stLouIST‘McKinsey for Kids’: An Insidious Tool Kit for Spreading Corporate Influence
By projecting an image of expertise and empathy, McKinsey’s ‘thought leadership’ helps the firm preserve and perpetuate its power.
Prospect
What Happened, Ms. Yellen?
How the Treasury has become the graveyard of progressive financial regulation
A Look Inside Interior
Biden appointed Native Americans to top jobs at the Cabinet agency, but so far the Interior Department’s policies have been business as usual.
Will Congress Reform the Electoral Count Act?
Today on TAP: And would that make a difference?
Democrats, Speak to Working-Class Discontent
It’s the one way to mobilize Blacks, Hispanics, and Asians, not just white workers.
Oshkosh Corporation Seeks Non-Union Labor to Build Postal Trucks
The controversy over locating a manufacturing plant could impact upcoming postal legislation, White House climate goals, and a high-profile Senate race.
Distressed-Debt Hedge Funder Becomes CEO of New Development Bank
The new head of the Development Finance Corporation spent two decades at a Boston hedge fund that controlled nearly $1 billion in Puerto Rican debt.
Private Equity’s Favorite Failing Coal Plant
The saga of Longview Power shows the extent of private equity’s interest in coal power.
On Ukraine: Bernie vs. DSA
Today on TAP: One socialist gets it right. Some other socialists don’t.
Re-Engineering Our Supply Chains
It’s time for a coherent national logistics system, regulating and coordinating what has been privatized.
Voltage Valley
Building a domestic supply chain, Lordstown, Ohio, is becoming a hub for the electric-vehicle industry.
Private Equity’s Airline Strategy Could Draw a Challenge
Budget airlines Frontier and Spirit, buoyed by a private equity investor, announced a merger earlier this week. But a revamped antitrust enforcement atmosphere awaits.
Altercation: The Times Goes AWOL on Amnesty and ‘Apartheid’
‘Apartheid’ is how an Amnesty International report last week characterized Israeli rule. Every group under the sun reacted, but there was no story in the Times.
Toy Story: The Supply Chain
Parting Shot in our February 2022 issue
Another Free-Trader to a Key International Post?
Today on TAP: Biden is said to be considering Jay Shambaugh, former head of the Hamilton Project, as the Treasury’s top international official.
Frackers Restrict the Flow and Raise the Price
After a decade of flooding the market with cheap fossil fuels, investors have cut back on production.
Rollups: The Gators Defining the Merchant Makeover
Are investors valuing consolidation over innovation? Thrasio and its look-alikes make that a hard question to answer.
The COVID Cons
Counterfeit masks are as widely available as the real thing, outpacing the federal agencies’ ability to crack down on scammers.
The Meat Industry’s Middlemen Are Starving Families and Farmers
How monopolization in the meatpacking and processing industry affects us all
Are Biden’s Fed Nominees in Trouble?
Today on TAP: They will all probably be confirmed, but first Sen. Ben Ray Luján needs to recover to get the Dems back to 50 votes.