5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (259+ words) prospect.org Michigan’s Senate race between Republican Mike Rogers and populist Democrat Abdul El-Sayed is shaping up to be a lynchpin in the midterm elections, and not just because it could mean the difference between majority and minority. El-Sayed’s message…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (210+ words) Two big money stories are washing over us today. First, the bond markets of the U.S., Japan, and the leading European nations are seeing their yields soar, which will likely compel their governments to raise interest rates. For fans of housing…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (199+ words) The American Prospect One of Trump’s staunchest constituencies, cattle ranchers (and their congressional representatives), are in revolt. You might think rising beef prices would be good for ranchers, but in fact, most ranchers have little say in how much their…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (343+ words) Read more from the Revolving Door Project In addition to allegedly improperly denying claims, Allstate and State Farm are accused of drastically slashing payments to policyholders. As Oklahoma Watch reports, the methods allegedly used by Allstate to arbitrarily reduce hail…...

3+ week, 4+ hour ago   (890+ words) More from Eleanor Davis-Diver Federal regulators in the Trump administration are preparing to finalize a set of rules that will lower capital requirements even further. “The bankers are smart and their lobbyists are very smart,” he told the Prospect. “So…...