratic Primaries appeared first on The American Prospect . ## [Judge Orders Monitors for Child Detention as Trump Administration Plans Expansion](https://prospect.org/2026/08/20/judge-orders-monitors-immigrant-child-detention-trump-administration-plans-expansion/) _2026-08-20 · Whitney Curry Wimbish · The American Prospect_ The order came the day before the Office of Refugee Resettlement held an industry roundtable to discuss new detention facilities for thousands of children. The post Judge Orders Monitors for Child Detention as Trump Administration Plans Expansion appeared first on The American Prospect . ## [MI-07: Tom Barrett Scrambles to Bury His Data Center Past](https://prospect.org/2026/08/20/mi-07-tom-barrett-scrambles-to-bury-his-data-center-past/) _2026-08-20 · David Dayen · The American Prospect_ The Republican incumbent voted for massive tax breaks for data centers in the Big Beautiful Bill. Now he’s saying Washington shouldn’t decide on the facilities. The post MI-07: Tom Barrett Scrambles to Bury His Data Center Past appeared first on The American Prospect . ## [How the Cost of Money Spikes Inflation](https://prospect.org/2026/08/19/how-cost-of-money-spikes-inflation/) _2026-08-19 · Robert Kuttner · The American Prospect_ Government borrowing costs are going through the roof—and so are yours and mine. The post How the Cost of Money Spikes Inflation appeared first on The American Prospect . ## [Refer a Friend, Earn Rewards (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/dhEE8YYm1BG5) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Earn rewards when friends get the Graphite Business Card through your referral. ## [Fake Poll Scandal Has All the Earmarks of a Pump-and-Dump Scheme](https://prospect.org/2026/08/19/fake-poll-scandal-pump-and-dump-scheme-prediction-markets-los-angeles-mayor/) _2026-08-19 · David Dayen · The American Prospect_ If you wanted to rig political prediction markets, this is exactly how you would do it. The post Fake Poll Scandal Has All the Earmarks of a Pump-and-Dump Scheme appeared first on The American Prospect . ## [Proponents of Solitary Confinement Attempt to Stifle Reform](https://prospect.org/2026/08/19/proponents-of-solitary-confinement-attempt-to-stifle-reform/) _2026-08-19 · Katie Rose Quandt · The American Prospect_ A New York correctional union and Republican backers are weaponizing a false narrative about solitary confinement and violence. The post Proponents of Solitary Confinement Attempt to Stifle Reform appeared first on The American Prospect . ## [Drain Lake Powell](https://prospect.org/2026/08/19/drain-lake-powell-water-american-west/) _2026-08-19 · Ryan Cooper · The American Prospect_ That would start what is the only sane water policy for the American West. The post Drain Lake Powell appeared first on The American Prospect . ## [The DSA Strategy to Build Power](https://prospect.org/2026/08/19/dsa-strategy-to-build-power-socialism-democrats-francesca-hong-bernie-sanders/) _2026-08-19 · David Duhalde · The American Prospect_ The democratic socialist organization is building something much bigger than an email list. The post The DSA Strategy to Build Power appeared first on The American Prospect . ## [Democrats’ 2028 Primary Schedule: A Cold Shoulder to Their New Activist Base](https://prospect.org/2026/08/18/democrats-2028-primary-schedule-cold-shoulder-new-activist-base/) _2026-08-18 · Harold Meyerson · The American Prospect_ For reasons both good and bad, big cities don’t figure much in the states that will kick off the presidential primaries. The post Democrats’ 2028 Primary Schedule: A Cold Shoulder to Their New Activist Base appeared first on The American Prospect . ## [Organized Money: An AI Expert Explains the Hype](https://prospect.org/2026/08/18/organized-money-an-ai-expert-explains-the-hype/) _2026-08-18 · David Dayen and Matt Stoller · The American Prospect_ Part vaporware, part useful tool, AI’s utility is worth a discussion. The post Organized Money: An AI Expert Explains the Hype appeared first on The American Prospect .