When the Prospect was founded in 1990, conservatism—buoyed by a decade of Republican rule—was ascendent; under Reagan, income inequality ballooned. The founders felt that there was not a progressive publication focused on economic issues that was as interested in policy as it was politics. Since then, we’ve expanded our coverage to address broader issues of social justice—immigration, gay rights, women’s rights. But we’re still here 20 years later, smack dab at the nexus of politics and policy.