On the heels of groundbreaking federal prison phone call legislation, public utility commissions across the country can also regulate exploitative prison telecoms.
Health & Social Policy
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The Million Dollar Tweet
Venture capitalist Balaji Srinivasan made one of the worst bets in the history of gambling.
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America’s Workplace Safety Crisis
Conditions have improved from the days of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. But not by nearly enough.
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Born to Die
Medicare spends tens of billions of dollars on hospice care each year. A new report ponders why regulators insist on going easy on literal death merchants.
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Farewell to a Crypto-Nazi Blowhard
Tucker Carlson was fired from his Fox News job. Nobody has deserved it more.
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Democratic Child Care Bill Keeps Work Requirements
At a time when Democrats are savaging House Republicans for expanding work requirements in Medicaid and SNAP, their signature child care bill also contains them.
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Drug Shortages as an Indictment of Capitalism
Here is a vital sector of the economy crying out for socialized production and distribution.
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Who Cares About Care?
Today on TAP: Biden’s latest order is well-intentioned, but the caring economy needs a lot more money.
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Republicans’ War on Their Own Public Health
Tens of thousands of conservatives died because they believed anti-vaccine lies. Now the GOP is bringing back measles and polio.
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Revolutionary Mathematics
Justin Joque explains just what is going on with AI chatbots.
