Workers won union recognition is some significant places in the past week. Harold Meyerson reports on interns and residents in Philadelphia joining the SEIU, a bus factory—in Georgia!—joining the Steelworkers, and dancers at a strip club in LA joining Actors Equity.
Plus: Progressives and Biden: what is to be done—about the 2024 election? Bhaskar Sunkara, president of The Nation, comments.
Also: Ron DeSantis is campaigning for president promising to “stop woke history.” That is, to stop teaching about slavery and its legacy of institutional racism. Adam Hochschild found the history guide DeSantis wants: the Hillsdale College “1776 Curriculum.” He reports on what’s in it —and what’s not.
The Good News from Wisconsin: John Nichols; plus Harold Meyerson on Bernie and Biden
John Nichols: Wisconsin votes--or tries to; plus Bob Edelman on Cold War Sports and Laila Lalami
Republicans and the Virus Economy: Harold Meyerson; plus E.J. Dionne, Katha Pollitt & Gail Collins
What's Wrong in the Economic Stimulus: David Dayen, plus Paul Krugman and Rebecca Solnit
Coronavirus & Elections: John Nichols; plus Melina Abdullah on Black Lives Matter & the Coronavirus
Black Lives Matter in the Age of Coronavirus: Melina Abdullah
Coronavirus Politics: Harold Meyerson & Jeet Heer; Plus Adam Hochschild: "Rebel Cinderella"
Life After Super Tuesday: Harold Meyerson and Joan Walsh, plus D.D. Guttenplan on Bernie
What Bernie Has Already Won: Bob Borosage, plus Joan Walsh on Warren, & John Sayles
How to Fight Trump in the Red States: Jane Kleeb, plus Amy Wilentz: Don Junior Writes a Best-Seller
Bernie After New Hampshire: Harold Meyerson, plus Rick Hasen on election meltdowns
Life After Iowa: Harold Meyerson, plus Taylor Branch on MLK from Selma to Memphis
Dems are Winning Impeachment Politics: Meyerson; Coronavirus: Wasserstrom; The NFL & Trump: Lipsyte
Impeachment & Empiricism: Harold Meyerson; Report from Haiti: Amy Wilentz
Bernie v. Eliz. Warren w/Meyerson; Hong Kong Report w/Wasserstrom; "Born Slippy"-Tom Lutz
Trump, Iran, & the Democrats w/ Nichols; Politics in OC w/Arellano; plus Australia on Fire
Trump in 2020: Harold Meyerson; plus McKibben on Climate and Perlstein on Impeachment
2020 will Bring a Historic Defeat for the GOP: Stan Greenberg, plus Stacey Abrams
Does impeachment help the Democratic candidates? Harold Meyerson- plus Azadeh Moaveni on ISIS
Lessons for 2020 from the Dems' Victories in Virginia: Joan Walsh, plus Trump and War Criminals
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