With Trump, Musk, Bezos et al. running amok, progressive economic populism is on the rise. Polling shows a broad public turn toward policy that seeks to reverse the upward redistribution of income and wealth to our billionaires and make life’s necessities affordable.
Mitt Romney
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The Genocide PR Problem
The problem isn’t the mass murder in Gaza, it’s the coverage.
Posted inWorking in America
Boston’s Anti-Bain Backlash
Private equity firm Bain Capital is suppressing a unionization campaign in Canada, but activists are protesting this in Bain’s Beantown hometown.
Posted inCoronavirus
Unsanitized: Mitt Romney Wants to Use the Crisis to Cut Your Social Security
A Bowles-Simpson-style process to cut benefits could end up in the Republican economic relief bill. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for July 23, 2020.
Posted inTAP
Bloomberg and Romney: Plutocratic Peas in a Pod
Today on TAP: Two too alike despite their opposing parties
Posted inTAP
Earth to Mitt Romney
Today on TAP: Will Romney vote with Dems on Senate impeachment rules?
Posted inImpeachment
Mitt Romney’s Impeachment Dilemma
During one of the most dangerous periods in American history, Senator Romney must abandon the hyper-caution that has defined his career, and cultivate allies that can extricate the country from political chaos.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Romney Gambit
Mitt Romney’s willingness to consider serving in a Trump cabinet should come as no surprise.