We’re likely to see long-term economic impacts from the months-long surge in cases.
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Posted inPolitics
How Much Trouble Is Biden In?
The picture is likely to look better in a few months’ time.
Posted inEconomic Policy
A Boost in Food Stamps, but Hunger Remains
The Biden administration has secured the biggest expansion of benefits in the history of the food stamp program. It’s still not enough.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
As Delta Surges, the Affordable Insurance Marketplace Goes on Leave
The extended open enrollment season for the Affordable Care Act has quietly been closed.
Posted inTAP
Vaccination Mandates: Not Just Good Policy, Also Good Politics
Today on TAP: Public opinion increasingly supports vaccine and mask mandates
Posted inEconomic Policy
Cities Want to Use Federal Rescue Funds to Pay Off Bank Debt
Activists and local progressive officials don’t want to let them.
Posted inHousing
To Improve Rental Assistance, Just Make It Cash Assistance
Programs in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and elsewhere could serve as national models for quick and efficient emergency relief.
Posted inTAP
Cuomo Dispensed With; Time Now to Save Newsom
Today on TAP: California’s crucial recall election
Posted inWorking in America
The Warehouse Archipelago
As many as four million workers labor in clusters of warehouses scattered across the United States. Many are mislabeled a ‘temps’; all are poorly paid, and on-the-job injuries are high.
Posted inHousing
The Eviction Crisis Is a Rental Assistance Crisis
A law designed not to work has put millions at risk of losing their homes.
