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Joe Tauke

Joe Tauke (jhtauke@gmail.com) is an economics and politics writer, and previously worked in communications on Capitol Hill.

A protestor by the name of Cowboy Barbie, with an AR-15 rifle. Trump supporters gather at the state capital on January 16, 2021 to protest before Biden's inauguration. (Ty O'Neil/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

A brief but exciting history of “Stop the Steal”: Past as prologue?

Joe Tauke
US Vice President and 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks at Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc.'s 60th International Biennial Boule in Houston, Texas, on July 31, 2024. (MARK FELIX/AFP via Getty Images)

It’s not the economy, stupid: Why Kamala Harris should focus on everything else

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Coded hand passing a folder (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Everlasting jobstoppers: How an AI bot-war destroyed the online job market

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Donald Trump on a computer screen (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

AI’s verdict on Donald Trump: He’ll win! He’ll lose! He’ll go to jail! Shrug emoji!

Joe Tauke, Andrew O'Hehir
Cost of living, concept (Getty Images/CarlaNichiata)

Why you feel poorer than ever: It ain’t the price of eggs

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Stock Market Graph and Chinese banknote, closeup (Getty Images/claffra)

So who understands the Chinese economy? Definitely not China

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China balloon bubble about to burst (Getty Images/sizsus)

China’s Great Leap Backward: So much for the next dominant superpower

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