Nick pitches a big idea to the mayor of Boise and political commentator E. J. Dionne: a suite of progressive labor standards that would hold large employers to higher standards nationwide. Is this the way to bring progressive, inclusive economic growth to rural America?<\/p>
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Dave Bieter is the Mayor of Boise, Idaho. Now serving his fourth term, he is the longest serving Mayor in Boise\u2019s history.\u00a0<\/p>
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Twitter: @MayorBieter<\/a><\/p> E. J. Dionne writes about politics in a twice-weekly column for The Washington Post. He is also a government professor at Georgetown University, a visiting professor at Harvard University, a senior fellow in governance studies at the Brookings Institution and a frequent commentator on politics for NPR and MSNBC. He is a New York Times bestselling author, and his newest book \u2018Code Red: How Progressives and Moderates Can Unite to Save Our Country\u2019 is out next year.\u00a0<\/p> Twitter: @EJDionne<\/a><\/p> Further reading:\u00a0<\/p> Progressive Labor Standards: https:\/\/democracyjournal.org\/magazine\/51\/progressive-labor-standards\/<\/a><\/p>\n \n
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