Working Life

Having chicken tonight? Go right ahead, but pause for a few minutes to listen to my look at the brutal working conditions faced by poultry plant workers—and the entirely insane idea being pushed by industry lobbyists to make those birds whizz by even faster on the factory assembly line. I, then, take us half way […]

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Here’s how the elites reach deep into your pocket to rob you. By now, we know how fraud is a business model for Wall Street and other elites. But, it’s legalized fraud that hurts us most—rip-offs that are perfectly legal in today’s system. I devote the entire podcast this week to the big-time scam that […]

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Sometimes, you have to wonder: are Democratic Party leaders dumb or just ideologically bankrupt? I talk to a leading abortion rights advocate, Vicki Saporta, about the foolish suggestion floated by some Democratic leaders that the party would not have a litmus test—and, thus, support with money and resources—candidates who are not pro-choice. How stupid is […]

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Start by being inspired by Billy Bragg’s “There Is Power In The Union”. Then, listen as I talk to a Nissan worker who is at the center of a critical campaign to win a union at Nissan’s plant in Canton, Mississippi—a two-day vote that will start tomorrow (and we will update the result for our […]

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Political revolution ain’t beanbag. It’s hard work and requires taking on tough assignments. I talk about two of the efforts with my guests: Pat Harris joins us for a chat about his California primary bid to unseat incumbent Senator Dianne Feinstein. And Lane Windham stops by to chat about maybe even a bigger, important task: […]

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The economic and political system kills people, in big numbers and, sometimes, one at a time. This week, I look at the killing, big and small, with my guests. In Colombia, a union leader is murdered, and we discuss with Gimena Sanchez how his death is a microcosm of bad trade deals. We also look […]

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Massive people activism dealt the Grim Reaper of the U.S. Senate, Mitch McConnell, a giant middle finger…from his own caucus. But, it ain’t over. I use this moment to talk to health care expert Dean Baker about a couple of critical work-related Obamacare benefits that not many people talk about. I also take a harrowing […]

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In this week’s podcast, my guests help us understand how Amazon and the Supreme Court have a common mission: to undercut the standard of living of millions of people. Amazon’s move to buy Whole Foods means a further big-time cutting of wages for thousands of workers, and a new blow to workers in retailing beyond the […]

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It’s an action-packed podcast. I look at the daily stealing of workers’ wages, to the tune of billions of dollars—right in time for an annual deep-dive to look at a big hike in CEO pay in 2016. There is also breaking news on what could be another chapter in Democratic Party insider shenanigans—was there fraud […]

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Why do we let Wall Street run wild with our money? We don’t have to. With my guest Marc Armstrong, I dig into the idea of a public bank–a bank whose shareholders are we, the people. It’s an idea gaining momentum throughout the country. I refer to a piece on public banks that I wrote […]

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