Hundreds of billions of dollars are scheduled for industries private equity dominates. Advocates want to make sure workers and families benefit, not financiers.
Infrastructure, Housing & Transportation
Posted inBuilding Back America
Infrastructure Summer: The Gottheimer Gang’s Pointless Standoff
Conservative Democrats got a guarantee that the House would vote on the infrastructure bill by late September. But that changes nothing about the process.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The White House Had Midterm Plans. The Delta Variant Laughed.
We’re likely to see long-term economic impacts from the months-long surge in cases.
Posted inPolitics
How Much Trouble Is Biden In?
The picture is likely to look better in a few months’ time.
Posted inPolitics
The Democrats’ Right-Wing Fringe
Gottheimer and Galston, yanking the Democrats back to their Reagan-age timidity
Posted inHousing
To Ease Affordable Housing Crisis, California Views a Broad New Law
The debate around SB 9 centers on equity, social justice, affordability—and whether it benefits residents or developers.
Posted inPolitics
Clintonism’s Zombie
Making sense of Josh Gottheimer’s attempts to sabotage the Democratic agenda
Posted inHousing
To Improve Rental Assistance, Just Make It Cash Assistance
Programs in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and elsewhere could serve as national models for quick and efficient emergency relief.
Posted inNewsletters
It’s Manchin, Sinema, Gottheimer, et al. Against Biden—Not Against Progressives
Today on TAP: Right-wing Dems threaten infrastructure legislation
Posted inBuilding Back America
Infrastructure Summer: Will Biden’s Agenda Survive the Senate Finance Committee?
Testing Ron Wyden’s willingness to challenge the rich and powerful
