#324 - April 16, 2017

Published: April 15, 2017, 5:52 p.m.

David Rolf, who led the fight for a 15-dollar-an-hour minimum wage, says traditional unions are dead, and workers have to invent the next labor movement. Pulitzer Prize winning author Matthew Desmond alerts us to the fact that without stable housing, the entire economy is at risk. And Bill Press interviews Devrone Michael of the progressive Working Families Party.

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David Rolf

David Rolf of the Service Employees International Union says the traditional labor union is dead and workers have to invent the next labor movement.

 

Matthew Desmond

When his startling expose of the housing crisis hit the bookshelves, we had the author, Matthew Desmond as a guest. He is now the recipient of a Pulitzer Prize for that exposé, and we are proud to offer an encore interview.

 

Devrone Michael

Bill Press interviews Devrone Michael of the progressive Working Families Party.

 

Jim Hightower

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