Today on TAP: The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge is directly tied to the use of globalization to undermine national standards of safety and quality.
Economic Policy
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The Ever-Present Threat of Supply Shocks
Today on TAP: The Francis Scott Key Bridge tragedy in Baltimore is a reminder that sudden changes to how we move goods around the world can happen anytime.
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The Connection Between Jobs and Housing
The good news/bad news story in the Economic Report of the President
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Pandemic-Era Corporate Bullying
The Federal Trade Commission found that big retailers threatened to punish suppliers unless they got first dibs on food and household goods.
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The Promise of Biden’s Second Term
Today on TAP: And the exemplary effects of his green jobs creation programs in his first term
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The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget’s Bad-Faith Criticism of Biden’s Budget Proposal
The organization that claims to champion deficit reduction actually wants to cut your Social Security.
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Crypto’s New Pal, Gary Gensler
Today on TAP: Why did the usually public-minded SEC chair breathe new life into Bitcoins?
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How the Welfare State Fails the Poor
A bureaucratic paper chase undermines compassion and practical help for the needy, while Wall Street gets whatever it wants. It doesn’t have to be that way.
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Man of Steel
Today on TAP: President Biden’s blockage of the proposed purchase of U.S. Steel by Japan’s Nippon Steel is unprecedented and magnificently pro-union.
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How Actually Existing Democrats Run for Office
A new survey of 2022 candidates shows that economic populism helped.