The Supreme Court has decided NOT to challenge rent control – a huge victory for the progressive renters' rights movements across the country. Also, the Supreme Court will leave in place the diversity-oriented admissions plan for Thomas Jefferson High School – Harold Meyerson comments.
Next: A political battle is underway in Los Angeles, where landlords, multi-millionaires, and the police are trying to defeat the leading progressive on the city council. Their key issues are protection for renters and new taxes on mansions. Peter Dreier has that story.
Plus: The latest US moves in Haiti are framed in democratic rhetoric but are deeply anti-democratic in their effect. Amy Wilentz is on the podcast to explain. She’s written two books about Haiti, most recently the award-winning Farewell Fred Voodoo.
The mob attack at UCLA: David Myers; Hamas and Rape: Astra Taylor; The Age of Insecurity: Astra Taylor.
Gaza Protests From UCLA to Columbia: Harold Meyerson; Rural Voters: Anthony Flaccavento
UAW victories: Harold Meyerson; Palestine & Israel: May Pundak
Anti-War Democrats: Harold Meyerson; Trump's Bad Week: John Nichols; Quality TV: John Powers
Abortion Politics after Arizona: Harold Meyerson; Hamas and the PLO: Hussein Ibish; Birmingham 1963: Diane McWhorter
Blue Cities in Red States: Harold Meyerson; Standing Together: Sally Abed; "Super Sad": Gary Shteyngart
"Vote Yourself a Raise": Saru Jaramayan; Cities against the war: John Nichols; Roots of Jan. 6: Jeffrey Toobin
Why Dems are Smiling: Harold Meyerson; Jews v. AIPAC: Alan Minsky; Free Speech on Campus: David Cole
The Long Beach Labor Left: Harold Meyerson; New Voters: Steve Phillips; Haiti: Amy Wilentz
How the Supremes Are Helping Trump: Harold Meyerson; After Super Tuesday: John Nichols, Right to Vote: Rick Hasen
Florida Abortion Politics: Amy Littlefield; AIDS in the shadows: Kai Wright & Lizzie Ratner; Opium history: Amitav Ghosh
Politics and Culture, 2024 and 1924: Harold Meyerson; At the Rafah Crossing: Jeff Merkley
GOP Failures: Harold Meyerson; Disqualifying Trump: Sean Wilentz; Progressive Heroes: John Nichols
The Trump Meltdown: Harold Meyerson; Calif. Healthcare: Sasha Abramsky; Franz Fanon: Adam Shatz
After New Hampshire: Harold Meyerson and John Nichols; plus Mazie Hirono
From Iowa to New Hampshire: John Nichols; "American Fiction": John Powers; Irish politics: Fintan O'Toole
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
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