Posted on 05 September 2018. Tags: Alicia Priest, APWU, Mark Dimondstein, Minor Sinclair, Oklahoma, Oxfam, Postal Workers, Primavera, Teachers
Curious which states have a better work environment? We have the answer thanks to Oxfam which unveils a ranking based on wages, worker protections and the right to organize a union. I chat about the details with Oxfam’s Minor Sinclair. I, then, welcome back Alicia Priest, president of the Oklahoma Education Association, for a chat […]
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Posted in Audio, Economy, Labor, Podcast, Politics
Posted on 11 April 2018. Tags: Beto O'Rourke, GOP Tax Scam, ITEP, Jennifer Thornton, Oklahoma, Taxes, Teachers, Ted Cruz, Texas
Beto. He’s the guy who will send Ted Cruz into retirement. I talk with Beto O’Rourke while he’s out driving on the campaign trail in Texas. Have you tried to live on a teacher’s salary? In Oklahoma, it means counting on visiting a food pantry to survive, as I learn in my in-depth talk with […]
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Posted in Audio, Current Events, Economy, Podcast, Politics
Posted on 04 April 2018. Tags: Colorado, Elections 2018, Federal Reserve Bank, Josh Bevins, Levi Tilleman, Oklahoma, Teachers, Unemployment
Now it’s the turn of teachers in Oklahoma to rise up. I chat with Alicia Priest, the president of the Oklahoma Education Association, and Jennifer Thornton, a third-grade teacher in Tulsa, after the state’s teachers walked off the job to push for higher pay so they don’t have to go to a food pantry to feed their […]
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Posted in Audio, Economy, Labor, Podcast, Politics
Posted on 21 February 2018. Tags: Amazon, Economic Terrorism, Jeff Bezos, Oklahoma, Tom Guild
ISIS poses virtually no threat to you in your home. The same can’t be said for Amazon. Amazon really is an economic terrorist. That’s what I spend most of the podcast this week digging into—after laying out the picture of the sorry spectacle of cities and states begging Amazon to locate its new headquarters in […]
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Posted in Audio, Economy, Podcast, Politics