Jubilee needs to keep up the pressure, at least for show. It lays the groundwork for 2021. Add redistricting reform to the to-do lists. The reason union voting power has declined is that politicians can pick their own voters. On unions, undoing years of bad leadership at DOL is essential, as are tax rates on the rich high enough so that union busting is not an attractive option.
If Krugman thinks that Trump had the power or ability to mess up the SARS2 response on his own, he overestimates Trump. The problem was that, for PR purposes, CDC did not want to call COVID a cold, so it ignored nasal symptoms as the precursor to the more serious immuno-responses like fever and SARS itself. The time from infection to hospitalization and serious illness is not two weeks, its four to six. Trump is only responsible for the impact of his bluster on his own reputation.
John Lewis realized that being inside was most effective, joining many others, like my old boss, Marion Barry, in doing so. He follows many into the eternal SNCC meeting, but there are some left. We still have Eleanor Holmes Norton, who needs a real vote. Add this to the 2021 list. At the top.
The best thing that John and company did, however, was empowering the next two generations of leaders. Enter Vice President Harris and Black Lives Matter. A glance at his latest press conference notes shows that the Senator is literally at the top of his list (she is also the best on expanding the Child Tax Credit, bar none, including Warren).
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