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WTO, RIP

2 months ago
Today on TAP: The annual World Trade Organization meeting came to an ignominious end last week with no ‘progress’ on major issues. That is a form of progress.
Robert Kuttner

Social Distortion

2 months ago
On the fourth anniversary of the pandemic, a look at how America pulled apart as the rest of the world pulled together
Rick Perlstein

Miscarriage and Murder

2 months ago
The Alabama legislature has acted to protect doctors and IVF clinic workers from the ‘fetal personhood’ doctrine, but not pregnant women.
Katherine V.W. Stone

Against the Wind

2 months 1 week ago
Climate science deniers, right-wing think tanks, and fossil fuel shills are plotting to foil the renewable-energy revolution.
Rebecca Burns

Biden, Bibi, and the Elusive Cease-Fire

2 months 1 week ago
Today on TAP: There will be no deal in time for the beginning of Ramadan tonight, and Netanyahu’s defiance keeps bleeding both Gaza and Biden’s re-election chances.
Robert Kuttner

A Capital Crime

2 months 1 week ago
Today on TAP: Fed Chair Jerome Powell is sabotaging a rule requiring stronger capital standards for banks—that he pretended to support.
Robert Kuttner