stLouISTThe Culture of Corporate Criminal Impunity Continues
Attorney General Merrick Garland continues to let big companies skate.
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The Slow Cooker of Corporate Flameouts
A band of Reddit contrarians tried to make Rite Aid the first meme stock. A truly staggering series of miscues thwarted their dreams.
How to Roll the Union On
Today on TAP: Building on workers’ historic victories in auto plants, delivery trucks, hospitals, campuses, and (maybe) Hollywood
White House to Force Companies to Share Artificial-Intelligence Data
It’s part of the administration’s new framework for regulating AI.
Debunking the Latest Attack on Social Security
Warmed-over arguments claim that the old have it too good at the expense of the young. But the real division in America isn’t generation—it’s class.
After Historic Subsidies, Hydrogen Giants Threaten Regulations Could Throttle Industry
A Clinton-era hydrogen company, Plug Power, fights to embed its business model in the tax code.
DSA Is United for Palestinian Freedom
A response to Harold Meyerson’s resignation from Democratic Socialists of America
The Agonizing Drift Toward Cease-Fire
Today on TAP: Reading between the lines, the mainstream of the Democratic Party is moving away from unconditional support for a ground invasion in Gaza.
Who Is Mike Johnson?
The Left Anchor hosts discuss the new speaker of the House, the end of democracy in North Carolina, and the latest from Gaza.
To Censure Rashida Tlaib Would Be to Censure Democracy Itself
Which would be no surprise coming from Republicans—but from Democrats, too?
Israel, Palestine and the Generational Rift Among American Progressives
And how we might keep it from undermining progressive prospects
The Republican Electric Vehicle Tantrum
Better technology that helps America fight climate change? No thanks, say conservatives.
The UAW’s Amazing Win
Today on TAP: The Ford contract has broader implications for the labor movement and for working people.
Lies My Corporation Told Me
A new book lays out 150 years of corporate stooges making bogus arguments.
Will Anyone Hold Larry Summers Responsible for His Promotion of a Crypto Scam?
The prominent centrist economist was affiliated with the disgraced crypto firm DCG for over half a decade.
Solar Could Become a Model for Sectoral Bargaining
A new deal between the electricians, laborers, and operating engineers aims to set national standards for solar work.
The New Speaker Is Not Just Trump’s Man; He’s Putin’s Man, Too
Today on TAP: Whence Mike Johnson’s opposition to funding Ukraine’s defense? Putin is his fellow gay-bashing bro.
Dueling Petitions Highlight DOJ–Big Tech Revolving Door
While Google seeks to toss Jonathan Kanter off a pending case concerning its adtech business, the company hired a law firm that previously represented its direct competitors.
No One Knows Sheila Jackson Lee Like Houston Does
Although a front-runner in the mayor’s race, the congresswoman was vulnerable long before a now-infamous audio recording went viral.
Apple’s Cooperation on Right to Repair May Be a Bait and Switch
The White House praises the tech giant’s support for federal pro-repair legislation—but Apple’s vertical dominance puts into question what a national right-to-repair law would actually look like.