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.
Why the Union lost at Amazon: Harold Meyerson; Breyer Retire: Joan Walsh; 'Our Towns': Ella Taylor
Global Corporate Taxes: Harold Meyerson; LA’s Homeless: Ananya Roy; Ella Taylor on film
Biden's Infrastructure Plan: Harold Meyerson; Covid & Big Pharma: Gregg Gonsalves; TV: Ella Taylor
Biden’s next big thing: Harold Meyerson; Michelle’s memoir: Amy Wilentz; Q-Anon: Ella Taylor
Bernie & Biden's covid relief bill: Harold Meyerson; BLM & the LAPD: Carol Sobel; TV: Ella Taylor
Biden's Triumph: Harold Meyerson; Parents in Prison: Chesa Boudin; 'Night of the Kings': Ella Taylor
Biden & Unions: Harold Meyerson; Trumpers & Us: Katha Pollitt; Will Smith on Netflix: Eric Foner
Biden's Pandemic Relief Bill: Meyerson; Trump's future: Perlstein; TV this week: Taylor
Biden & the economy: Meyerson; UCLA & the LAPD: Hernandez & Speed; TV this week: Taylor
Impeachment: Harold Meyerson; the Progressive Agenda: Alan Minsky; 'The Maurianian': Ella Taylor
Pandemic Aid: Harold Meyerson; plus Barbara Ransby, Ella Taylor--& Remembering Rennie Davis
Biden's First Week: Harold Meyerson; The Insurrectionists: Gary Younge; "White Tiger": Ella Taylor
Returning to Normal: Harold Meyerson; Progressives and Biden: Alan Minsky; 'Assassins': Ella Taylor
Impeachment: Harold Meyerson; History: Eric Foner; “MLK/JFK”: Ella Taylor; Trump & Golf: Bob Lipsyte
The Trump mob at the capitol: Harold Meyerson; Gregg Gonsalves on Vaccines; Ella Taylor on TV
White Voters in 2020: Joan Walsh; Trump Kids in 2020: Amy Wilentz; Films in 2020: Ella Taylor
Politics in 2020: Harold Meyerson; Remembering John le Carré: John Powers
Mike Davis: Covid-19; Amy Wilentz: Trump Kids; Ella Taylor: le Carré on film
LA's Progressive DA: Jody Armour; Supremes & Trump: David Cole; "Coded Bias": Ella Taylor
Georgia Voters: Harold Meyerson; Trump Kids: Amy Wilentz; ‘Small Axe’: Ella Taylor
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