And how President Biden can make that goal a better campaign theme
CARES Act
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Who’ll Stop the Raid?
A little-noticed Justice Department case alleges that Alabama’s Medical Properties Trust engaged in ‘fraudulent conveyance.’
Posted inTAP
Biden, Student Debt, and the 2024 Election
Today on TAP: The president could make generational justice a big winner for basic decency—and for his re-election.
Posted inWorking in America
An Unemployment System Frozen in Amber
Pandemic-era benefit boosts worked for jobless recipients and the economy. Why did they go away?
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The Last Pandemic Welfare Supports Get Kicked Out
Expirations around Medicaid and food stamps reinforce how Democrats failed to live up to professed ambitions on the welfare state.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
What America Can Learn From Donald Trump’s Greatest Accomplishment
On the COVID-19 vaccines, well, you have to hand it to him.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Oil Company Profit-Gouging Began With the CARES Act
The benefits fossil fuel companies derived from COVID relief created the dynamic in the industry we see today.
Posted inTAP
Windfalls for Regular People
Today on TAP: As banks and corporations made fortunes from the pandemic, some workers accidentally got too much unemployment comp. Until we enact an excess profits tax, let them keep it!
Posted inEducation in America
Will Biden Rescue Vulnerable Student Borrowers From Default?
The president can relieve 7.3 million student debtors from default, benefiting their credit scores and avoiding wage garnishment. He hasn’t committed to doing it.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Big Banks Charged Billions in Overdraft Fees During the Worst Months of the Pandemic
Recent financial disclosures show overdraft to be lucrative for commercial banks, and a burden on their most vulnerable customers.
