Michael Podhorzer
Former political director, AFL-CIO. Senior fellow, CAP. My Substack: www.weekendreading.net
- To get past all of this, we have to understand that we are not trying to restore the order that Trump is disrupting. That's an old world that's never coming back. The question right now is, what is our new world going to look like? thecampaignstrategist.substack.com/p/michael-po...
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- Reposted by Michael PodhorzerLive now: tune into our webinar unpacking the findings of the report with authors @awhf.bsky.social, @maxkiefel.bsky.social, and @alanyan.bsky.social -- with special guests @mikepod.bsky.social, Kim Anderson @neatoday.bsky.social, and @stephanieternullo.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUV3...
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- Trump’s attack on unions and civil service institutions is a deliberate strategy to consolidate authoritarian power. Recognizing and resisting these attacks is about more than workplace rights—it is a struggle for the survival of democracy itself. My latest for @contrariannews.org
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- Like other attacks on civil society (media, courts, etc.), the Trump regime’s attacks on unions and working people do not just injure those directly targeted, but all of us. The labor movement is one of the most essential bulwarks against authoritarianism. www.weekendreading.net/p/the-trump-...
- . @greenhousenyt.bsky.social says it all. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
- Many now understand that Trump’s attacks on judges, law firms, universities, non-profit groups, and the media are all related—all part of a fascist power grab. Missing from that list? Unions. A detailed inventory of Trump’s attacks on working people, and how unions are fighting back:
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- During the 2024 campaign, Trump and his MAGA allies did not hide their intentions towards immigrants like Kilmar Abrego Garcia. But media, pollsters, and consultants did—minimizing or outright ignoring Trump's explicit threats in an effort to avoid accusations of bias, partisanship, or alarmism.
- I talked with @anatosaurus.bsky.social about why it’s both morally and strategically important to call a spade a spade when we’re facing a hostile takeover of our government by a fascist regime. www.weekendreading.net/p/fascism-an...
- As George Orwell said, “If thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought.” Join me today at 1pm for a Substack Live with @anatosaurus.bsky.social and Stasha Rhodes for a conversation about Fascism and the English Language. www.weekendreading.net
- Important insights from expert researcher @farrahbostic.bsky.social www.crosstabspodcast.com/p/every-vict...
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- Reposted by Michael PodhorzerOur findings using CES data strongly affirm the post-election analysis and conclusions of @mikepod.bsky.social. Non-voters, particularly registered ones, lean Dem. The "high turnout hurts Dems" narrative isn't supported by the evidence and basing strategy on flawed ideas about non-voters is risky.
- Here's Part 2 of 3 from me, @adambonica.bsky.social, @rfunkfordham.bsky.social, & @ernestotiburcio.bsky.social. All the publicly available data suggests 2024 non-voters leaned Democratic and pro-Harris. data4democracy.substack.com/p/did-non-vo... 1/n
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- Reposted by Michael PodhorzerHere's Part 2 of 3 from me, @adambonica.bsky.social, @rfunkfordham.bsky.social, & @ernestotiburcio.bsky.social. All the publicly available data suggests 2024 non-voters leaned Democratic and pro-Harris. data4democracy.substack.com/p/did-non-vo... 1/n
- The debate over whether/how to debate Trump’s claims about the 22nd Amendment captures pretty perfectly the divide between judicial supremacy and popular constitutionalism. Either we should approach the Constitution like a typical terms of service agreement…
- Trump isn’t just going after the federal workforce. He's attacking a core element of democratic resistance to authoritarianism—and signaling to the entire private sector that it’s open season on working people. My conversation with @harrylitman.bsky.social: www.weekendreading.net/p/then-they-...
- Trump’s executive order canceling federal workers’ union contracts isn't just anti-labor—it's an authoritarian move, like attacks on media & courts. History proves dismantling unions is core to consolidating authoritarian power. We can't overlook this. (Thread) bit.ly/4lpwEcv
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- Important. "As Roberts’s plea makes clear, the courts will not save us, and these legal battles can only be understood as a means towards how We, the People, determine how this all ends." courtaccountability.substack.com/p/leopards-e...
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- Some important context for understanding, and resisting, the accelerating MAGA assault on our freedoms: It actually echoes a similar backlash from a bit more than a century ago. www.weekendreading.net/p/americas-s...
- We must resist the learned helplessness of judicial supremacy—the notion that the Supreme Court, not the American people and their elected leaders, has the final word on constitutional meaning. Some ideas for how to do this in my latest at Weekend Reading: www.weekendreading.net/p/the-courts...
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- When Trump clapped John Roberts on the shoulder and thanked him on Tuesday, it wasn't just for shielding him from prosecution—he was acknowledging the man who had quietly created the conditions that made his re-election and Elon Musk’s co-presidency possible. contrarian.substack.com/p/theres-not...
- The Constitution isn't like the terms of service on your iPhone. It's a contract between the governed and the governing whose principles must be understood by everyone. More in my chat with @thelisagraves.bsky.social about the Roberts Court's constitutional coup: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OU3T...
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