Today on TAP: Biden’s bill is historically great and bitterly disappointing.
Harold Meyerson
Harold Meyerson is editor at large of The American Prospect.
Will the Reconciliation Bill Do Anything to Secure Workers’ Rights?
One provision, which appears to have the required votes, may help.
Manchin and Sinema May Be Dooming the Democrats in 2022
Today on TAP: Compelling Biden to bend to their demands weakens him and their party going into the midterms.
Dealing With Sinema
Today on TAP: The Arizona weirdo has compelled the Democrats to abandon taxing the rich—so they’re proposing to tax rich folks’ unearned gains.
Manchin ‘Pro-Life’ Right Up Until Birth
Today on TAP: If Medicaid is expanded in the BBB, the senator doesn’t want it to cover abortions.
Biden Unclogs a Port—Well, Partly
Today on TAP: L.A. longshore workers will now work 24/7—but companies’ exploitation of port truckers will still slow things down.
Rich Folks’ Tax Dodging, Nobel Prizes, and Berkeley’s Very Good October
Today on TAP: This month’s UC Berkeley trifecta
The Little Union That’s Reviving the Strike
Today on TAP: The Bakery Union is punching above its weight
In Hollywood and America, the Strike Is Back
1919, 1946, 2021—after wars and pandemics, workers are restless.

