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The American Prospect Magazine – December 2024

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Prospect Archive - The American Prospect

The American Prospect (December 14, 2024): The latest issue features ‘What Now?’ – Election 2024 and its aftermath….

How Democrats Can Regain the Working Class

It’s time to go after the nation’s real elite—not the Republicans’ largely fictitious one. Harold Meyerson

The Housing Industry Never Recovered From the Great Recession

A decade of depression in construction led to a concentrated, sclerotic industry. Ryan Cooper

Make It Legal to Build

The Yes In My Backyard, or YIMBY, movement believes that solving the housing shortage entails removing impediments to adding supply. Robert Cruickshank

Analysis, Government, Podcasts, Politics, Reviews

2024 Election Analysis: How Donald Trump Took Back The White House

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The Journal Podcast (WSJ) November 6, 2024: Republican former president Donald Trump defeats Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, reclaiming the White House.

WSJ’s Alex Leary reports on Trump’s winning strategy and the campaign that fueled it.

Politics: Inside The World Of ‘Legal’ Election Betting

Video October 29, 2024 She Seeks Serene Leave a comment

The Wall Street Journal (October 29, 2024): While polls show former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris in a dead heat in the final stretch of the 2024 election, the GOP nominee is dominating the Democratic candidate in the betting markets.

Chapters: 0:00 Election betting is legal 0:36 How it works 2:39 Prediction markets vs. polls 3:58 The reliability of betting markets

Once banned by federal regulators, Americans can now legally gamble on elections in prediction markets. Platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket have emerged as websites to place yes-or-no contracts. WSJ reporter Alexander Osipovich explains how these markets work, what they could tell us about the outcome of the election and the implications of trading on the future of the country.