Today on TAP: Even Ben Bernanke and Alan Greenspan were less perversely hawkish than current Fed chair Jay Powell, as Barney Frank reminds us.
ON TAP
U.S. Steel Threatens to Go Rogue
Today on TAP: Its CEO reacts to Biden’s rejection of its sale to Nippon by vowing to lay waste to Pittsburgh.
The Turnout Debate
Today on TAP: Will better-than-average mobilization of the potential Democratic base rescue Harris-Walz from a cliff-hanger election?
Only Israelis Can End Their War on Gaza
Today on TAP: But even the massive demonstrations weren’t enough to get Bibi to shut down the war to which his own job security is linked.
How Much Money Do You Need?
Today on TAP: The counterweight to insanely greedy capital has to be mobilized labor.
Trump’s Supreme Court Trashes Student Debt Relief
Today on TAP: The conversion of the high court into a body of opportunistic partisan hacks, courtesy of Trump’s three appointees, needs to be a bigger issue in the election.
A Distinctly Biden Doctrine: Corporate Concentration Violates Worker Rights
Today on TAP: His disparate government agencies have come together to make this case.
The Scourge of AIPAC
Today on TAP: The Israel lobby is spending a fortune to oust and intimidate Democratic progressives in Congress. What’s the remedy?
Build, Baby, Build
Today on TAP: Kamala’s commitment to the care economy is great, but she needs to commit to the construction economy as well.
Powell Reluctantly Relents
Today on TAP: After long delay and needless economic damage, the Fed chair commits to cutting interest rates.

