The CTU has had to really fight against some of the mainstream currents in the Democratic Party during its time since 2010. Now that we have a mayor elect Brandon Johnson, he's going to come up against a lot of those forces. So how do you coexist with them in a different capacity? They're still here. What do they actually need? What is it that they get to say they agree with?
Featuring Stacy Davis Gates, Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, and Alex Han on how Chicago's labor left took over City Hall. Brandon Johnson's mayoral victory, the product of a decade-plus of social movement union struggle, is a model for the left everywhere in the United States. Guest hosted by Micah Uetricht.
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