Prospect

A ballot measure would convert two investor-owned power companies into a public nonprofit. Unionized utility workers aren’t sold.

The nation’s rail regulator proposes that shippers receiving poor service can get a competitor to carry their goods.

Today on TAP: Wisconsin Republicans are poised to impeach a state Supreme Court justice whom the voters just recently overwhelmingly elected.

Capital flight is playing a major role in the UAW negotiations, with U.S. plants at risk of losing work to Mexico being used as leverage.

The search giant objects to a live audio feed of its historic monopolization trial, which begins next week.

How one employer used AI against workers even when the technology fell short

Today on TAP: Let’s not confuse the corporate interest with worker interests.

With a mission to create green jobs and bring green-energy loans to the poor, BlocPower has gained powerful backers in tech, finance, and government. Where are the results?

The Trump-era Patent Office director has expanded his post-government influence-peddling.

Aaron Regunberg, the front-runner as recently as two weeks ago, lost to Biden administration official Gabe Amo. What went wrong?

Today on TAP: As Republicans run against corporate ‘wokeness,’ he should run against corporate (CEOs’, big-time investors’) greed.

A passel of program authorizations and funding expire in September. There isn’t really a path yet to deal with them all.

Biden may be a drag on the Democratic ticket, but there are plenty of other sources of energy and mobilization.

Today on TAP: The other great contribution of the labor movement

With public support for unions at near-record highs and new federal rules that actually enable organizing, unions need to mount massive campaigns.

The growing solidarity between labor and the LGBTQ+ community

The campaign to unionize workers and rectify banking practices at America’s most notorious bank now reaches across the nation.

Department of Energy programs condition funding for retooling factories on good-paying union jobs in manufacturing communities.

Today on TAP: The Fed needs to understand that this economy defies its models. It should begin to cut rates, and get ready for a whole other kind of inflation driven by climate change.

Money from the Climate-Smart Commodities program, designed to reduce agriculture emissions, is going disproportionately to multinationals.