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Tesla’s Bid to Pull Up the EV Ladder

5 months ago
The rumored end to the $7,500 federal rebate for electric vehicles sounds like it would hurt the nation’s biggest EV maker. Quite the opposite, actually.
David Dayen

The Bulls in Trump’s China Shop

5 months ago
Today on TAP: His China policy nominees are a relative oasis of competence, with a mix of sensible policy ideas and outlandish ones.
Robert Kuttner

Look to the State Trustbusters

5 months ago
A federal merger challenge against two home health giants has state partners, who will have to carry the ball if the Trump administration walks away from corporate enforcement.
David Dayen

The Cabinet Doesn’t Matter

5 months ago
The second Trump administration will have a Potemkin cabinet and centralized power among the czars in the White House.
David Dayen

A Win for Kentucky Public Schools

5 months ago
Kentucky voters soundly rejected sending taxpayer dollars to private schools, showing yet again that Kentuckians stand with public educators.
Sean Eifert

Trump’s Worst Enemy

5 months ago
Today on TAP: His clumsy attempts at autocracy are already backfiring as Senate Republicans refuse to name Trump’s choice, Florida Sen. Rick Scott, as majority leader.
Robert Kuttner

How to Hear a Fascist

5 months 1 week ago
Trump was supposed to be in decline, losing it. He lost it all the way to the White House.
Rick Perlstein