LR 66 - Union Power In Colorado & Abbott's COVID Nightmare w/ Nick Bowlin (Patreon)

Union Power In Colorado & Abbott's COVID Nightmare w/ Nick Bowlin LR 66

Nick Bowlin (@npbowlin), the author at High Country News, joins us to talk about the successful Starbucks union campaign in Denver, Colorado and breaks down the state's unique labor history. Read Nick's excellent piece here: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/may/04/starbucks-anti-union-tactics And David breaks down how Greg Abbott has used COVID to increase his power and remake the state in his image. Read David's piece here: https://www.sublationmag.com/articles/texas%2C-covid%2C-and-the-centralization-of-power ------ Get our booklist here: https://bookshop.org/lists/left-reckoning-big-book-list/ Left Reckoning goes live Wednesdays @ 7 Central. Along with the main show, there is a Griscom stream every Tuesday afternoon. To get access to all the bonus episodes, including more Hitchens conversations & deep dives into radical US history, Lenin, James Connolly & more support the show at patreon.com/leftreckoning - for just $5 you help make the public show possible and get double the bonus content. Support us on patreon.com/LeftReckoning Twitter: @LeftReckoning - @mattlech - @davidgriscom Instagram: @LeftReckoning Check out our Twitch streams at Twitch.tv/LeftReckoning