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The GOP Debate – Trump and the MAGA Party

Harold Meyerson DSA - Democratic Socialists of America
Even without Donald Trump on stage, in the first GOP debate, the treatment the crowd gave Trump’s critics made it vociferously clear - this is a MAGA Trump Party.

Tossed by Cement Mixers, the Court Grows Dizzy

Harold Meyerson The American Prospect
Last Thursday, the Supremes ruled against a union of cement-mixer drivers—but their very odd decision could have been lots worse for American workers.

Biden Anxiety

Harold Meyerson The American Prospect
Though the public thinks he’s too old to serve a second term, Joe Biden keeps getting older. What should the Democrats do?

Biden Forges a New Democratic Paradigm

Harold Meyerson The American Prospect
The president repudiates the neoliberal ideologies of the past and puts the party on solid economic and political ground.

Biden the Unappreciated

Harold Meyerson The American Prospect
Despite his historic achievements, the public doesn’t think he’s done much at all.

How Kevin Did It

Harold Meyerson The American Prospect
The secret deals may be juicy, but the real threats to the republic are the public positions of his party.

The Committee Wraps It Up

Harold Meyerson The American Prospect
Charged with investigating the January 6th insurrection, the committee made a devastating case against Trump, regardless of what the attorney general elects to do.

The Academic Proles on the Barricades

Harold Meyerson The American Prospect
12,000 striking postdoctoral scholars reached a tentative agreement with the University of California to boost their wages and benefits.

Can the Hotel Workers’ Union Save the Democrats?

Harold Meyerson The American Prospect
In Nevada, Arizona, and Pennsylvania, the union has been talking to voters about progressive fixes to inflation for months, when Democrats didn’t know what to say.