A small federal program has become a big federal program with no oversight of how it’s actually working.
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Fossil Fuel–Funded Think Tank Takes Tonko to Coal Country
Congressional exchanges that overlook the climate crisis
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Is Maya Wiley the Final Hope for Progressives in New York City?
The professor and former De Blasio official has a robust public-spending agenda. But her leadership abilities have been called into question.
Posted inTransportation
Biden Gets Gateway Going as Cuomo Unleashes His Inner Trump
The president restarts the long-delayed Hudson River tunnel project, only to have the New York governor who once fought for the project throw himself on the tracks.
Posted inTAP
The Two Cults of Andrew Yang
Today on TAP: From techie libertarians in 2019 to ultra-Orthodox authoritarians in 2021
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House Republicans Repudiate Their Military Constituents
New caucus chair Elise Stefanik leaves her Fort Drum constituents at the mercy of debt collectors.
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Why New York’s Mayoral Candidates Are Challenging the Pro-Israel Status Quo
Changes that would have been unthinkable a year ago
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Can a ‘Stop-and-Frisk’ Candidate Win New York’s Democratic Mayoral Primary?
To progressives’ dismay, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, a hard-line cop supporter, is running strong.
Posted inPolitics
How Michael Bloomberg’s Former Campaign Manager Became Andrew Yang’s Favorite Fixer
The similarities between the two campaigns don’t stop there.
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In Search of the Anti-Yang Gang
Can progressive groups and unions team up to stop Andrew Yang in New York’s mayoral race?