Trump has been blanketing Pennsylvania with dubious claims that Harris would cut Social Security and Medicare.
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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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Philadelphia Chinatown Fights Back
The 76ers, the city’s basketball team, has the studies and the mayor lined up for a new arena. Residents and allies believe their homes and culture are more valuable.
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Living in the Center of the 2024 Political Hurricane
The Prospect reports on the Harris campaign in northeast Pennsylvania.
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How to Respond to a Blackmailing CEO
U.S. Steel’s David Burritt threatens to flatten Pittsburgh. Where’s the (Democratic) indignation?
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U.S. Steel Threatens to Go Rogue
Today on TAP: Its CEO reacts to Biden’s rejection of its sale to Nippon by vowing to lay waste to Pittsburgh.
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Workers Say Plant Eligible for $2 Billion in Public Funds Is Union-Busting
Eos’s Pittsburgh-area battery plant got subsidies aimed at ‘good clean jobs.’ Its workers say they’re getting fired for unionizing.
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Josh Shapiro Mans the Electoral Fort in Pennsylvania
Can the former vice-presidential contender hold off Republican attempts to undermine voting in the Keystone State?
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Neighborhoods Play Hardball
For decades, wealthy owners and financiers have gotten cities to pay for their sports stadiums. It’s not so easy anymore.
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Shapiro’s Call for Corporate Tax Cuts Contrasts With Democratic Goals
Next year in Washington will be all about the tax debate. In Pennsylvania, Josh Shapiro is trying to accelerate corporate tax cuts, at odds with the top of the ticket.