Progressive Activists Are Starting To Undermine Their Causes

Prioritizing Performance Over Politics Makes The Movement Seem Phony

A sign outside the Watson Hotel this week promotes “Cancel Rent”

In early January, there was a short, but newsworthy, nurses’ strike in New York City. Liz, a nurse at Montefiore in the Bronx and a longtime friend of mine, was among the nurses striking. While on the picket line on day two of the strike, a group of young progressive activists from Democrat…