Republican moves on abortion continue to strengthen Democratic candidates, says Harold Meyerson--especially in Michigan. Also: Amazon workers organize in the Inland Empire, and nurses are on strike in Minnesota.
Plus: The transformation of the Southern Baptist Convention into a powerful right wing political force developed over the last 50 years. Before 1973, when abortion became a constitutional right, the Southern Baptists did not have a political position on abortion. Then came what they call the “conservative resurgence”—we call it the “fundamentalist takeover.” Sarah Posner explains that history.
Also: a new installment of The Children’s Hour: stories about Ivanka, Jared, Don Junior and Little Eric. This week: Jared writes a book! He called it “Breaking History.” We have comment from our Chief Jared Correspondent, Amy Wilentz.
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"
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
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