Today on TAP: As is not the case in other advanced economies, life expectancy in the USA continues to fall.
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The Coming Social Security Clash
Today on TAP: The worsening income distribution has reduced payroll tax receipts. Progressives need compelling reforms to defend and strengthen our most popular program.
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A Democratic Judicial Makeover Depends on Blue Slips
Will Senate Democrats let Republicans use an arcane Senate ‘tradition’ to block Biden’s judicial nominees?
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Why Joe Biden Shouldn’t Run for Re-Election
Today on TAP: Ever look at the actuarial tables for 80-year-old men?
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How ‘Fair Maps’ Went Foul
Red states refuse to play by the same rules as blue states.
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Brothers From Another Planet
Kanye West, Herschel Walker seem pleased with the Pandora’s box of horrors they’ve opened. But when mental health comes into play, this game becomes far more insidious.
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Of All Things, Progressive Bipartisanship
The midterms displayed a polarized America. Paradoxically, the thin Republican House majority and some substantive areas of convergence produce opportunities.
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Democrats Rediscover Populism—and Not a Moment Too Soon
As Republicans took a radical turn, Democrats learned to talk to normal people again.
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Congressmembers Tried to Stop the SEC’s Inquiry Into FTX
The ‘Blockchain Eight’ wrote a bipartisan letter in March attempting to chill the SEC’s information requests to crypto firms. FTX was one of those firms.
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The Worst-Case Scenarios of the Republican House
Outside of investigations, the GOP will try to use leverage from must-pass bills to force through ideological priorities.
