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The Gas Industry Squeeze Play

9 months 1 week ago
The Biden administration has paused new permits for natural gas export terminals. The industry is fighting back by trying to facilitate gas exports from Mexico.
David Dayen

The Wrong Trump Trial

9 months 1 week ago
Today on TAP: Who really cares about the Stormy Daniels hush money? It’s the January 6th trial that matters.
Harold Meyerson

Q&A: Election 2024 Fake-Out

9 months 1 week ago
The FCC bans AI-generated robocalls, but deepfakes and other tactics could still disrupt the voting season.
Gabrielle Gurley

Inflation Panic

9 months 1 week ago
Actual consumer prices are well behaved. Financial commentators and central bankers are not.
Robert Kuttner

The Big Money Bets on Adam Schiff

9 months 1 week ago
The California Senate candidate is using every campaign tactic of recent vintage: benefiting from pro-Israel and crypto money, and trying to choose his general-election opponent.
David Dayen

The GOP Putin Cult

9 months 1 week ago
Today on TAP: House Republicans won’t consider aid to Ukraine because, as a homophobic thug, Putin personifies their values.
Harold Meyerson

The Stakes of Rafah

9 months 1 week ago
Over a million Palestinians, pushed to the brink of Gaza at the border crossing with Egypt, now face aerial bombardment by the Israeli military.
Jonathan Guyer

Trump to the Rescue

9 months 1 week ago
Today on TAP: Yes, it’s a low bar, but Biden is the picture of cognitive clarity compared to Trump.
Robert Kuttner