Washington fought off the pandemic, but can the city get over the gall of a billionaire sports mogul and a governor moving D.C. teams across the Potomac?
Maryland
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Democratic Senate Hopeful’s Company Resists FTC Investigation
Maryland’s David Trone’s liquor store chain enmeshed in antitrust case
Posted inLaw and Justice
What We Can Learn From Falling Crime
The pandemic caused a lot of crime. But police reform can play a part in reducing it as well.
Posted inTransportation
Getting Across Baltimore
Gov. Wes Moore’s credibility in the largest city in Maryland rides on building a light-rail line long blocked by racist fears.
Posted inTAP
Splitting the Strikers at UC
Today on TAP: University of California managers divide (and—not clear yet if they’ll—conquer), while General Motors and Microsoft indulge a modicum of worker power.
Posted inWorking in America
Amazon Warehouse Workers Walk Out
‘We don’t want snacks. We want a raise.’
Posted inPolitics
The Uphill Fight for an Ethics Scrutinizer
In Maryland, clean-government groups want to create the post of public advocate to advance voters’ causes and call out government sleaze.
Posted inCoronavirus
How (Some) State Stimulus Packages Are Including Immigrants
A battle in Maryland highlights the effort to allow immigrants who pay taxes to benefit from relief measures.
Posted inCoronavirus
Reality Check From Quarantine College
As the end of the academic year approaches, a University of Maryland student confronts the uncertainties of pandemic life.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Baltimore Leads a City-Based Movement for Water Justice
The city is close to passing a bill that would cap water rates for low-income residents and help them out of water debt.