Ep 159 - Forever Wars And No Strike Clause w/ Adam H Johnson
Added 2021-09-22 10:00:04 +0000 UTCSean is joined by special guest Adam H Johnson (@adamjohnsonnyc), writer and host of the excellent Citations Needed podcast, to discuss the political economy of mass media, how consent is manufactured and the myriad ways in which the capitalist press is complicit even in a declining US empire.
Then, with some extra time, Sean gives a briefing of several recent strikes and what they might mean for organized labor going forward.
Links:
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/09/13/the-other-afghan-women
https://labornotes.org/2021/09/ten-thousand-uaw-members-gear-strike-vote-john-deere
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/09/13/pari-s13.html
Closing song: B.o.B. - Arena
Comments
joining the chorus for recurring strike news segments
pablo escobar’s hippos
2021-09-24 18:23:03 +0000 UTCStrike news is a fantastic idea for a recurring segment, one that I certainly would appreciate!
Needs More Marxism
2021-09-23 03:01:07 +0000 UTCYES STRIKE NEWS!
Andrew Greenleaf
2021-09-23 00:47:32 +0000 UTCAs both a wobbly and an AFLCIO affiliated worker I love the strike news - keep that going!
Andrew Miller
2021-09-22 13:28:31 +0000 UTC
