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.
Why the Union lost at Amazon: Harold Meyerson; Breyer Retire: Joan Walsh; 'Our Towns': Ella Taylor
Global Corporate Taxes: Harold Meyerson; LA’s Homeless: Ananya Roy; Ella Taylor on film
Biden's Infrastructure Plan: Harold Meyerson; Covid & Big Pharma: Gregg Gonsalves; TV: Ella Taylor
Biden’s next big thing: Harold Meyerson; Michelle’s memoir: Amy Wilentz; Q-Anon: Ella Taylor
Bernie & Biden's covid relief bill: Harold Meyerson; BLM & the LAPD: Carol Sobel; TV: Ella Taylor
Biden's Triumph: Harold Meyerson; Parents in Prison: Chesa Boudin; 'Night of the Kings': Ella Taylor
Biden & Unions: Harold Meyerson; Trumpers & Us: Katha Pollitt; Will Smith on Netflix: Eric Foner
Biden's Pandemic Relief Bill: Meyerson; Trump's future: Perlstein; TV this week: Taylor
Biden & the economy: Meyerson; UCLA & the LAPD: Hernandez & Speed; TV this week: Taylor
Impeachment: Harold Meyerson; the Progressive Agenda: Alan Minsky; 'The Maurianian': Ella Taylor
Pandemic Aid: Harold Meyerson; plus Barbara Ransby, Ella Taylor--& Remembering Rennie Davis
Biden's First Week: Harold Meyerson; The Insurrectionists: Gary Younge; "White Tiger": Ella Taylor
Returning to Normal: Harold Meyerson; Progressives and Biden: Alan Minsky; 'Assassins': Ella Taylor
Impeachment: Harold Meyerson; History: Eric Foner; “MLK/JFK”: Ella Taylor; Trump & Golf: Bob Lipsyte
The Trump mob at the capitol: Harold Meyerson; Gregg Gonsalves on Vaccines; Ella Taylor on TV
White Voters in 2020: Joan Walsh; Trump Kids in 2020: Amy Wilentz; Films in 2020: Ella Taylor
Politics in 2020: Harold Meyerson; Remembering John le Carré: John Powers
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
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