While our population has doubled in the past 70 years, the number of federal employees hasn’t increased (in case you wonder why our pandemic response has lagged).
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Posted inTAP
Bringing It All (Well, Some of It) Back Home
Today on TAP: Onshoring federal purchasing
Posted inCoronavirus
A Shot in the Arm
How government succeeded in coronavirus vaccine development, and failed in distribution
Posted inDay One Agenda
Biden’s Actual Day One Agenda
The executive actions the incoming president plans to take over the next several days are a bit underweight.
Posted inPolitics
Trump Tries to Defund the Police on His Way Out
He also wants to cut money for global COVID vaccination.
Posted inDay One Agenda
Rethinking the Poverty Measure
The Biden administration can on its own authority change the poverty calculation, and with it, challenge the narrative of who is poor and why.
Posted inPolitics
How Democrats Can Stop Trump’s Transition Sabotage
Democrats must use the omnibus spending bill to stop the worst of Trump’s actions and make the Georgia Senate races a referendum on his corruption.
