Today on TAP: Not if we ignore the pack-rat punditry and take a closer look.
Iowa
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Corn Ethanol Investors Poised to Profit From Inflation Reduction Act
The ethanol industry will be first in line for carbon capture tax credits, even though that’s not really who the program was designed for.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Fight Erupts in Iowa Over Carbon Capture Pipelines
A diverse coalition emerges to stand up for broader land rights in the Midwest.
Posted inWorking in America
Workers Rally Against Trump’s Broken Promises
At shuttered plants across America, workers have been activated to speak the truth about the hollowness of the past four years.
Posted inPolitics
J.D. Scholten Is Still Pitching Populism
The congressional candidate who nearly beat Steve King in a far-right district in 2018 faces two new challengers this year: an establishment Republican and a global pandemic.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Washington Is Failing Rural America: We Need a Change
An Iowa Democrat is running for Congress on fighting the corporations keeping rural Americans down.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
An Iowa-Style Voting Disaster in Los Angeles
A new voting system led to a debacle on Super Tuesday in the City of Angels. With similar machines in critical states like Georgia, election experts are raising alarm.
Posted inPolitics
Nevada’s Confusing, Ever-Shifting Vote-Counting Process
The use of a ‘tool’ rather than an app has not calmed fears of another bungled caucus night.
Posted inTAP
A Bit of Good News for Warren?
Today on TAP: Many Iowa caucus-goers had Warren as second choice
Posted inPolitics
Tom Perez Should Resign, Preferably Today
He represents an establishment that has put its own position in the party above the party’s success. It’s time to go.
