Minimum wage initiatives on the ballot in battleground states could mobilize potential Democratic voters who are unenthusiastic about Biden. Saru Jayaraman of One Fair Wage is on the podcast to explain the strategy, and reports on organizing in Arizona, Michigan, and Ohio.
Also: 100 American cities and towns have formally called for a cease-fire in Gaza—ranging from Chicago, the biggest, to small towns in Vermont. John Nichols has our report.
Plus: The ideological roots of the January 6 insurrection go back decades before Trump entered politics — back to the bombing of the Oklahoma City federal building in 1995. Jeffrey Toobin will explain; His new book is ‘Homegrown: Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism.’ It’s being published in paperback next week.
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
Hollywood Strikes: Light at the end of the tunnel? Harold Meyerson; plus Erwin Chemerinsky on the Georgia Indictments
Sasha Abramsky on the Culture Wars; D.D. Guttenplan on Cornel West; Francine Prose on "Vixen"
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