By refusing to defend a ban on noncompete agreements in court, the Federal Trade Commission enables employers to suppress wages.
Donald Trump
Posted inPolitics
The Oligarchy’s Best Friend
With all of Trump’s alarming moves toward authoritarianism, it’s easy to overlook that he is also an ordinary plutocrat.
Posted inTAP
The Coming Trump Stagflation
Today on TAP: The self-inflicted damage to Trump’s economy is deepening. Will he get away with it politically?
Posted inPolitics
Democrats Bet Briefly Preventing a Health Insurance Apocalypse Is Good Politics
Their ask in exchange for avoiding a government shutdown is an extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies. What happens when Republicans say no?
Posted inAmerica and the World
Donald Trump and the End of the ‘West’
Since POTUS is hostile to democracy at home and indifferent to it abroad, it’s not clear that the West still exists.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Following ICE Raid in Georgia, Concerns Raised About Human Trafficking at Hyundai
ICE carries out largest immigration raid of Trump’s second term, and most of the workers were not supposed to be conducting manual labor, according to their visa status.
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The Joy of Bullshit
Today on TAP: The question isn’t whether our president is a bullshitter; it’s why so many people either believe or ignore his bullshit.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Sugar Daddies
From the Havemeyer Sugar Trust to Allen Dulles to Jeffrey Epstein, the MAGA billionaire Fanjul family are the welfare barons of all time.
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JB Pritzker Shows How to Handle Trump
Cower before a bully, and he’ll only hit you harder. Stand up to him, however…
Posted inEconomic Policy
Trump Deal Lets Intel Move Factories Overseas, Sen. Warren Explains
In a letter to the Commerce Department, Warren blasts the actual deal between the Trump administration and Intel, even as she supports the concept of equity stakes.
