Lessons of Bowman’s Loss
Today on TAP: No, it wasn’t a generalized defeat for ‘the left.’
View ArticleJudges Block Huge Loophole in Lending Discrimination
The Seventh Circuit reversed a lower-court ruling that effectively would have made it legal to put up ‘Whites Only’ signs in businesses or on websites.
View ArticleA Grand Old Party for Workers?
How corporate conservatism trumps MAGA gestures on behalf of the working class
View ArticleDifferent Circumstances in the Next Squad Primary Fight
Cori Bush faces off against Wesley Bell—and millions in super PAC money. But the story isn’t that simple.
View ArticleNeighborhoods Play Hardball
For decades, wealthy owners and financiers have gotten cities to pay for their sports stadiums. It’s not so easy anymore.
View ArticleCrow Jim: Project 2025’s Obsession With Reverse Racism
Blueprints for conservative rule can’t get enough of the smear that fighting racism against Black people amounts to racism against white people.
View ArticleThis Election, the Intelligence Could Be Artificial
With Congress slow-rolling AI regulations, voters need to verify before sharing.
View ArticleA Vice-Presidential Nominee With a Worker-First Agenda
Tim Walz is seen as a champion for workers. But how have they actually done under his leadership? Pretty well.
View ArticleThe Neighborliness Option
Chicago officials have been terrified that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott would inundate the DNC with migrant buses. But the people of Chicago may have already called Abbott’s bluff.
View ArticleAnother Study Shows Bail Reform Doesn’t Lead to Crime Surge
There’s even more data to refute the fearmongering.
View ArticleEconomics According to Harris
Today on TAP: Addressing corporate price-gouging, building housing, helping families. Good stuff and smart politics.
View ArticleKamala Harris, Hope, and the Third Reconstruction
African Americans know in their bones that there’s nothing new about the perils ahead.
View ArticleCalifornia Fights Fire With Fire
The state has finally embraced indigenous land management techniques to help alleviate its wildfire crisis.
View ArticleWhat Is the Fare Evasion Equation?
New York asks that question after officers shoot and wound an alleged fare evader.
View ArticleWhat Should Democrats Say to Young Men?
Young men appear to be drifting right. Ignoring them means trouble.
View ArticleMark Robinson: A Product of the Republican Controversy Pipeline
Robinson became famous for a viral comment at a city council meeting. His rhetoric is now coming back to haunt him.
View ArticlePreserving Public Lands
Deb Haaland has been a remarkable secretary of the interior. But the future is about funding in Congress.
View ArticleVP Debate: Vance Should Address Unanswered Questions Raised by ‘Hillbilly Elegy’
Vance’s rise was spurred by his questionable views on race, ethnicity.
View ArticlePhiladelphia Chinatown Fights Back
The 76ers, the city’s basketball team, has the studies and the mayor lined up for a new arena. Residents and allies believe their homes and culture are more valuable.
View ArticleSEIU Works the South
The union’s organizing summit in North Carolina was part of its $200 million investment to mobilize working people to vote ahead of the 2024 election.
View ArticleThe Political Violence Spilling Out of Red States
Red America is imposing its vision on the rest of the country through intimidation, and in some cases even more.
View ArticleIt’s All About the ‘Others’
Can Trump convince voters who are immigrants and immigrants’ children that today’s immigrants are to blame for all our ills?
View ArticleBlack Men Deserve Better Pandering From the Harris Campaign
Crypto and weed are not how to advertise her ideas for this group.
View ArticleCrypto-Backed California Republican Attacks Opponent for Owning Crypto
It’s part of a Vietnamese-language red-baiting campaign by Rep. Michelle Steel, who faces a stiff challenge in California’s 45th Congressional District against veteran and pharmacy owner Derek Tran.
View ArticleFrom Pews to Polls, to Save the Planet
Climate Revival seeks to inspire Black voters of faith to prioritize climate change.
View ArticleAn ‘Island of Garbage’? Trump Spokesperson Said the Crowd at the Garden...
Today on TAP: A brief history of far-right bigotry’s effect on Republican presidential campaigns
View ArticleService Workers Target Inconsistent Michigan Voters for Harris
Canvassers are reaching out to working-class voters of color who are less likely to vote.
View ArticleIn Philadelphia, It’s Kamala vs. the Couch
Among Black voters, Trump can’t beat her, but a key challenge is rallying voters who’d rather stay home.
View ArticleA Union Gets Back to Door-Knocking in Pennsylvania and Beyond
In the wake of the 2022 midterms, UNITE HERE learned it needed to focus on more down-ballot races, too.
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