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States seek to let teens as young as 14 serve booze in restaurants

2 years 1 month ago

WASHINGTON — As a former bartender and current tipped worker, Trupti Patel knows that customers tend to get grabby when there is alcohol involved. After working in the food service industry for more than a decade, she is accustomed to dealing with drunk customers who get out of hand, especially if they become belligerent or […]

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Ariana Figueroa

A very brief guide to Tuesday’s election in Ohio

2 years 1 month ago
Here is your super short guide to tomorrow's election in Ohio: December: Ohio abolishes August elections because they are wasteful and attract low turnouts. February: Two pro-choice groups submit language for a referendum in November to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution. May: In a turnaround, Republicans vote for one last August election this ...continue reading "A very brief guide to Tuesday’s election in Ohio"
Kevin Drum

Lunchtime Photo

2 years 1 month ago
This is the altar at the Basilica of Sacré-Coeur in the Montmartre district of Paris.
Kevin Drum

Court Should Block Registration Of ‘Trump Too Small’ Trademark Not Because It’s Someone’s Name, But Because No One Should Control The Phrase

2 years 1 month ago
There’s an interesting thing that happens all too often in trademark cases, whereby people seem to flip the underlying argument. We see it in cases where someone opposes the registration of a certain trademark, and the party seeking the trademark complains that the government is trying to “censor” them or limit their speech, when more […]
Mike Masnick

Eminent Domain for Overpriced Drugs

2 years 1 month ago
Today on TAP: Exhibit A is the case of the EpiPen. It should cost a few dollars rather than the $600 or more charged by monopolist Viatris.
Robert Kuttner