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The UMass professor details a reduction in wage inequality unseen in the U.S. in half a century.

The $215 million deal made headlines, but the industry pay gap persists, along with new cases of sexual harassment.

Today on TAP: A guide to the latest efforts to undermine trust in Social Security

Matt Bruenig explains why it is unwise to mess with Swedish unions.

A would-be dictator does not deserve anxious consideration of his rights.

Mapping UnitedHealth’s consumption of our health care system—from the ’70s to today

Consumers can get the $7,500 federal rebate on any EV, no matter where its parts are made, if they lease, which auto dealers quite like.

Today on TAP: What matters in Nippon Steel’s purchase of U.S. Steel is what it portends for its workers.

It just got much harder for companies to buy up their competitors.

The complex connections between the Israel lobby and the rise of antisemitism

Senate Bill 4 could be the vehicle for the U.S. Supreme Court to finally unleash Lone Star Republicans on the world’s huddled masses.

Today on TAP: The odyssey of some confused lefties who migrate to the far right—and the cure

Suddenly, a leading American corporation appears to be OK with the idea of collective bargaining. Hint: It’s not Tesla.

The Biden administration sets a goal of removing all lead water pipes throughout the country in the next ten years.

The company will compensate customers who experience major delays or cancellations with travel vouchers, over and above offsetting all costs from the disruptions.

Today on TAP: A key member of the supposedly independent redistricting commission has a flagrant conflict of interest. Will he recuse himself?

Joe Biden, from a position of weakness, is trying to cut a punitive deal on border policy without the House.

Evidence suggests that people simply hate inflation as such. Luckily, it is coming down fast.

After the biggest companies used mergers a decade ago to dominate, now the lower-tier competitors are getting into the game. But they face headwinds from federal regulators.

Today on TAP: If Israel keeps endangering itself by rejecting a two-state solution, no level of U.S. aid will keep it safe.