The trucking company alleges the Teamsters used the company as a sacrificial lamb.
Treasury Department
Posted inEconomic Policy
Apollo Stands to Win From Yellow’s Collapse
The trucking company’s demise reads like a history of modern capitalism.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Predators Making Big Profits From Poverty
The shady tax refund industry skims onerous junk fees from low-income returns and shares personal taxpayer data in the process.
Posted inTAP
Ambassador Yellen
Today on TAP: Her trip to China softened rhetoric but changed nothing.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Federal Agencies Investigating Medical Payment Products
The initiative is the Biden administration’s latest move in the fight against junk fees.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Death of an Economic Theory
The notion that public investment crowds out private spending has taken a beating lately.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Secretary Yellen, Where Are the Crypto Tax Regulations?
After almost two years, the Treasury Department hasn’t even started trying to force crypto companies to pay what they owe.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Intra-Administration Fight on Bank Mergers Breaks Open
The Justice Department’s antitrust chief signaled that he would override banking regulators if necessary if a proposed merger harmed the public.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Can Public Banks Play in Tax Equity Markets?
What’s the difference between building clean energy and paying for it to be built? With billions in tax breaks at stake, the distinction is becoming more important to parse.
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The White House Wants a Debt Ceiling Deal
By opposing an injunction in the main lawsuit challenging the debt ceiling, the president has deliberately boxed himself into negotiations with legislative terrorists.