Today on TAP: It’s coming, and we know approximately when.
Supply Chain
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Permanent Tariff Damage
Trump tries to walk back his tariffs after supply chain collapse and threats of empty store shelves. But reversing course entirely may not be possible.
Posted inTAP
How Trump Can Cause a Cargo Crunch
Today on TAP: Trump’s tariffs are messing with production arrangements in ways that are only beginning to reverberate.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Donald Trump Is Going to Destroy American Manufacturing
Bidenomics created a manufacturing boom. Trump is tearing that up by the roots.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Intellectual Dishonesty of Jason Furman
What’s behind his broadside against Joe Biden’s economics?
Posted inEconomic Policy
Yes, the Price of Eggs Matters
Consumer sentiment is falling off a cliff in the early Trump period.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
The Climate Crisis Is a Cost-of-Living Crisis
The right’s climate denial means higher prices.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
I Can’t Believe I’m Writing About IV Fluid Again
There’s another critical shortage of salt and water in a bag. Hurricane Helene is only the surface-level cause; it’s really about America refusing to learn the lessons of monopoly fragility.
Posted inWorking in America
How Much Will the CHIPS Act Help the Workers Who Make Them?
The Commerce Department’s standards don’t require companies receiving billions in public funds to allow their workers to unionize.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Highway Robbery: How Junk Fees Hit Truckers
The FTC’s campaign against junk fees could help protect truckers from exorbitant towing fees.
