Vox Politics & Policy reporter Alexia Fernandez-Campbell joins Dara and Matt to talk about the West Virginia teachers strike.
References:
Alexia’s article on teachers
Vox's Alvin Chang just published this amazing tool to see how teachers are paid in your state
An explainer on the Supreme Court’s Janus case
How public-sector unions are preparing for a post-Janus future
The original “If You’re Gonna Play in Texas”
Photographer evidence that he’s been called “Beto” since he was a toddler
A good primer on “Hispanic” as an identity constructed in the US
Alexa, is Amazon a monopoly?
Is homelessness a crime?
Abortion and the erosion of privacy
What is “fetal personhood”?
A safety net’s poverty trap
Let’s fix child care together
Bringing back the SAT
The AI election
The case for banning...millionaires?
How racism ages Black people
Skipping the broom
Eviction: the scarlet E
Let’s fix retirement together
How to be a (realistic) climate optimist
How celebrity fandom explains Trump
Why we can’t stop talking about Harvard
Are unions making a comeback?
Why are so many kids missing school?
Can Black churches lead the way on teen mental health?
The Devil wears fast fashion
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