stLouISTVox and the Undertow of Corporate Democrats
Today on TAP: Dylan Matthews’s screed attacking Biden’s industrial policies got an assist from former Treasury official Kimberly Clausing.
Prospect
Twelve Years of Being the Most Responsible Guy in the Room
On today’s X-Date, the seeds for what is now a negotiation over how much of the budget to cut were sown during Obama’s ‘grand bargain’ phase.
The Tech Lobbying Is Coming From Inside the House
Emails from the U.S. trade representative’s office show a cozy relationship with Amazon, Google, and Facebook.
Peer Into the Dark Money Abyss
While much of the funding to the ‘dark money’ behemoths tied to the leaders of Congress remains a mystery, a review of corporate disclosures reveals more of the companies that have donated.
Biden Anxiety
Today on TAP: Though the public thinks he’s too old to serve a second term, Joe Biden keeps getting older. What should the Democrats do?
The Case for Judge Tim Wu
Biden’s administration, like his Democratic predecessors, isn’t prioritizing diversity in worldview when selecting federal judges.
The Crypto-Reactionary Deficit Scolds
Today on X-Date: Squint at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, and you see MAGA conservatives endorsing legislative hostage-taking.
He Died Helping Build Tesla’s Gigafactory. Tesla Didn’t Tell Local Officials.
Antelmo Ramirez was a dad, grandpa, and husband. His death by hyperthermia is absent from a Tesla report required as part of a Travis County tax deal.
The Silver Lining in the Latest Bank Panic
Today on TAP: The run on regional bank stocks will bring tighter regulation and lower interest rates.
Everyone Thinks the Debt Ceiling Is Someone Else’s Problem
On today’s X-Date, the epidemic of buck-passing breaking out in the nation’s capital
Writers Face a New Deadline: Their Industry’s Survival
This time, Hollywood’s striking writers think they may just win. Will cross-union solidarity be enough?
California’s Legislature Made Prison Phone Calls Free—Utility Regulators Can Handle the Rest
On the heels of groundbreaking federal prison phone call legislation, public utility commissions across the country can also regulate exploitative prison telecoms.
Senators Want Delay in Rural Letter Carrier Pay Program
The Democratic members are trying to stop implementation of a system that could cut worker pay by thousands of dollars.
Bank Runs, Behemoths, and Bailouts
Today on TAP: Better regulation would head off dubious rescues that only increase bank concentration.
Taking Debt Ceiling Negotiations Seriously
On today’s X-Date, looking at what could actually be accomplished in bipartisan talks yields few answers.
Crackdown on Predatory Green Loans
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has proposed rules forcing a program that offers loans for energy efficiency upgrades to confirm a borrower’s ability to repay.
The Fed, the Supreme Court, and Their Legitimacy
The government’s least democratic branches are incompetent and corrupt because they are unaccountable. James Madison would not be surprised…
The UAW Plays Some Hardball on Electric Cars
Today on TAP: The union’s new leaders seek some administration guarantees of just transition before backing Biden in ’24.
Teamsters Begin Major Amazon Fight
A group of unionized delivery drivers in Palmdale, California, could open new possibilities for a legal challenge to Amazon’s subcontracting model.
The Million Dollar Tweet
Venture capitalist Balaji Srinivasan made one of the worst bets in the history of gambling.