Today on TAP: Suddenly, everybody hates buybacks
inequality
Posted inEconomic Policy
Solidarity Economics—for the Coronavirus Crisis and Beyond
In the long term, not just in the current emergency, mutuality matters—not only morally but economically, too.
Posted inTAP
‘Parasite,’ Michael Bloomberg, and Jean Renoir
Today on TAP: Michael Bloomberg should not be heartened by the triumph of ‘Parasite’
Posted inWorking in America
Why America Needs a Better Labor Law
The PRO Act, which comes to the floor of the House today, is a very good start.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Breathtaking Dishonesty at the State of the Union
The real economy and the president’s version of the economy have very little in common.
Posted inEconomic Policy
You Can’t Extricate the Politics of Culture From Economics
David Brooks to the contrary, culture and class are inextricably intertwined.
Posted inTAP
I Spend, Therefore I Am
Today on TAP: The good billionaire? Michael Bloomberg pledges to help the Dems’ nominee
Posted inBooks
How the Supreme Court Contributed to Growing Inequality
Two new histories show how the egalitarian advances under Earl Warren were reversed.
Posted inWorking in America
An SOS Call for America’s Workers
The new Clean Slate report alerts the public and policymakers about the dismal state of worker power and worker voice.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Abuses of Power in Trumpworld and Davos
Across the world, big money is buying off politicians to procure favors that further enlarge the wealth of those at the top.