Even as Republicans claim majority support from working-class voters, the pattern of their furloughs during the current government shutdown makes clear that this support is in no way reciprocated. While almost all the employees at the Treasury Department are still on the job (albeit working without pay), a bare 17 of the 1,270 employees in the Labor […]
Harold Meyerson
Harold Meyerson is editor at large of The American Prospect.
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How Mamdani’s Predecessors Built Democratic Socialism
A. Philip Randolph and Bayard Rustin’s Freedom Budget is the key to understanding the appeal of the Democratic nominee for NYC mayor.
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Why the Gaza Peace Plan Is Basically a War Plan
Today on TAP: The Trump-Bibi plan continues to let Israel run amok unless Hamas signs on.
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Trump Calls Every American City Dweller to Train Our Troops for Dangerous Missions!
And tells our generals and admirals to refocus on ‘the war within.’
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Clamoring to Tax the Rich
In Berkeley, New York, Paris, and Vatican City, it’s become central to political battles—and religious concerns.
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Canceling Kimmel. Canceling Speech. Canceling Comedy.
Today on TAP: Making jokes has never been this dangerous, except in authoritarian states.
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What William Buckley and Charlie Kirk Had in Common
Today on TAP: As George Will noted, both made ‘politics fun’ (to be sure, even while disparaging equal rights).
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Republicans Escalate Their War on America’s Cities
While some establishment Democrats attack their leftward drift
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On Political Violence
Today on TAP: Over the same issues that Lincoln cited at Gettysburg
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What the Polls Are Screaming to ‘Mainstream’ Democrats
Today on TAP: The Democratic rank and file is much more aligned with Bernie, AOC, and Zohran than it is with Chuck and Hakeem.
