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The Craziest House Race of 2022

2 years 5 months ago
In Orange County, California, Republican Michelle Steel is painting her opponent as a tool of China with unhinged red-baiting attacks.
David Dayen

What Brazil Teaches America

2 years 5 months ago
Today on TAP: Actually delivering for working people matters. It also matters whether elites support democratic institutions.
Robert Kuttner

The Crime Wave That Republicans Defend

2 years 5 months ago
Corporate theft and fraud is not only tolerated by the GOP, it’s shielded. Yet Democrats rarely use this to attack Republican messaging on crime.
David Dayen

Clash of the Titans in Maine

2 years 5 months ago
Janet Mills and Paul LePage are no strangers to political acrimony in a race that is as much about inflation as it is abortion.
Gabrielle Gurley

The GOP Gentiles Judging Jews

2 years 5 months ago
Today on TAP: At a moment of resurgent antisemitism, how did Donald Trump and Doug Mastriano become authorities on who’s really Jewish?
Harold Meyerson

The Case of the Missing Child Tax Credit

2 years 5 months ago
The expanded policy was effective and popular among those who received it, but Democrats have largely avoided discussing it during the midterm elections.
Ramenda Cyrus