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Short Read of the Week for April 7, 2022

In this morning’s meeting we had a unanimous choice for first place — the one thing you should read this week if you don’t read anything else:

Thank God for Obamacare!
https://roberthubbell.substack.com/p/thank-god-for-obamacare
[our copy here]

On the 12th anniversary of its passage, famously characterized via hot-mic by Joe Biden as a "BFD", we should take note of this great thing that Democrats have done for the American people.

And we had a nearly unanimous choice for second place:

He was fired by Amazon two years ago. Now he's the force behind the company's first union.
https://www.npr.org/2022/04/02/1090353185/amazon-union-chris-smalls-organizer-staten-island
[our copy here]

A true David and Goliath story. Chris Smalls, a warehouse worker, grassroots organized to win an election. He delivered home cooked meals (from his aunt) to union voters, met workers getting off the bus and talked business while grilling s'mores. Amazon executives labeled him "not smart". Now, New York media labeled him one of the top 40 under 40. His back to basic grassroots organizing won a major effort that Amazon poured millions of dollars into defeating. This is a model for Democrats.


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