2020 Inequality

People did not turn out in record numbers in the midst of a pandemic to vote for a return to normal. They want policy change based on a moral agenda.

On November 3, voters in many states and cities approved a variety of inequality-related proposals, from taxing the wealthy to increasing the minimum wage and tenant protections.

After making the case that universal preschool is even more important under the pandemic, advocates easily won the vote by a 64-36 margin.

The president came to Iowa bragging about his jobs record, but he didn’t lift a finger when my 150-year-old plant closed.