Women worked then, women work now. It’s time for national child care—permanently.
American Rescue Plan
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The Sour Grapes of Jason Furman
Today on TAP: The former Obama official sniping at Biden’s public-investment plans
Posted inBuilding Back America
Undoing Welfare Reform
If Congress makes the expanded Child Tax Credit permanent, simple, and universal, it could have reverberations across the entire welfare state.
Posted inCoronavirus
This Small-Business Disaster Relief Program Is a Disaster
Targeted EIDL Advance, a $35 billion initiative for hard-hit businesses, nonprofits, and freelancers, has caused headaches across the country with delays and mismanagement.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Janet Yellen’s Deficit Preoccupation Could Bring Down Biden’s Agenda
Yellen, a longtime deficit hawk, has made clear that the infrastructure investments should be paid for. That could prove hazardous to negotiations with Congress.
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The Paradox of Corporate Power
Today on TAP: Big business should get serious about democracy
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Will Biden Make the Child Tax Credit Permanent?
Today on TAP: The time to get this done is now
Posted inEducation in America
The Education Department’s Slow-Walk on Student Debt
Activists are frustrated by a lack of action, and not just on mass cancellation.
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Needed: More Rescue Funds for the Poorest Communities
Today on TAP: The inequity built into the American Rescue Plan
Posted inPolitics
Trump Appointees Are Sabotaging Biden’s Stimulus Checks
Will he let them sabotage Social Security as well?