Today on TAP: How the U.S. government uses its financial weapons depends on who you are
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Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Why Everyone Should Care Who the New Postmaster General Is
Postal unions fear that the Trump administration will use the selection of the next postmaster general to initiate its agenda of postal privatization.
Posted inWorking in America
Low-Wage Federal Contract Employees Get Stiffed, Again
For the second year in a row, janitors and security guards at federal buildings and other contract employees won’t get back pay from last winter’s 35-day shutdown, which continues to cause financial stress.
Posted inImpeachment
What Republicans Would Have You Believe About Impeachment
Investigating the logical leaps at the heart of the Trump defense campaign
Posted inPolitics
Kyrsten Sinema, the Only Anti-Net Neutrality Dem, Linked to Super PAC Run by a Comcast Lobbyist
The super PAC has made independent political expenditures to support Sinema’s elections, and Sinema has directed donations to it through a PAC she used to chair.
Posted inPolitics
The Battle for Progressive Policy Goes Through Congress
Hyper-focused on the presidency, too many people have lost sight of the key upcoming fights in the House and Senate.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Boeing Is Basically a State-Funded Company
So why don’t we get a vote on its leadership?
Posted inImpeachment
The Power of Disobedience
Governments fall when government officials disobey orders. The survival of democracy sometimes requires it.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Trump Official Briefs AIPAC, as Democrats Rally Around J Street
Middle East State Department appointee David Schenker made time for the Israel lobbying powerhouse AIPAC, clarifying the fault lines in Washington.
Posted inEconomic Policy
When the Watchers’ Watchers Look the Other Way
The board charged with overseeing the firms that audit corporations has become a cushy landing place for Republican politicos averse to enforcing its rules.