Today on TAP: The Alabama Supreme Court decision on in vitro fertilization sends Republicans scrambling.
Robert Kuttner
Robert Kuttner is co-founder and co-editor of The American Prospect, and professor at Brandeis University’s Heller School. His latest book is Notes for Next Time: Surviving Tyranny, Redeeming America. Follow Bob at his site, robertkuttner.com, and on Twitter.
The Return of Tony Blair
Today on TAP: The former prime minister has all but taken over the Labour Party and pushed it to the right. Didn’t Tony Blair, nicknamed Tory Blur, do enough damage last time?
The Drumbeat for Biden to Step Aside Will Only Grow Louder
Today on TAP: Would an open convention actually energize the Democrats?
Dealing With the Bad Stewards
Bailing out a critical Massachusetts hospital chain should come with some consequences for the financial operators who put them in that position.
Lessons Beyond Long Island
Today on TAP: Tom Suozzi’s impressive win to take back the House seat formerly held by George Santos suggests good news for Democrats nationally.
Inflation Panic
Actual consumer prices are well behaved. Financial commentators and central bankers are not.
Reversing Private Equity’s Looting of Hospitals
The right remedy is to claw back the billion-dollar payday Cerberus Capital and other insiders took out of Steward Health Care and give the money back to the hospitals.
Trump to the Rescue
Today on TAP: Yes, it’s a low bar, but Biden is the picture of cognitive clarity compared to Trump.
A Partisan Hit Job on President Biden
Today on TAP: Special Counsel Hur’s gratuitous digs at Biden’s age and memory
The GOP Clown Show on Border Security
Today on TAP: Who gains politically if the bipartisan border bill stays blocked? The losers are the vast majority of voters who want the crisis solved.

