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The ballot measure process died three years ago, but some Republicans working on a new, more restrictive framework hope that voters won’t notice.

Koch Industries is buying an Iowa fertilizer plant built with taxpayer dollars. Will federal authorities block the deal?

Today on TAP: Does the Fed deserve credit for the strong economy? Will our central bankers screw it up by waiting too long to cut rates?

The constitutional grant of a second chance for the destitute has become an enabler of reverse wealth redistribution. One wild case in Houston tells the story.

Biden’s foreign-policy team ended the war in Afghanistan, and is now caught in a trap of its own making.

Why is there so little art depicting the moment we’re in?

Today on TAP: When it comes to making the rich fund affordable child care and long-term Social Security, Bernie Sanders has a suggestion.

Republican state lawmakers are enthusiastic practitioners of direct-democracy backsliding. Can voters hold them off?

It’s understandable that Wall Street wants weak rules. Why are so many community groups serving as the banks’ echo chamber?

The Oregon senator’s new book harnesses 15 years of fighting to end the filibuster.

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Today on TAP: A complex tug-of-war has been happening over the direction of Biden’s trade policy. Politico serves as a handy receptacle for Tai’s enemies to paint Tai as the problem.

The movement to save democracy from threats is too quick to overlook the problems that have been present since the founding.

After redistricting created another heavily Black congressional district, nearly a dozen candidates have put themselves forward.

Today on TAP: Yes, if the president plays it astutely. But other factors could matter more.

Erstwhile Boston media darling Steward Health Care has been strip-mining hospitals for a decade now. The power elite may finally be paying attention.

The inevitable outcome of Republican anti-immigration sentiment

The Communications Workers of America supported the merger after securing union neutrality commitments. So far, it has led only to a smaller workforce.

Four auditing firms examine the books of nearly every big U.S. company, in a process riddled with conflicts of interest. But federal monitoring is making a comeback under new leadership.

Today on TAP: Those two unions and that president (if re-elected) hold the greatest promise for reviving working-class power.