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A New Popular Front
- Dissent
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Volume 57, Number 2, Spring 2010
- p. 1
- 10.1353/dss.0.0133
- Article
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What has happened to Craig Becker illustrates why progressives are disappointed by the first year of the Obama administration—and why they should not stop supporting it. A year ago, Obama nominated Becker, a distinguished lawyer who has worked for the SEIU and other unions, to a seat on the National Labor Relations Board, Normally, the Senate confirms nominees to the NLRB without much fuss. The party that holds the White House gets a three-to-two majority on the board.