An abortion rights amendment to Florida’s Constitution has gotten enough signatures to qualify for the November ballot. Now, it’s up to the state’s Supreme Court to decide whether people will get to vote on it, potentially transforming the electorate there in November. The Nation’s abortion access correspondent, Amy Littlefield, reports.
Plus: Stories from the early days of HIV & AIDS: that’s the focus of a new podcast Called Blindspot: The Plague in the Shadows. It's about how the epidemic decimated poor communities of color – and about the people who refused to stay out of sight. WNYC's Kai Wright and The Nation's Lizzy Ratner explain.
Also: The blue-blood families that made fortunes in the opium trade: Amitav Ghosh traces the origins of much of the wealth for the 19th century New England elite. His new book is called Smoke and Ashes.
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
Stacey Abrams: The Fight for Georgia
Mike Davis: Trump voters; Gregg Gonsalves: Vaccine profits; Ella Taylor: 'The Crown'
Trump’s Tactics: Harold Meyerson; BLM Victories: Jody Armour; “Collective”: Ella Taylor
Election day: What happened? Harold Meyerson, Joan Walsh; 'Queen's Gambit': Ella Taylor
White Voters and Joe Biden: Harold Meyerson; The Chicago 7: Lee Weiner; Borat: Ella Taylor
Disputed elections: Eric Foner; David Byrne's utopia: Ella Taylor
The fight for voting by mail: Pramila Jayapal; "Trial of the Chicago 7": Ella Taylor
The VP Debate: Harold Meyerson; Politics: Sherrod Brown; Covid-19: Ella Taylor; John Lennon tribute
Republicans Needed this Debate like a Hole in the Head: Harold Meyerson, plus Ella Taylor on TV
The Supreme Court & Biden: Harold Meyerson; Refugees; David Nasaw; 'Hacking Your Mind': Ella Taylor
Chris Hayes: Fear and Hope; Manuel Pastor: Covid and Inequality; Ella Taylor: Russian hackers
Rick Perlstein: From Reagan to Trump; Katie Porter on the postal service, Ella Taylor: '60s TV
White Backlash Politics: Harold Meyerson; Black Lives Matter: Jody Armour; Cuban doc: Ella Taylor
Republicans! Harold Meyerson; Trump Kids: Amy Wilentz; Deportation Doc: Ella Taylor
The DNC and the GOP: Harold Meyerson; Melina Abdullah: the LAPD; Ella Taylor: “The 24th”
Naomi Klein: Black Lives Matter & the Pandemic, Gregg Gonsalves: Vaccine Politics; Ella Taylor
Trump, Biden & 'Populism': Tom Frank; Mike Davis: LA in the '60s; Ella Taylor on TV
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