The NIH’s ‘How to Become a Billionaire’ Program
An obscure company affiliated with a former NIH employee is offered the exclusive license for a government-funded cancer drug.
View ArticleCracks in the Blockchain Eight
After Hamas boosted its finances with crypto funding, over 100 members of Congress urged a crackdown on crypto money laundering, including two notoriously pro-crypto representatives.
View ArticleWhy Republicans Are Stuck
Today on TAP: On the similarities between uniting nihilists and herding cats
View ArticleBiden Makes the Case
Not only for Israel and Ukraine, but also, indirectly and effectively, against Trump and the Republican clown show.
View ArticleRepublicans Are Breaking America’s Ancient Constitution
Parliaments have mechanisms for resolving the impasse in the House of Representatives. The U.S. does not.
View ArticleSanders Seeks Investigation of NIH Licensing Practices
The senator wants the inspector general to probe why the NIH licensed a potentially lucrative cancer drug to an obscure company linked to a former employee.
View ArticleRepublicans Take Knife-Fight Politics to Its Logical Conclusion
The House Speaker mess is an extension of a culture of dirty tricks.
View ArticleWhy Are House Republicans Still Being Paid With Your Tax Dollars?
Today on TAP: When government shuts down, federal employees aren’t paid. When Republicans shut down Congress, they still collect their checks.
View ArticleAndy Kim Takes the Leap
The three-term New Jersey Democrat explains to the Prospect why he decided to challenge indicted Sen. Robert Menendez.
View ArticleNo One Knows Sheila Jackson Lee Like Houston Does
Although a front-runner in the mayor’s race, the congresswoman was vulnerable long before a now-infamous audio recording went viral.
View ArticleThe New Speaker Is Not Just Trump’s Man; He’s Putin’s Man, Too
Today on TAP: Whence Mike Johnson’s opposition to funding Ukraine’s defense? Putin is his fellow gay-bashing bro.
View ArticleTo Censure Rashida Tlaib Would Be to Censure Democracy Itself
Which would be no surprise coming from Republicans—but from Democrats, too?
View ArticleThe Agonizing Drift Toward Cease-Fire
Today on TAP: Reading between the lines, the mainstream of the Democratic Party is moving away from unconditional support for a ground invasion in Gaza.
View Article‘Tax Cheat Twelve’ Vote to Cut IRS Funding in Israel Bill
The 12 House Democrats received a combined $8 million in campaign support from AIPAC and its affiliates last year.
View ArticleBiden’s Weird Nomination of Kurt Campbell
Today on TAP: The president’s choice for deputy secretary of state is badly at odds with Biden’s own policies on trade.
View ArticleAt Tesla, Swedish Workers Can Do What American Workers Can’t
Today on TAP: In support of striking mechanics, dockworkers there are no longer unloading Teslas. Such solidarity isn’t legal here.
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