A string of primary victories by DSA-backed candidates and other progressives—from New York to Michigan to Florida—is giving the Democratic left new leverage while putting its ambitious economic agenda back at the center of the party’s debate.
Nurses from Providence Hospital with National Nurses United (NNU) on strike in Providence, R.I., November 12, 2014. Short staffing in health care was a concern well before the Covid-19 pandemic. Credit: UFCW Local 400, CC BY 2.0 license.
On May 14, 2025, D&S co-editor Chris Sturr interviewed Mike Prokosch, veteran Boston-area popular economics organizer, about his article from our May/June issue, “Short Staffing.”
Interview with Mike Prokosch on short staffing 051425
