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Understanding the deeper dynamics of predatory capitalism

The company refuses to play ball with its Swedish mechanics union. So the labor movement is shutting it down.

Today on TAP: Hill Republicans want to oust FDIC Chair Martin Gruenberg, citing sexual harassment elsewhere in the agency. The real issue is Gruenberg’s tough regulation of banks.

The clean-energy transition is faltering because of unexpectedly high interest rates, which Summers’s demands to slow down the economy helped usher in.

Gamurs Group fired the editor in chief of The Escapist. Most of the publication joined him to start something new, a worker cooperative called Second Wind.

Herewith, some suggestions.

Jezebel is widely blamed for starting “cancel culture.” But 16 years ago, most culture desperately needed to be canceled.

Today on TAP: What’s really going on with the economy?

An idea for a confederal system for Israel and Palestine is impossible to enact today. But it’s a vision that must be worked toward.

In 2024, the most progressive Democrats in the House face attacks from several directions.

Voters rejected groups like Moms for Liberty. But conservative activists don’t need a majority to whittle away trust in public education.

The Court wrote a new ethics code for itself. It’s all but meaningless.

Today on TAP: The legislature already stopped cities from passing laws they don’t like; now they’re claiming they can supersede federal law, too.

The White House nominates SEIU’s longtime general counsel to a seat on the Fourth Circuit.

Human cashiers make a comeback in some grocery and retail stores.

A major U.S. Supreme Court case could be on the horizon as the Lone Star State takes international matters into its own hands.

Today on TAP: The Biden administration has to slow-walk a marquee agreement, the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework. That might even be a blessing in disguise.

The billionaire philanthropist’s donations come with strings attached.

Neil Kraus discusses his new book about why education reform failed.

A Capitol Hill hearing highlights how much labor unions have won this year, as well as the Republicans who are furious over it.