Chris Van Hollen and Cory Booker argue that middle-class households are paying too much in federal income taxes.
Cory Booker
Posted inTAP
The Democrats’ Liberation Day
Today on TAP: Cory Booker’s marathon speech showed the party that resistance might be good policy and politics.
Posted inTAP
Menendez Loses the Senate
Today on TAP: But he can still keep his seat, if Democrats in New Jersey split the field.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
How Washington Bargained Away Rural America
Every five years, the farm bill brings together Democrats and Republicans who are normally at each other’s throats. The result is the continued corporatization of agriculture.
Posted inWorking in America
How Secret ‘Bondage Fees’ Trap Contracted Workers in Low-Wage Jobs
Though the Federal Trade Commission is proposing to ban noncompete agreements, other kinds of restrictive covenants perform a very similar function.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Democrats in Danger of Missing the Marijuana Moment
Democrats and Republicans support cannabis legalization by huge majorities, but Congress and President Biden can’t get it done.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Biden’s Jekyll-and-Hyde Judicial Nominations
Democratic senators like Cory Booker and Bob Menendez continue to undermine Biden’s call for noncorporate judicial appointees.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Cory’s Meltdown
Presidential candidate and New Jersey Senator Cory Booker has become the Democrats’ leading drum-beater for nuclear power.
Posted inPolitics
Democrats Have Learned Nothing From 2018 (or 2008)
By taking super PAC support, Joe Biden and other 2020 candidates are ceding legitimacy on fighting money in politics.
Posted inGreen New Deal
The Tantalizing Nuclear Mirage
Many see nuclear power as a necessary part of any carbon-neutral mix. The reality isn’t so simple.
