Can Democracy Work for the Poor?

Ideas and Issues

https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/CN09112020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNew Orleans      We can answer the question of whether or not democracy can work for the poor, or we can ask why democracies are failing the poor?  Either way, the answer is uncomfortable for many who would think the question is easy, but the question is …

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Unemployed Workers of the World Unite?!?

Ideas and Issues

https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/_CN09082020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNew Orleans   My comrades and friends at Working-Class Perspectives allowed me once again the honor of having my say on their platform on Labor Day, and this time I did a shout out to unemployed workers and other workers who are just one paycheck or less away …

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Double Trouble for Service Workers:  No Jobs and Little Unemployment

Ideas and Issues

https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/CN09062020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts Pearl River     There was a peculiar piece in the Wall Street Journal that left me scratching my head and then trying to remember, somewhat successfully, high school algebra.  The article talked about the gap between service workers and professionals getting to work at home and often keeping …

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