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A new report by the Environmental Integrity Project compiled data on every U.S. plastics plant built, expanded or proposed since 2012, revealing massive growth in Texas.

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Today on TAP: President Biden’s blockage of the proposed purchase of U.S. Steel by Japan’s Nippon Steel is unprecedented and magnificently pro-union.

The famed civil liberties organization is attempting to roll back union power through the courts.

Israel is giving unprecedented credibility to the BDS movement.

The collusive arrangement among real estate agents that led to Americans paying extortionate commissions is likely over.

A new survey of 2022 candidates shows that economic populism helped.

A federal affordable internet program is ending. But muni-owned broadband networks have figured out how to deliver affordable high-speed internet access themselves.

On this week’s live show, Harold Meyerson and David Dayen discuss union victories in the Twin Cities, the impact of this year’s uncompetitive primaries, AIPAC’s alignment with the Republican Party, and Novo Nordisk discontinuing insulin medication.

Today on TAP: Forcing divestment of Chinese ownership of TikTok is no substitute for comprehensive data privacy regulation. It’s a first step.

Our new survey of these voters shows how the president can still win their support.

Texas today is what America will look like if Trump wins. It’s not pretty.

Feral (and federal) district court judges attempted to seize control of national policy one too many times.

Today on TAP: The vice president visits an abortion clinic. The majority leader says Bibi must go.

Documents show that the powerful lobby is spreading its influence on Capitol Hill by calling for unconditional military aid to Israel and hyping up threats from Iran.

There’s no way America’s last great manufacturer murdered a prominent critic … is there?

Levemir is critical for young people and pregnant women, patients say. But it won’t be sold in the U.S. after this year.

Hand-counting ballots is expensive, tedious, time-consuming, inaccurate, and insecure. Some communities want it all.

Today on TAP: The annual World Trade Organization meeting came to an ignominious end last week with no ‘progress’ on major issues. That is a form of progress.

An enduring union-community alliance in the Twin Cities may be a model for progressive victories.