You can read the entire series that we'll be rolling out the next two weeks at prospect.org/patriots.
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David Dayen
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I really, really hope you read the series. We worked on it for months. When we fail to tell our version of history, tyrants fill the void. The story of America is a story of challenging the unjust power of the age. We present in this series the people and movements we must learn from.
David DayenI'm excited to kick off our new summer series for America's 250th anniversary, Prospect Patriots, where we honor those across history who challenged power, took risks, and made our country greater. We had one rule: No elected officials. prospect.org/2026/07/27/a...
I should say we were happy to get @thorbenson.bsky.social to do this one for us!
David DayenOur first Prospect Patriot is Thomas Paine. No other revolutionary was a fiercer supporter of democracy or a bigger anti-elitist. He was so radical the Founders recoiled from some of his ideas. prospect.org/2026/07/27/a...
Political regime displacement and succession is endemic to urban politics, but paradoxically, it may be that the kind of voting we’ve seen from the Mamdani electoral base will turn out to be the best guarantor of Black elected officials, writes Harold Meyerson. prospect.org/2026/07/27/z...
Zohran Mamdani’s New Kids on the Block - The American ProspectThe politics of urban racial, class, and regime succession.prospect.orgWith a governing trifecta in sight, Wisconsin's Democratic establishment has stepped on multiple rakes in its zeal to slow the momentum of the democratic socialist front-runner for governor, Francesca Hong. Toby Jaffe talked to the candidates about their plans and what electability really means.
The Democratic Establishment’s Mess in Wisconsin - The American ProspectOn the verge of a potential governing trifecta, state party leaders have hopscotched from candidate to candidate in the governor’s race, trying to stop democratic socialist Francesca Hong.prospect.orgOur first Prospect Patriot is Thomas Paine. No other revolutionary was a fiercer supporter of democracy or a bigger anti-elitist. He was so radical the Founders recoiled from some of his ideas. prospect.org/2026/07/27/a...
Thomas Paine: The Consistent Revolutionary - The American ProspectThomas Paine’s lifelong battle for freedomprospect.orgI'm excited to kick off our new summer series for America's 250th anniversary, Prospect Patriots, where we honor those across history who challenged power, took risks, and made our country greater. We had one rule: No elected officials. prospect.org/2026/07/27/a...
These Are Our Prospect Patriots - The American ProspectIn the nation’s 250th year, we turn an eye to Americans who challenged power, took risks, and made our country greater.prospect.orgAnd if you liked that on the franchise model in theory, here it is in practice. prospect.org/2026/07/24/s...
She Bought a Business. It Almost Killed Her. - The American ProspectFranchisees with Kitchen and Bath Tune-Up say they are going broke due to hidden fees and charges. When they try to exit, even bigger fees pop up.prospect.org