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.
Joy Reid: How Trump Happened; plus Amy Wilentz: Jared's Mideast Peace "Plan"
Trump's Census Defeat: John Nichols; The US & Walls: Linda Gordon; RIP MAD Magazine: Jeet Heer
Elizabeth Warren Challenges Joe Biden: Joan Walsh and Jeet Heer
Supremes OK Gerrymandering: Nichols; Trump & Iran: Jeet Heer; Florida Voting: Abramsky
Trump & Brexit: DD Guttenplan; Elon Musk & Mars: Katha Pollitt; Plus: Rashida Tlaib w/Nichols
Bernie on Socialism w/Meyerson; The Dems in CA w/David Dayen; The Indivisible Pledge w/Ezra Levin
Andrew Bacevich: The Middle East Conflicts Memorial; plus Katha Pollitt on Abortion & Men
Why Does the New York Times Hate Bernie? Amy Wilentz; plus Secrecy and the Mueller Report
Joe Biden has One Thing in Common with Donald Trump: Harold Meyerson; plus Laila Lalalami
Bill McKibben: Fear & Hope about Climate Change, plus Amy Wilentz on the Other Ruined Notre Dame
Is Joe Biden Necessary? Joan Walsh, plus Joshua Holland on Impeachment
John Nichols: The Lies of William Barr; Plus Michael Walzer on "Political Action"
SCOTUS & the Census w/ Meyerson; Stacey Abrams on Leading; Plus: Joan Walsh on Gillibrand
The Mueller Report w/ Nichols; Our Climate Moment w/McKibben; Plus: Gary Stewart on Girl Groups
Israeli Election w/ Meyerson; Eric Foner on Reconstruction; Plus: Laurie Winer on Stephen Miller
Republicans and Socialism w/Nichols; Zoë Carpenter on Plastic; Ben Ehrenreich on Climate & Commerce
The Mueller Report w/ Meyerson; 50th Anniv. of the Bed-In for Peace; Jane Mayer on Mike Pence
The Trouble with Beto: Harold Meyerson; College Scandal w/Wilentz; Adam Hochschild on Trump
Bill McKibben: Climate Victories--and Setbacks; plus Harm Reduction and the Opioid Epidemic
Michelle Goldberg: Trump marks the end of the Reagan era; plus Zornick: Warren & Walzer: Organizing
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