Today on TAP: When it comes to making the rich fund affordable child care and long-term Social Security, Bernie Sanders has a suggestion.
Economic Policy
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The Bankers’ Front Groups Fighting Tougher Capital Rules
It’s understandable that Wall Street wants weak rules. Why are so many community groups serving as the banks’ echo chamber?
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Politico’s Hit Job on U.S. Trade Rep Katherine Tai
Today on TAP: A complex tug-of-war has been happening over the direction of Biden’s trade policy. Politico serves as a handy receptacle for Tai’s enemies to paint Tai as the problem.
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Is the Good Economic News Good for Biden?
Today on TAP: Yes, if the president plays it astutely. But other factors could matter more.
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The Stock Market Loves Monopoly Concentration
Today on TAP: That’s another case for the revival of antitrust.
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Domestic Textile Industry Crashing Because of Trade Loophole
The ‘de minimis’ exemption allows Chinese e-commerce companies Shein and Temu to deliver hundreds of millions of packages of cheap clothing without tariffs or inspections.
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The Weak Link in Industrial Policy: Corporate Patriotism
When supposed national champions sell out the national interest
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The Problems With Biden
He has to dig himself out of three holes if he has any chance to beat Donald Trump.
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The Airbus Advantage
Today on TAP: Why Europe’s mixed economy produces safer planes than America’s financialized capitalism
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An Unequal Tax Trade
The business tax credits in the Wyden-Smith deal are five times as generous as the Child Tax Credit expansion, according to government scorekeepers.