#461 : Listening to working class voters at the ballot box

Published: Jan. 6, 2020, 2:27 p.m.

Listening to working class voters at the ballot box, and fighting for their future in the workplace.  Plus, Bill Press on the Supreme Court’s swing to the right.

 

What will it take to bring unions back and help workers stand up for their rights?  Plus, what working class voters want and what that means for 2020. And Bill Press talks with Ruth Marcus about her book, Supreme Ambition: Brett Kavanaugh and the Conservative Takeover.

 

Shaun Richman

After decades of corporate union-busting, author Shaun Richman says never have so many workers needed so much support. His new book offers an action plan to bring the power of unions back to workplaces across America.

 

Matt Morrison

Matt Morrison has worked on over 500 political campaigns.  He now focuses on voter turnout for candidates who support a fair economy for working-class Americans. He says progressive Democrats can win over working class voters if they are willing to show up and listen.

 

Ruth Marcus

The inside story of Brett Kavanaugh’s ascent to the Supreme Court. Bill Press talks with Ruth Marcus, author of Supreme Ambition: Brett Kavanaugh and the Conservative Takeover. If you'd like to hear the entire interview, visit BillPressPods.com.

 

Jim Hightower

Is Healthcare more important than healthcare profits?