Harold Meyerson reports on the Democrats who supported reducing regulation of mid-sized banks like Silicon Valley Bank – and on the Democrats who are taking a stand against Netanyahu’s moves against democracy for Israeli Jews.
Also: John Nichols reports on the promising situation in the most important election before the 2024 presidential race: the Wisconsin Supreme Court election coming up on April 4, which could switch the court from conservative to liberal control, legalizing abortion and ending gerrymandering. Plus: the Democrats who tried to block the 2019 bill that reduced regulation on banks like Silicon Valley Bank.
And: Do masks work -- to help stop the spread of covid? A New York Times columnist recently said that they don’t, and cited an authoritative review of research as his source. But it turns he was wrong about that study. Gregg Gonsalves of the Yale School of Public Health, will explain.
Trump in Court: Harold Meyerson; Israel in Gaza: Amy Wilentz; 'Corporate B.S.': Joan Walsh
Dread and Hope in 2024: Harold Meyerson; Political forecast: John Nichols; Bill Gates:Tim Schwab
End-of-year Giving: Katha Pollitt; the Xmas Truce of 1914: Adam Hochschild; Bob Dylan's Xmas: Sean Wilentz
Class struggle in 2023: Harold Meyerson; Hamas and rape: Katha Pollitt; schools and politics: Randi Weingarten; plus Arthur Danto on Las Vegas
The Palestinian Future: David Myers; Democrats are Sleepwalking toward disaster: Harold Meyerson; "Rebel Cinderella": Adam Hochschild
LA Hotel Workers Occupy LAX Approaches: Harold Meyerson; plus Randi Weingarten on Israel and Gary Younge on 'Rustin'
Trump's plans for 2025: Harold Meyerson; Gaza and us: D.D. Guttenplan; 'Slow Horses': John Powers
Biden after the Hostage Exchange: Harold Meyerson; the Israeli Left: Dahlia Scheindlin; "Dear California": David Kipen
Rachel Kushner on Palestinian refugees, Adam Shatz on Edward Said, Viet Nguyen on immigrants
This week's Democratic victories: John Nichols, Harold Meyerson; Gaza and history: Fintan O'Toole
UAW Makes History: Harold Meyerson; Hamas and history: D.D. Guttenplan; 'American Midnight": Adam Hochschild
Biden and Israel: Harold Meyerson; Israel and Hamas: Adam Shatz
Biden and Bibi, Israel and Hamas and Gaza: Harold Meyerson and Amy Wilentz
UAW victories at GM: Harold Meyerson; Public Power in Maine: Bill McKibben; "The Forgotten Girls": Katha Pollitt
Our Biggest Ever Healthcare Strike: Harold Meyerson; plus the 'Fabulous Failure' of Bill Clinton: Nelson Lichtenstein
Biden on the picket line: Harold Meyerson; plus Dahlia Lithwick on voting rights, and Adam Hochschild on guns
Is the UAW Asking for Too Much? Harold Meyerson; plus Astra Taylor on Insecurity and Amy Wilentz on Melania and Ivanka
Fast Food Workers Victory: Harold Meyerson; Haiti update: Amy Wilentz; Black Writing: Gary Younge
Biden's Bad Poll Numbers: Harold Meyerson, plus Marc Cooper on Chile and Heather Cox Richardson on Democracy
Labor's Big Win: Harold Meyerson; Growing up in the Sixties: Drew Faust
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