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It was only when it became clear that the January 6th coup wouldn’t succeed that Trump told his insurrectionists to stand down.

He’s running on a track record of transpartisan success in fighting militarism and corporate power.

For a few years in the mid-1990s, AFSCME President Gerry McEntee (1935-2022) repositioned American labor and restored some of its clout.

Over half of incarcerated people in the survey have mental health issues and nearly half have substance use disorders.

Which progressive media has been on to for a very long time, but hey—welcome to the club.

Today on TAP: The bill introduced yesterday fixes many problems, but doesn’t really safeguard Americans’ right to vote.

How did such a key provision get axed?

The story of Maloney’s office shutting down a colleague who tried to stir up opposition to a fracked-gas plant is part of a pattern.

Joe Biden’s mishandling of the many episodes of the Joe Manchin follies imperiled a burning planet—and the executive actions he should take have not materialized.

Today on TAP: The House took the first step yesterday. Will the Senate screw up a sure thing?

Mars, Inc., is best known for making chocolate bars. But it also owns the most pet hospitals in the U.S., and workers say the conditions are toxic.

Executive actions on climate are important and necessary, but it’s unclear whether they can create the funding required for a green transition.

And they’re not going to do anything to fix it.

The party proposes to fund OSHA, EPA, the IRS, and the NLRB at much less than those agencies got in 2010, in real terms.

Today on TAP: He killed the Democrats’ bill because, he said, he was concerned about inflation. But the bill was anti-inflationary; what he really didn’t like was boosting green energy.

The Biden administration needs to defend the reproductive rights of community clinics and their patients.

In a world of elevated prices, the Tennessee Valley Authority has extensive authorities to research and produce fertilizer at its Muscle Shoals facilities.

The L.A. City Council’s recent approval of a hotel worker protection measure is part of a growing trend.

An investigation of Stevens’s residency raises significant legal and ethical questions about her candidacy.

Today on TAP: Can Joe Biden keep the faith? Can we?