In the key swing states of Arizona, Pennsylvania and Nevada, the union UNITE-HERE has the biggest ground game of any organization - Harold Meyerson explains what they do, how they do it, and why they are so good at it.
Also: How can we save democracy from white nationalism and right-wing authoritarianism? Steve Phillips argues we need to organize and turn out the millions of non-voters – people of color and young people – with a long-term, data-based strategy. Steve’s new book is “How We Win the Civil War: Securing a Multiracial Democracy and Ending White Supremacy for Good.”
Plus; Stacey Abrams, running for governor in Georgia, is behind in the polls of likely voters. But her whole strategy is to organize and mobilize people who do NOT vote regularly – to expand the electorate with young people, people of color, and those the political scientists call “low-propensity voters.” She explains in this interview, from April, 2019, after her first campaign for governor.
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"
Abortion Rights Win Again: Harold Meyerson; Trump's Jan. 6 indictment: Erwin Chemerinsky; "Barbie": Katha Pollitt
Trump's Big Crime: Harold Meyerson; "Barbie" and Oppie: John Powers
Teamsters victory: Harold Meyerson; Hollywood strikes update: Ben Schwartz; Ireland since the '50s: Fintan O'Toole
Trump's worst crimes: Harold Meyerson; War on Black Studies: Robin Kelley; RFK Jr.: Joan Walsh
Actors on Strike: Harold Meyerson; The Supremes in 2023: David Cole; Cornel West: D.D. Guttenplan
LA's Summer of Strikes: Harold Meyerson; After Affirmative Action: John Nichols; Writers and Politics: Adam Shatz
L.A. Strikes: Harold Meyerson; Abortion Borderlands: Amy Littlefield; 'Learning to Drive': Katha Pollitt
Democrats and Working Class Voters: Katie Rader; Doctors vs. Hospitals: Eyal Press; Biden and 'Freedom': Eric Foner
Cornel West Should Not be Running for President: Joan Walsh; plus Katha Pollitt on divorce and Brenda Stevenson on the enslaved Black family
Actors, Dock Workers, threaten strikes: Harold Meyerson; Shasta County Takeover: Sasha Abramsky; Black Migration: Isabel Wilkerson
Biden's Debt Deal: Harold Meyerson; The Oklahoma City Bombing: Jeffrey Toobin; Margo Jefferson's Memoir
Minnesota Takes the Lead: Harold Meyerson; plus Eyal Press on Planned Parenthood and Christopher Leonard on the Koch Brothers
A Good Week for Workers: Harold Meyerson; plus Bhaskar Sunkara on Biden and Adam Hochschild on Woke History
Worrying about Biden: Harold Meyerson; Writers' Strike: Josh Gondelman; Working Class Voters: Senator Sherrod Brown
The Writers' Strike: Harold Meyerson; plus D.D. Guttenplan on Clarence Thomas and Anatol Lieven on Ukraine
Tucker Carlson & History: Harold Meyerson; Amy Wilentz on Haiti; Anatol Lieven on Ukraine
Fox News & Us: Harold Meyerson; Afghan girls: Shabana; Abortion Politics: John Nichols
Abortion politics: Harold Meyerson; J. Edgar Hoover: Beverly Gage
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