Labor at Best of the Left

#1212 Feudalism with Dinner (Our Culture of Tipping)

Posted on Episodes by · September 21, 2018 6:00 AM

Air Date: 9–21-2018

Today we take a look at the economics, sexism and racism embedded in the restaurant industry, largely due to the practice of tipping.

#1208 Collective power through solidarity (Unions)

Posted on Episodes by · September 07, 2018 6:00 AM

Air Date: 9–7-2018

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Today we take a look at several of the ways that average people benefit from collective action including unionization, class action lawsuits and politically attuned investing of pooled pension funds. Plus, making the obvious case for why the Democratic Party needs to get wholeheartedly on board with policies that unwaveringly support working people and empower collectivism.

#1181 The Red-State Revolt (Teachers Strikes)

Posted on Episodes by · May 04, 2018 6:00 PM · 2 reactions

Air Date: 5–4-2018

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Today we take a look at the falling dominoes of rebellion and demands for justice in the form of teachers strikes as they go from one educationally decimated red state to the next

#1171 Debt, profit and modern-day slavery (Injustice System)

Posted on Episodes by · March 16, 2018 6:00 PM

Air Date: 3–16-2018

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Today we take a look at the catastrophic point where cutting taxes, racism, capitalism, immigration policy and our punitive-rather-than-rehabilitative criminal justice system all meet

#1155 Leisure, Desperation or a Reorientation (The Future of Work)

Posted on Episodes by · January 02, 2018 6:00 PM · 1 reaction

Air Date: 1–2-2018

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Today we take a look at a few different visions of what the future holds for our labor market and some policies we should be putting in place to set the scene for the coming evolution of work

#1119 The inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men

Posted on Episodes by · July 11, 2017 6:00 PM · 2 reactions

Air Date: 7-11-2017

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Today we look at many of our misconceptions of the nature of poverty, the interconnectedness of economics with all aspects of life and some suggestions on how to pursue justice

#1093 The Exxon President goes to war with the planet (Climate)

Posted on Episodes by · April 07, 2017 6:00 PM

Air Date: 4-7-2017

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Today we look at Trump’s recent moves to dismantle Obama’s environmental legacy, the legal troubles he faces and the bright future that renewable energy is still headed towards

#1050 Unions or not, we are still all in this together (Labor Rights)

Posted on Episodes by · October 14, 2016 7:00 PM · 2 reactions

Air Date: 10-14-2016

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Today we look at the systems at play that put workers and everyday consumers at a constant disadvantage to their business-running overloads - but it has a hopeful ending!

#1035 The case for raising the minimum wage (Labor)

Posted on Episodes by · August 12, 2016 7:00 PM

Air Date: 08-12-2016

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Today we take a look at some of the ways that low wages hurts everyone and why the arguments for keeping them low just don’t hold water

#1012 May Day and Mothers Day (Feminism and Labor)

Posted on Episodes by · May 06, 2016 7:00 PM

Air Date: 05-06-2016

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Today we take a look at the origins and sustaining legacies of May Day (International Workers Day) and Mothers Day, another holiday originally begun as a call to recognize the struggles of labor

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