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

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-powerAnd Montana GOP threatens to remove entire state supreme court if they don't ban abortion: https://www.ktvh.com/news/montana-abortion-rights-governed-by-state-law-not-scotus