John Ganz discusses his new book on how the period anticipated Trump.
Republicans
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The Teamster President’s Trumpian Tilt
Today on TAP: Sean O’Brien will kick off the prime-time presentations at the Republican convention on Monday, to the dismay of countless fellow unionists.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
No, Trump and GOP Have Not ‘Softened’ on Abortion, Women’s Rights
The language change in their platforms is a nakedly dishonest bait and switch.
Posted inPolitics
Project 2025 … and 1921, and 1973, and 1981
Terrifying blueprints for the next Republican presidency are a quadrennial tradition.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
South Dakota Abortion Ballot Measure Would Reverse Draconian Ban
But the constitutional amendment also leaves room for legislative meddling in the deep-red state.
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When the President Does It, That Means It Is Not Illegal
The Supreme Court says that Donald Trump is a special boy above the law.
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Republicans Turn Against Same-Sex Marriage
Today on TAP: Their panic about the evils of woke turns their previous semi-support for same-sex relationships into flat-out rejection.
Posted inPolitics
Ranked-Choice Voting Draws Bipartisan Ire
Republicans have gone after RCV, and Democrats aren’t exactly fans. But the reform could spark wider interest in a more productive politics.
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The Independent Media Hustle
How Josh Marshall has sustained Talking Points Memo amid the wreckage of modern journalism
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Republican Hit Job on the FDIC Backfires
Today on TAP: The successor to the ousted chair, Martin Gruenberg, is likely to be an even tougher regulator.
