The conservative Roberts Court has become increasingly aggressive in attacking Democratic laws and policies. It’s time for Democrats to counterattack.
Law & Justice
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Settling for Settlements in the Opioid Crisis
Today on TAP: The weekly roundup, and more fines for misconduct that won’t deter future misconduct
Posted inImpeachment
The Extraordinary Influence of Rudy Giuliani
With his love of conspiracy theories and associations with criminal elements, the president’s personal attorney may well be the agent of Trump’s destruction.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Joe Biden’s Love Affair With the CIA
Biden’s assistance to William Casey, Reagan’s CIA director, and the rehabilitation of the intelligence service in general has had tragic consequences.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
FTC Policy: Commissioner Phillips Downplays Potential Use of Sherman Act Section 2 to Block Mergers
The agency’s antitrust investigation of Facebook is ongoing.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Sex Discrimination Against Gays Goes Before the Supreme Court on Tuesday
In the case Bostock v. Clayton County, the Roberts Court must choose between social-conservative ideology and its adherence to textualism.
Posted inImpeachment
The Impeachment Inquiry Must Be Broad, and the Reason Why Is Henry Kissinger
The former secretary of state was ensnared in Nixon-era crimes and got away, subsequently helping to set foreign policy for a half-century. That can’t happen again.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Out With ALEC, In With Corporations Writing Their Own Laws
As the corporate bill mill wanes in influence, large businesses are taking matters into their own hands.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
How Neoliberal Policy Shaped the Internet—and What to Do About It Now
Unrestrained digital markets have given us monopoly, pervasive surveillance, and powerful vectors of disinformation. But a new agenda is emerging to turn things around.
Posted inDay One Agenda
Wait a Minute, Could John Roberts Block All of This?
How the Supreme Court might frustrate the effort to use statutory authority to advance a progressive agenda, and why the next president should follow through anyway
