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It’s no secret that corporate greed has reached a fever pitch during the pandemic — and workers are striking back (in some cases, literally.) In Bessemer, Alabama, Amazon workers have to redo their union recognition vote due to the blatant union-busting that took place. Meanwhile, Buzzfeed workers are on strike, and MLB owners enacted a lockout against its players after failing to reach a collective bargaining agreement.

This week, Data for Progress partnered with the Revolving Door Project to analyze ways for the Biden Administration to tackle this issue head-on. Our report charts the widespread popularity of curbing corporate power writ large, and challenges the Biden administration to take necessary steps including pushing for stronger labor regulations and strengthening collective bargaining power.

One of the solutions includes strengthening unions. And, weirdly enough, voters don’t like it when corporations step in and try to take away their right to collectively bargain for a fairer workplace. By a +29-point margin, including a +9-point margin of Republicans, a majority of voters support requiring employers to publicly disclose their attempts at union-busting.

Read the full report from Aidan Smith here ([link removed]) . But if you wanted a much shorter summary, it’s right below:

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DFP’s BAMF gets a Hill feature

We’re super excited about this one: Our political director, Marcela Mulholland, was featured in a profile for The Hill this week!

One of the highlights is this quote, which applies to both our theory of change here at Data for Progress and Democrats’ path to victory in the future:

“‘I think investing in young people who care about politics is one of the main ways that you can ensure that the Democratic Party and our politics more broadly reflects the needs of the generations that are going to be most impacted by the decisions that are made today,’ Mulholland said.”

So true, bestie. Read the full feature here ([link removed]) .


Mandela Barnes could unseat Jon Ossoff as the hottest man in the Senate

Wisconsin’s 2022 Senate race is a top Democratic priority for two reasons. There’s the Democratic imperative of keeping control of the Senate — and the moral imperative of unseating the guy who chose World AIDS Day to talk about how AIDS was “overhyped ([link removed]) .” But may we posit a third, and very important reason, why we need to flip Wisconsin blue: We’d have the chance to elect Mandela Barnes, who’s progressive, popular, and hot as hell.

New Data for Progress polling shows that right now, he has the best shot at winning a crowded Democratic primary. He far outpaces every candidate in name recognition and favorability, including against billionaire Bucks executive Alex Lasry and Wisconsin state treasurer Sarah Godlewski — and in a matchup, he sweeps the vote, with 39 percent of voters throwing their support behind him.

Read the full analysis from senior analyst Evangel Penumaka here ([link removed]) .


We need to ~ Wyden ~ access to insulin

Apologies in advance to Sen. Ron Wyden’s office, but the pun was too good to pass up. This week, Sen. Wyden wrote a blog for Data for Progress highlighting the importance of including insulin price caps as part of Build Back Better. Insulin costs have skyrocketed to as much as $300 ([link removed]) for a month’s supply, due to corporate greed. But Build Back Better has a key provision that would allow Medicare to negotiate prescription drug costs, allowing insulin costs to cap at $35 a month.

New Data for Progress polling shows that voters across the political spectrum widely support the proposal. Eighty-seven percent of all likely voters, including 94 percent of Democrats and 82 percent of Republicans, support capping insulin costs at $35 per month — making this one of the most popular provisions of the BBB framework.



Read the full blog from Sen. Wyden here ([link removed]) .


It’s still the economy, stupid

Despite a legislative agenda that includes ending a war and slashing child poverty, President Biden remains historically unpopular — and it’s because Americans’ wallets are pinched right now. The prices for gas and food have gone way up, and Americans are spending more than ever on the basics.

Previous ([link removed]) Data for Progress polling suggests that there’s a direct correlation between rising gas prices and the unpopularity of a President. But in a new Data for Progress report, we take a deeper look at what voters are currently afraid of when it comes to economic anxiety — and outline President Biden’s path forward to alleviating that anxiety and making lasting change.


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