Today on TAP: Liberals owe thanks to two notable progressives who are stepping down from their posts.
California
Posted inWorking in America
The Union of Autoworkers and Grad Students
With last week’s victory at the University of California, roughly 100,000 UAW members work for universities.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Court and the Rise in Vigilantism
Last Friday’s ruling on Texas’s new anti-abortion law makes it possible to undo long-established rights.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Supply Chain Mess
A deeper cure will take years, but Biden is finding creative ways to get things unstuck.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Rooted in Exclusion, California Towns Fight for Safe Drinking Water
What’s happening among underserved and unincorporated communities like Lanare, Matheny Tract, and Tooleville may portend darker days ahead.
Posted inWorking in America
Why I’m Ready to Strike Hollywood
Film crew workers are asking for basic human needs. So far, the major studios haven’t offered them.
Posted inTAP
Biden Unclogs a Port—Well, Partly
Today on TAP: L.A. longshore workers will now work 24/7—but companies’ exploitation of port truckers will still slow things down.
Posted inTAP
Rich Folks’ Tax Dodging, Nobel Prizes, and Berkeley’s Very Good October
Today on TAP: This month’s UC Berkeley trifecta
Posted inWorking in America
In Hollywood and America, the Strike Is Back
1919, 1946, 2021—after wars and pandemics, workers are restless.
