This is by far the most corrupt administration in American history.
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How John Roberts Can Help Trump Control the Fed
Today on TAP: Trump didn’t give a reason for firing other members of independent agencies. Roberts can say he gave one here.
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What State Capitalism Can Do—and What It Can’t
Today on TAP: Trump’s version is a joke. But even our version would have limited benefits.
Posted inWorking in America
EPA Is ‘100 Percent’ Union-Busting, Workers Say
After ending their collective-bargaining agreements, the Environmental Protection Agency ordered employees to seek prior approval for protected union activities on non-duty time.
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Transportation Department Quietly Disbands Advisory Committees
Labor groups representing railroaders worry the move could muzzle frontline worker voices and make it easier for industry to shape regulation.
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Shooting the Messenger at BLS
Today on TAP: Could Trump’s new commissioner, E.J. Antoni, succeed in disguising the worsening economic realities?
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Robert Kennedy Has Gutted Our Best Defense Against Future Pandemics
mRNA technology saved America’s bacon in 2020. Now RFK Jr. is defunding it.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Tuberculosis Spawning in Crowded, Dirty ICE Detention Centers
Doctors and medical researchers expect more outbreaks of infectious disease as the Trump administration crams thousands more people into miserable conditions.
Posted inEconomic Policy
When L’État C’est Trump, the U.S. Goes in for State Capitalism
It’s Trump, not Mamdani, who’s having government take over businesses.
Posted inWorking in America
Union-Buster in Chief
Trump has surpassed Reagan in his war on workers’ rights.