In this episode, Natalia, Neil, and Niki discuss “The Great Resignation.”
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Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show:
“The Great Resignation” has become a common trope in conversations about work and jobs in our current political culture. Natalia referred to this Atlantic article on the positive potential of such employment churn, and Niki cited this Vox piece on the burst of unionization spurred by pandemic dislocations.
In our regular closing feature, What’s Making History:
Natalia shared Jonathan Chait’s Intelligencer article, “Democrats Must Defeat the Left’s War on Educational Achievement.” Neil recommended the Hulu series, “The Dropout”. Niki discussed the confirmation hearings of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.