Striking hotel workers have occupied Century Blvd., the approach to LAX, and are planning a posada, reenacting Mary and Joseph's search for lodging in Bethlehem, on Friday evening--Harold Meyerson comments.
Also: Randi Weingarten, president of the AFT, spent Thanksgiving weekend in Israel. She will report on meetings with shared society groups and peace movement leaders. She’ll also discuss the role of the US in moving toward not only peace but also toward equality and justice for Palestinians.
Plus: Who was Bayard Rustin before the 1963 March on Washington? Gary Younge will comment on the remarkable life of a gay Black pacifist, former communist, and subject of a new Netflix biopic, Rustin. Gary is the author of The Speech: The Story Behind Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream.
Filibuster reform: Harold Meyerson; Haitian refugees: Amy Wilentz; 'The Stone Face': Adam Shatz
The California recall: Harold Meyerson; plus Alan Minsky on the legacy of Occupy Wall Street
Political Update: Harold Meyerson; Abortion in Texas: Rick Perlstein; 'Summer of Soul': John Powers
Biden After Afghanistan: Alan Minsky; Ethel Rosenberg: Anne Sebba; Ed Asner: Ella Taylor
Biden's big idea: Alan Minsky; Afghan women: Katha Pollitt; 'Chair': Ella Taylor
Afghanistan & American politics: Harold Meyerson & Andrew Bacevich; Ella Taylor on Barbara Lee
Art Spiegelman: ‘Street Cop’; David & Margaret Talbot: The Sixties; Ella Taylor: Ady Barkan
Harold Meyerson on Infrastructure; Alan Minsky on Nina Turner; Gregg Golsavles on the Delta variant
Bipartisanship Lives! Harold Meyerson; Boyle Heights: George Sanchez; Dick Gregory: Ella Taylor
The 'Bipartisan' Infrastructure Bill: Harold Meyerson; Utopia: Jeet Heer; Alvin Aliey: Ella Taylor
Biden's Big Budget: Harold Meyerson; The Sixties: David & Margaret Talbot; Bourdain: Ella Taylor
Voting after the Supremes: Meyerson; Critical Race Theory: Kim Crenshaw; 'Summer of Soul': Taylor
The Gates Foundation: Tim Schwab; Kyrsten Sinema: Aida Chavez; Katha: Dr. Seuss, Eric Foner: Obama
Voting rights: What Now? Harold Meyerson; Jimmy Carter: Kai Bird; 'Rebel Hearts": Ella Taylor
GOP vs. Voting: Harold Meyerson; Advice to Men: Katha Pollitt; "In the Heights": Ella Taylor
Filibuster vs. Democracy: Alan Minsky; Israeli politics: Amy Wilentz; ‘Lupin’: Ella Taylor
Progressives & Biden: Alan Minsky; Tulsa & history: David Perry: Tulsa on TV: Ella Taylor
Bipartisan Biden? Harold Meyerson; Adam Shatz on Edward Said; “Don’t Look Back”: Ella Taylor
Palestinians & Congress: Harold Meyerson; Inside Israel: Saree Makdisi; Big Pharma: Ella Taylor
Palestinians v. Israel: Rachel Kushner; Booming Cal.: Harold Meyerson: 'Underground RR": Ella Taylor
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