Jim Tankersley

New York Times

Guest

Jim Tankersley is a tax and economics correspondent for the New York Times. He formerly reported on economics  for the Washington Post and National Journal, and on energy and the environment for the Tribune Company.

Contact: Website

Jim Tankersley on KCRW

The Republican-controlled Senate approved a $484 billion coronavirus relief package on Tuesday night. The House is expected to vote on the bill on Thursday.

Senate approves $484 billion relief package. How much will it help small businesses?

The Republican-controlled Senate approved a $484 billion coronavirus relief package on Tuesday night. The House is expected to vote on the bill on Thursday.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Now that the Nunes memo has been released...well, what's in it?

Re: That Nunes Memo

Now that the Nunes memo has been released...well, what's in it?

from Left, Right & Center

Political veterans call the promise of tax reform a "cruel hoax," because it always amounts to just shifting money from one group to another.

Tax Cuts: Who gets the benefits? Who pays the cost?

Political veterans call the promise of tax reform a "cruel hoax," because it always amounts to just shifting money from one group to another.

from To the Point

More from KCRW

The pandemic has placed death and the acknowledgement of our mortality front and center in our consciousness and yet when it comes to dying, we understand little and do even less to…

from Life Examined

In many ways social, economic, and medical the cards are stacked against some people getting a transplantation.

from Second Opinion

Some members of the Los Angeles Times Guild have formed a Latino Caucus and written an open letter to management that calls for better representation in the newsroom.

from KCRW Features

LA County + USC Medical Center (LAC+USC) is one of the busiest trauma centers in the world. Its chief medical officer, Dr.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Coronavirus has taken away a lot of what Los Angeles has to offer...but at least it’s taken traffic jams with it.

from Zócalo's Connecting California

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced on Monday that international students will not be allowed to stay in the U.S. if they cannot take in-person college courses this fall.

from Greater LA

The Los Angeles County Department of Health and the Alcoholic Beverage Commission are investigating an indoor party hosted at the Sassafras Saloon on July 31.  KCRW was tipped off to…

from KCRW Features

XPRIZE is offering $1 million to designers of a protective face mask that people will actually want to wear.

from Design and Architecture

A new test offers some benefits, but also some risks, to finding out if you are at high risk for Alzheimer’s - a disease for which there are currently no good treatments available.

from Second Opinion