Today on TAP: The U.S. reaches one of history’s crucial inflection points
Democrats
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The Gravel Institute Punches Up
To counter right-wing organizations with deep pockets and powerful ties, like PragerU, the Gravel Institute builds a progressive grassroots coalition.
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Maloney Yanks DeJoy-Friendly Provision From Postal Bill After Union Complains
A provision that would have allowed the U.S. Postal Service to set its own delivery standards is removed, but penalties for noncompliance with targets are also gone.
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Can a ‘Stop-and-Frisk’ Candidate Win New York’s Democratic Mayoral Primary?
To progressives’ dismay, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, a hard-line cop supporter, is running strong.
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Bidenism’s One-Two Punch
The president’s case for his program rests on egalitarian nationalism and the value
of democracy. That’s a more potent case than the Democrats have had in decades.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The End of the Insider Party Network
The pipeline from corporate America and Democratic insider circles into government is being challenged.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Miracle of Bidenomics
The president has rediscovered economic fundamentals that corporate Democrats never should have abandoned.
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Will the Senate Leadership Allow Local Democrats to Choose Their Candidates?
Charles Booker’s 2022 Senate campaign in Kentucky will provide the next test. When Booker ran last time, the DSCC clumsily intervened, leading to a disastrous loss.
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Nebraska’s Rural Rebellion
A native Nebraskan deconstructs the Cornhusker State’s conservative politics and culture and how Democrats fell so far so fast.
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The Biden Administration Squares Off With Congressional Progressives in Louisiana
Troy Carter and Karen Carter Peterson, on opposite wings of the party on several issues, run for a House seat in New Orleans and Baton Rouge.