Today on TAP: California’s crucial recall election
California
Posted inPolitics
How a Newsom Recall Could End the Democrats’ U.S. Senate Majority
Polls show the September vote will be close. Here’s how the Democrats can prevail.
Posted inPolitics
Republicans Play a Deadly Game on Climate
The bipartisan infrastructure bill grinds to a halt, and with it, nearly $50 billion in resilience funding.
Posted inTAP
California’s Recalls and Voters Themselves
Today on TAP: Jonah Goldberg in the L.A. Times
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Zoe Lofgren: The Democratic Holdout on Big Tech Legislation
Lofgren, who represents part of Silicon Valley, opposes the suite of bills challenging the dominant tech platforms. She’s also taken a lot of money from those companies.
Posted inHousing
Evictions Halted for One More Month, but Rental Assistance Is Stalled Too
With existing funds, we could cover back rent for all low-income tenants during the pandemic. That it hasn’t happened is a matter of priorities.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Court vs. Farmworkers May Foreshadow Court vs. All Workers
This week’s ruling by the six Republican justices echoes the pre–New Deal rulings of a social Darwinist bench.
Posted inTAP
L.A.: Home to More Homeless Than Anyplace Else
Today on TAP: The resistance to affordable housing in Los Angeles
Posted inWorking in America
A Great Organizer Steps Down
Jono Shaffer, who pioneered the organizing of janitors, security guards, and child care workers, is retiring.
Posted inBuilding Back America
The Power’s On, for Now
Modernizing the electric grid delivers efficiencies but opens up security challenges.
