A new book shows that Uber was a symbol of a neoliberal philosophy that neglected public funding and regulation in favor of rule by private corporations.
Economic Policy
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The Left Behind
The cultural rifts between urban and rural America are a constant of our history. When they also become economic, they become dangerous.
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Connecting Civil Rights to Economic Rights
Today on TAP: Dr. King did that superbly. Can President Biden?
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President Biden’s Speech to Black Americans Won’t Bring Them Home—Yet
Is it time for Biden to be Biden?
Posted inEconomic Policy
Ten Percent of the Way to a Deal on the Child Tax Credit
The minor tweak proposed to the CTC is less important than what the Democrats want to do after the Trump tax cuts expire in 2025.
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How About Those Factories?!
Today on TAP: Americans, it turns out, want to revive domestic manufacturing. Advantage, Biden.
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Will the SEC Cave on the Latest Crypto Scam?
Today on TAP: The usually public-minded commission is on the verge of permitting a new Bitcoin gold rush.
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Time for a Victory Lap?
Those who believed inflation would be transitory were proven right, and those who demanded the sacrifice of mass unemployment proven wrong.
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Harbinger in Hollywood
A tattered entertainment industry is hoping to solve its problems with mergers. Will Biden’s aggressive antitrust enforcers force a Plan B?
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Untangling the Government Funding Mess
Some technical errors in previous continuing resolutions now threaten a big cut to nondefense spending.