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Buy and Displace

11 months 2 weeks ago
Across Los Angeles, corporate landlords and even RV owners work hard to raise rents.
Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein

Free Speech at Work

11 months 2 weeks ago
The boss has far too much power to silence the political expression of employees.
Robert Kuttner

Massachusetts Blues

11 months 2 weeks ago
It’s not just far-right Republicans who undermine democracy. A majority of voters in the Bay State favor progressive policies, but don’t get them. Why not?
Robert Kuttner

Euthanize This (Merger)

11 months 3 weeks ago
The merger of Cigna and Humana, America’s fifth- and sixth-largest for-profit health insurers, would create a monster middleman to ‘compete’ with the undisputed giant, UnitedHealth.
Maureen Tkacik

When One Story Isn’t Enough

11 months 3 weeks ago
Martin Scorsese’s ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ is a brilliant chronicle of the destruction of the Osage people. But it doesn’t go far enough to explain how systemic it all was.
David Dayen

A Chance to Speak

11 months 3 weeks ago
Katie Anderson’s story shows the difficulty of finding some measure of accountability after being sexually assaulted.
David Dayen

Abortion Confusion in Texas

11 months 3 weeks ago
State courts must now decide how to handle life-threatening pregnancy issues that state attorneys, lawmakers, and medical officials refuse to clear up.
Gabrielle Gurley

Borderline Inanity

11 months 3 weeks ago
Today on TAP: The immigration mess is not likely to be solved by a bipartisan deal.
Robert Kuttner

Hard Times in the Back Yard

11 months 3 weeks ago
Bailed-out major airlines have outsourced ground work to subcontractors. Injuries and fatalities on the tarmac are taking off.
Lee Harris