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School’s Out

1 year ago
Demographic crashes and rising costs threaten an entire segment of higher education.
Lilah Burke

Woodsman, Fell That Tree!

1 year ago
A court rejects the claim of a tree-cutting company that an FTC ban on noncompetes violates its right to keep its former employees from going out on their own.
Harold Meyerson

Caterpillar Treading on Workers

1 year ago
Today on TAP: Why is the Biden-Harris administration failing to enforce the labor provisions of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement?
Robert Kuttner

CrowdSuck

1 year 1 month ago
How did software designed to protect customers from paralyzing system disruptions instead cause what may be the most destructive software glitch in recorded history? A 2018 antitrust case holds some clues.
Maureen Tkacik

The Harris Enigma

1 year 1 month ago
Today on TAP: What exactly does Kamala Harris stand for? What kind of president would she likely be?
Robert Kuttner

Seeds of a Conservative Crack-Up

1 year 1 month ago
An accidental encounter with a group of progressive anti-abortion activists revealed the tenuous hold Donald Trump may have on his coalition.
Rick Perlstein