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American Rescue Plan
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A Safety Net for Unemployed Workers
The job market is strong. Now is the perfect time to fix the unemployment system.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Municipal Broadband Solution
A federal affordable internet program is ending. But muni-owned broadband networks have figured out how to deliver affordable high-speed internet access themselves.
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Biden’s Latest Child Care Order
Today on TAP: Capping costs for 100,000 families is the right idea, at too small a scale.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Why Were Inflation Hawks Wrong?
Economists like Larry Summers predicted that bringing inflation down would require a large increase in unemployment. It didn’t.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Ten Percent of the Way to a Deal on the Child Tax Credit
The minor tweak proposed to the CTC is less important than what the Democrats want to do after the Trump tax cuts expire in 2025.
Posted inTAP
The Insulin Shift
Today on TAP: Thanks to Democrats and the American Rescue Plan, insulin prices are going way down for everyone.
Posted inEconomic Policy
How Monopolies and Maps Are Killing ‘Internet for All’
The $65 million moon shot to bring every American affordable broadband is failing low-income communities of color.
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How to Roll the Union On
Today on TAP: Building on workers’ historic victories in auto plants, delivery trucks, hospitals, campuses, and (maybe) Hollywood