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Obama’s undersized stimulus in 2009 doomed America to an economic lost decade.
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Better Rules for Community Reinvestment
Today on TAP: Biden’s progressive regulators act to put new muscle in an old law.
Bernie Sanders Puts Amazon’s Billions in Federal Contracts at Risk
A hearing featuring Amazon Labor Union’s Christian Smalls looked at whether the government should continue to use companies as contractors after they engage in union-busting.
Private Equity Firms Want to Give Workers Ownership Stakes
Through a new nonprofit, buyout funds will grant shares to employees of their portfolio companies. Backers say it will boost investor profits, and give workers an ‘ownership mindset.’
Altercation: The Times Investigation of Tucker Carlson Was Superb—but …
Why does its daily coverage revert to bothsidesism and ignore the revelations in its blowout profiles?
Republican ‘Populists’ Are Still Corporate Toadies
Conservative rabble-rousers are mad at regulators for protecting the American people from Wall Street banks.
How Democrats Can Now Defeat Anti-Choice Republicans
Today on TAP: And just about all elected Republicans are anti-choice.
‘Pelosi Has Endorsed Me. Steny Has Endorsed Me. Clyburn Has Endorsed Me.’
Amidst a national outcry over abortion rights, House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn visits San Antonio to campaign for pro-life Henry Cuellar.
‘Roe,’ Precedent, and Reliance
In his draft opinion, Justice Alito dismisses the idea that unintended pregnancies can upend women’s lives.
Means-Testing Student Debt Relief: Big Hassle, No Results
Almost nobody will likely fall above the proposed income threshold. It’s purely a tax on borrowers’ time.
The End of the Right to Privacy
Samuel Alito’s draft opinion overruling Roe v. Wade also threatens gay rights, contraception, and even interracial marriages.
The Fed’s Dilemma
Today on TAP: The half-point rate hike will make little difference in dealing with the causes and cures of rising prices.
‘Roe’ Repeal and Minority Rule
The leaked Court decision is the logical consequence of our systemic bias against majorities.
Democratic Leadership Still Supporting the House’s Only Anti-Abortion Democrat
Henry Cuellar was the only Democrat to oppose codifying Roe v. Wade. He’s getting leadership support in his runoff election against a progressive pro-choice challenger.
Advice to Progressive Menfolk
Today on TAP: What to say after you find out that the Supreme Court is going to overturn Roe v. Wade
The Ohio Model for Purging Progressives
A Democratic establishment victory in a House race last year has emboldened big money to upend this primary cycle.
The Poverty Wages and Indentured Servitude of Baseball’s Minor Leaguers
Baseball’s anomalous antitrust exemption is overdue for repeal.
Private Drilling Flares Up in Texas’s Permian Basin
The businesses competing with the big oil drillers are also the dirtiest operators around.
Fake Populist Meets Real Populist
Today on TAP: An Ohio Senate race between J.D. Vance and Tim Ryan would test the appeal of cultural grievances versus economic ones.
The Politics and Culture of Video Games
Podcaster, academic, and author Trevor Strunk discusses his book on the gaming industry.