Greg Casar Charts a Lonely Progressive Path in Texas
On a warm February evening in Austin, just beyond the eastward march of trendy breweries, the parking lot outside Plumbers & Pipefitters Local Union 286 was packed. Inside, a couple of dozen union reps for carpenters, painters, teachers, medics, ironworkers, letter carriers, and other labor groups had gathered chairs around to listen to freshman Democratic U.S. Representative Greg Casar. Welcomed into “the Squad” as a spirited new organizer, Casar is already whip of the 102-member Congressional Progressive Caucus... Читать дальше...