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Does Jay Powell Want to Elect Trump?

2 years 7 months ago
Today on TAP: Most of the sources of inflation are either the result of the Fed’s own policy, or have nothing to do with domestic demand, such as the rising price of oil.
Robert Kuttner

Left Bank Books to Host Conversation With Author Laura Meckler on Monday

2 years 7 months ago
Shaker Heights is kind of like Cleveland's version of University City — an inner-ring suburb with lovely older homes that's both affluent and not affluent, depending on the block, and full of both good intentions and realities that don't always live up to them. And even if you've already read Celeste Ng's excellent fiction set there, you'd be wise to get Laura Meckler's new nonfiction book Dream Town: Shaker Heights and the Quest for Racial Equity.
Sarah Fenske

Eric Andre to Bring His Explosive Stand-Up Comedy to the Factory Wednesday

2 years 7 months ago
From his recurring Bird Up! segments to his penchant for destroying the entire set at the start of each show to his torturing of unwitting celebrity guests, Eric Andre's absurd antics on his eponymous Adult Swim program ruthlessly skewer talk show convention while at the same time serving as damn entertaining television.
Daniel Hill

Trump shills should be forced to defend Trump

2 years 7 months ago
Back in 2015 Jake Tapper moderated a Republican primary debate in which nearly every question was framed in terms of something "Donald Trump recently said..." And this was back when Trump wasn't even leading in the polls and certainly wasn't a former president. Today there's way more justification for doing this, but instead it's disappeared ...continue reading "Trump shills should be forced to defend Trump"
Kevin Drum