stLouISTFrom the Exonerated Five to the New York City Council
Yusef Salaam campaigned on economic justice and housing reform.
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SCOTUS Trashes Precedent and Resegregates Higher Education
The affirmative action case once again distorts constitutional protections to ideological ends.
What’s Turned Hollywood Stars Into Labor Militants
Today on TAP: Meryl Streep, Jennifer Lawrence, and 1,000 other disgruntled actors tell their union not to meet the studios halfway.
The Urgency of an I-95 Emergency
The response to reconstructing Interstate 95 in Philadelphia was exceptional. But urban road repairs are very different from building new projects from the ground up.
House FAA Reauthorization Bill Would Distort True Price of Airfare
The airline industry is using a must-pass bill to decouple government taxes, fees, and other surcharges from prices listed on airfare advertisements.
Minnesota Stands Out in Midwest on Abortion
After ‘Dobbs,’ state lawmakers moved decisively to liberalize reproductive rights laws.
Big Changes to a Little Form
Today on TAP: The antitrust agencies propose that companies actually give them the information they need to decide whether their mergers are legal.
Putin’s War Goes Sideways
Ukraine is starting the summer campaign, and his pet mercenary warlord marched on Moscow.
Psychos & Psychedelics
Can MDMA cure racism? Scientists are looking into it.
Pleasant Surprises From the Roberts Court
This session’s rulings on voting rights have broken with recent trends.
The Death Cult of the American Car
It’s obvious how to make the roads safer for cyclists, pedestrians, and drivers alike. We just don’t do it.
The Post-Ozempic Gold Rush
So much energy is going into developing effective weight loss pills, while hundreds of lifesaving medications remain in shortage.
On Russia, Where the Past Is Never Past
Today on TAP: The Wagner Group mutiny re-enacted aborted coups of yore.
Moving Past Neoliberalism Is a Policy Project
In order to test whether improving people’s lives can convince them to support Democrats, you have to, well, improve people’s lives.
Will Katherine Tai Prevail Over the Corporate Undertow?
The U.S. trade representative is one of Biden’s most inspired appointees. She faces fierce resistance as she tries to carry out her president’s trade agenda.
Samuel Alito’s Revealing Temper Tantrum
Let’s compare his behavior to Justice Barrett.
The Path to Soft Fascism
Today on TAP: France could be the next country to elect a far-right president.
Intra-Administration Fight on Bank Mergers Breaks Open
The Justice Department’s antitrust chief signaled that he would override banking regulators if necessary if a proposed merger harmed the public.
We’re Number One! (Actually, 38 out of 38)
A new Oxfam survey on worker well-being compares us to the other advanced and semi-advanced economies. America remains exceptional-y bad.
For Workers, Unions and Public Pressure Get the Goods
Freight rail unions have gradually achieved their key demand from the labor dispute last year.