Back in theaters, this clever sequel pits the radioactive reptile against a flawed (but functioning!) bureaucracy.
Japan
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Trump’s Steel Deal
Today on TAP: The sudden announcement allowing Nippon Steel to buy U.S. Steel is all rhetoric and no enforceable commitments.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Trump, Man of Steel (and Aluminum)
The new 25 percent tariffs on steel and aluminum, directed mainly at China, are partially worthwhile, but were undercut by allowing Nippon Steel to buy into U.S. Steel.
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Striking Down the Nippon Deal
Today on TAP: National security requires worker security—and some worker power—too.
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Think Biden’s Unpopular? Check Out His Fellow Leaders.
If floundering leaders and ineffectual democracies are the new norm, we’re in a very dangerous time.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Rahm Emanuel’s Suspiciously Timed Stock Trades
Multiple transactions seem tied to specific activity undertaken while the possible DNC chair candidate was U.S. ambassador to Japan.
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Woman of Steel
Today on TAP: Despite a lot of BS from U.S. Steel execs’ campaign about lost U.S. jobs, Kamala Harris will act to block the Nippon takeover of USS—which will actually preserve jobs.
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Will Panic on Wall Street Convince Jerome Powell to Do His Job?
The Federal Reserve should have cut rates months ago. Now it might be too late.
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Tariffs Give U.S. Automakers a Fleeting Chance
The Biden administration is protecting its investment in a domestic auto industry. Domestic auto producers have to rise to the moment.
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Steel in His Spine
Today on TAP: Biden’s latest actions on behalf of a domestic steel and shipbuilding industry