In this week’s show, Professor Richard Wolff examines U.S. spending on war materials for Ukraine and Israel, Chinese Electric Vehicle imports and the U.S.’s protectionist response, the possible convergence of worker cooperatives as part of union negotiating strategies, and the impact of Harvard college workers voting overwhelmingly to join two unions. Finally, we interview author and union organizer, Kim Kelly.
Kim Kelly is a journalist, author, and third-generation union member based in Philadelphia. She is a a regular contributor to Teen Vogue, In These Times, the Baffler, Rolling Stone, and many more. Her first book, FIGHT LIKE HELL: The Untold History of American Labor, is out now via One Signal/Simon & Schuster.