stLouISTFossil Fuels Are a Clear and Present Danger to National Security
Joe Manchin has protecting America exactly backwards.
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President Biden Should Get Rid of Trump Holdovers
When a president attempts a coup, his lackeys ought to be purged from federal service.
The Fed-Induced Bank Wobble
Today on TAP: Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse is a function of the Fed rate spike, and will surely trigger calls for its well-heeled tech and venture capital clients to get a bailout.
Conservative Witness Admits Potential Chaos From CFPB Court Case
The witness said that the Supreme Court finding CFPB’s funding unconstitutional ‘could result in significant problems throughout the financial system.’
Sunsetting Racial Justice in the Sunshine State and Florida-izing the Nation
How Florida’s anti-diversity legislation may be a model for the Supreme Court
Reclaiming Black Trauma
Once a spectacle produced by and for white people, Black artists and entertainers now present it on their own terms.
Intuit’s Top Lobbying Firms Are Also Major DSCC Bundlers
Congress is set to receive a report on how the IRS can streamline the tax filing process after lobbyists for Intuit bundled millions for the Senate Democrats’ campaign arm.
Michigan Rights Wrong, Beginning the Repeal of ‘Right to Work’
Today on TAP: A newly Democratic state government votes to restore some democracy in the workplace.
Do Generations Matter?
Prospect co-founder Paul Starr and staff writer Lee Harris discuss the question.
The Government Does a Bad Job Assessing Toxic Exposures
The history of the captured federal agencies that reassure the public after chemical disasters should give East Palestine residents pause.
Biden’s Ostrich Maneuver on Immigration
Trying to keep immigration stories out of the headlines is futile, and the policies meant to facilitate that are damaging.
Might We See a Bipartisan Agreement to Scale Back the Bush-Obama Security State?
Segments of both parties want to do it. But obstacles are high.
FCC Nominee Gigi Sohn Withdraws
Today on TAP: A vicious lobbying campaign killed her nomination. Key Senate Democrats and Biden can share the blame.
Community Organizing and Electoral Politics
Is involvement in elections a source of synergy—or distraction?
The Fight for Mental Health Parity
The expiration of the COVID public-health emergency will make it harder to obtain treatment. But hurdles already existed in the law.
Exit Yemen Now to Assist a Fragile Peace
It’s time for a war powers resolution to end U.S. support for Saudi’s war of aggression.
The Kamala Conundrum
Today on TAP: Keeping her on the ticket is a problem. Getting her off the ticket is a problem.
The Trans Panic II
The Left Anchor hosts continue the discussion about the ongoing frenzy of transphobia.
The American Rescue Plan’s Hidden Triumphs
Medicaid expansion in North Carolina and Eli Lilly’s insulin price cuts are largely due to the March 2021 law.
After East Palestine, ‘Bomb Trains’?
A proposed merger between Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern would facilitate shipments of tar sands oil from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico.