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Working-Class Joe

1 year 9 months ago
Today on TAP: Biden is truly helping working people. What will it take for more voters to get that?
Robert Kuttner

Breaking the Menendez Cycle

1 year 9 months ago
He’s indicted for public corruption, he beats the charges thanks to the Supreme Court, Democrats restore him to a position of power, and he’s indicted again. But this time, Democrats aren't as welcoming.
David Dayen

Budget Follies: The Endgame

1 year 9 months ago
Today on TAP: Expect the government to shut down, McCarthy to lose his Speakership, and some renegade Republicans to eventually support a discharge petition.
Robert Kuttner

The Punditocracy vs. the UAW

1 year 9 months ago
Today on TAP: Commentators argue that the union is asking for too much. But a big win may help the UAW organize the non-union competition.
Harold Meyerson

Amazon’s $185 Billion Pay-to-Play System

1 year 9 months ago
A new report shows that Amazon now takes 45 percent of all third-party sales on its website, part of the company’s goal to become a monopoly gatekeeper for economic transactions.
David Dayen

The Big Three’s Labor Shortages

1 year 9 months ago
The only way the UAW’s strategy of rejecting voluntary overtime can work is if Ford, GM, and Stellantis lack enough workers to make cars.
David Dayen