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by Sarah F Anzia
“Fifty years ago, when most states in the nation passed laws requiring collective bargaining for state and local government employees, the Democratic Party benefited in a big way. Membership in public-sector unions surged. Unions of government employees grew into some of the most politically active and influential groups in American politics. Much of their activism went toward supporting Democrats. Yet at the time, Republicans did little to try to stop it. … Today, political observers point to something seemingly similar happening in the Democratic Party.” (01/23/25)
https://hypertext.niskanencenter.org/p/when-political-parties-undermine