Today on TAP: California’s senior senator is doing her country, her party, and herself no favors by clinging to office.
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Posted inWorking in America
Writers Face a New Deadline: Their Industry’s Survival
This time, Hollywood’s striking writers think they may just win. Will cross-union solidarity be enough?
Posted inLaw and Justice
California’s Legislature Made Prison Phone Calls Free—Utility Regulators Can Handle the Rest
On the heels of groundbreaking federal prison phone call legislation, public utility commissions across the country can also regulate exploitative prison telecoms.
Posted inWorking in America
Teamsters Begin Major Amazon Fight
A group of unionized delivery drivers in Palmdale, California, could open new possibilities for a legal challenge to Amazon’s subcontracting model.
Posted inPolitics
Katie Porter Is Teaching the Government How to Govern
As she barnstorms the state, the Senate hopeful is making the pitch that Congress and the executive branch have the power to fix their own dysfunction.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Born to Die
Medicare spends tens of billions of dollars on hospice care each year. A new report ponders why regulators insist on going easy on literal death merchants.
Posted inEducation in America
Trying to Erase Black History Won’t Work
California has worked to boost its African American history offerings, creating a rich template for public schools that want to embrace a fuller vision of American history.
Posted inPolitics
The Feinstein Affair: Senate Gerontocracy Reaches Absurd Heights
Old senators, old rules, and old traditions all are cutting against what should be a simple task of confirming judges.
Posted inTAP
Resisting Kacsmaryk
Today on TAP: In Los Angeles, both the DA and the sheriff say there’ll be no arrests or prosecutions when women take abortion pills, regardless of court rulings.
Posted inTransportation
Mass Transit Hangs Off Eroding Fiscal Cliffs
A short-term federal budget fix might buy more time to figure out what’s next.
