Workers at a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, face a coordinated attack on their organizing, but have learned from two prior losses.
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Posted inEconomic Policy
Public Subsidies to Sports Stadiums Aren’t Going Away
A Tempe, Arizona, vote showed cities can decline to fund millionaires’ arenas—but some municipalities still shower wealthy teams with taxpayer dollars.
Posted inPolitics
Tennessee Republicans Step Up Attacks on Democratic Cities
GOP lawmakers have used state preemption tactics to prevent localities from passing laws that don’t align with their ideological beliefs, or even to reduce the size of local councils.
Posted inPodcasts
What’s Going on in Tennessee?
Nashville city council member Sean Parker explains recent events.
Posted inPolitics
The Rural Turnaround
Democrats have only begun to do better in rural America—but the road map is there.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Agriculture’s Unflexed Muscle
In a world of elevated prices, the Tennessee Valley Authority has extensive authorities to research and produce fertilizer at its Muscle Shoals facilities.
Posted inTAP
Law and Order Returns to Labor Relations
Today on TAP: A federal court in Tennessee could require Starbucks to adhere to labor law now—not, as has been customary, in the far distant future.
Posted inPolitics
How Republican Rep. John Rose Found His Wife
This Tennessee representative married a college undergraduate when he was 45.
Posted inBuilding Back America
The Infrastructure Success Story in Chattanooga
Some of the fastest broadband speeds in the world come from this Tennessee city’s public network. It could be replicated across the country.
Posted inPolitics
The First Progressive Primary Challenge of 2022
Odessa Kelly announces her candidacy in a Nashville, Tennessee, House district against ten-term Blue Dog Jim Cooper.
