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One of the most union-dense states in the country has signed into law so-called “right to work” legislation that make it harder for unions to collect dues. So, what happened? We talk to union activists in Michigan, and Jane Slaughter of Labor Notes. Then: a federal judge has just signed off on an agreement that will … Continued
With Host Brian Edwards Tiekert
Trans Pacific Partnership agreement; Ben Beachy,Research Director with Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch Have You Seen Marie? ; Sandra Cisneros , trail-blazing Chicana author who launched her career with The House on Mango Street has a new illustrated book out called Have you seen Marie?
Meteorologist Jan Null on the “atmospheric river” weather pattern hitting California this weekend, how a more prolonged version once turned the central valley into a 6,000-square mile lake, and how climate change could make the next one even worse. Sonali Kolhatkar interviews Alternet.org editor Adele Stan about the unbearable whiteness of the GOP: 19 white … Continued
