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The Politics of Milton

1 month 1 week ago
After another major hurricane slams Florida, voting is not on the average voter’s radar.
Gabrielle Gurley

Notes for Harris

1 month 1 week ago
Today on TAP: It’s good that Kamala Harris is doing more one-on-one interviews, because she’s getting a lot better at it. Still, she occasionally misses an opportunity.
Robert Kuttner

Our Cults, Ourselves

1 month 1 week ago
Is the best way to understand the MAGA movement to binge-watch docuseries about charismatic leaders sending their acolytes to ruin? Tune in and find out.
Rick Perlstein

Texas Will Mess With You

1 month 1 week ago
The state is a national incubator for bad ideas, which it then seeks to project across the nation.
Christopher Hooks

SEIU Works the South

1 month 1 week ago
The union’s organizing summit in North Carolina was part of its $200 million investment to mobilize working people to vote ahead of the 2024 election.
Janie Ekere

Woman of Steel

1 month 1 week ago
Today on TAP: Despite a lot of BS from U.S. Steel execs’ campaign about lost US jobs, Kamala Harris will act to block the Nippon takeover of USS—which will actually preserve jobs.
Robert Kuttner

The Cold Civil War

1 month 2 weeks ago
States have always diverged on policies, but it’s grown more intense. And for red states, that’s not enough.
David Dayen