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Beating the Press

2 months 3 weeks ago
In a time of eroding journalistic freedoms, a new book chronicles the deliberate effort to use libel law to bankrupt the independent media we have left.
Zephyr Teachout

Borrowers Besieged

2 months 3 weeks ago
Student debtors are under attack on all sides. Government contractors make their life miserable, and financial predators are poised to capitalize.
David Dayen

Three Coin Monte

2 months 3 weeks ago
The Trump administration is removing every financial guardrail from crypto, in order to enrich the first family and its tech and finance allies while destabilizing the economy.
Jacob Silverman

No Foreigners at Harvard!

3 months ago
Today on TAP: Trump, Miller & Co. tell Harvard it can’t admit foreign students, for fear they may increase our store of knowledge.
Harold Meyerson