2020 Democrats: Mike Bloomberg deserves serious consideration from progressives

Bloomberg’s record on climate, guns, jobs, health, immigration and much else has lots for progressives to like.

This isn’t a column on why Mike Bloomberg is the perfect candidate. I was a critic of Bloomberg’s stop-and-frisk policy, pointing out that we didn’t treat bank CEOs (involved in the 2008 financial crisis) as harshly as innocent young black men on the streets of New York City. I was glad when Bloomberg admitted he…