Speaking of that what the hell happened to the Harriet Tubman 20 we were supposed to get rid of her mother would obama announced it with all the fanfare and everything how stereo typically american theres always some unforseen delays when it comes to black people getting their money the interesting thing how that where i mean how long we get away we only have about 2 years left of even using cash money so we dont wait until cash is banned before we put our africanamerican on the front house symbolically racist to show you that the cash is no longer acceptable in society weve put a black person on it. Moving on number 3 iran has a ton of oil not only do they have a lot of oil but they just discovered in oil field with 50000000000 barrels or and Big Oil Still owns our government and number 4 israel. Israel doesnt like that theres a stable country in the middle and that doesnt have america standing on its face. Netanyahu is asking for war with iran for years remember when he spoke to the
Where companies, starting with the president of the United States really attacked workers and their unions. And then you tell hopeful stories about different creative and innovative ways that workers have been organizing in unions and other forms. And make policy recommendations. One of the things i have to say, a lot of books like this are criticized because they come up short on the policy recommendations but i hope we get into that because you really made quite a few, i thought, interesting suggestions on what might be done to restore the voice and power of workers in this country. Why dont you start by laying out where you see things right now . What is the status ofworking people in this country and their ability to shape their own lives at work . Sure. I covered it at the New York Times for 18 years. One of my concerns and interviewing people all over our nation is so many people have no idea what unions are and what unions do and how they help bring us the 40 hour work week and
Beaten, worked up. Guest thanks for the kind words, congressman. Great to speak with you. Host when i think about this book, i think about it as having three major parts after you sort of introduced the situation now, you do a really good job of talking about three stories about how workers struggle and built the middle class by organizing and bargaining through a lot of adversity and demanding policy changes. And then you go through a lot of thhard times is what i call the reagan era that we are still in where companies and starting with the president of the United States who attacked workers a lot in their unions and then you telling the hopeful stories about different creative and innovative ways and make some policy recommendations. A lot of books like this are criticized because they come up short on the policy recommendations i hope we get into that because you paid quite a few interesting suggestions on what might be done to restore the voice of power and workers in this country
So would i think about this book i see it is really having three major parts. After started you introduce the situation now, you do a really good job icing i think of talking about your stories about how workers struggle, really they themselves let the middle class from this country to a great extent by organizing and by striking and bargaining, for a lot of adversity in my demanding policy changes. And then you go through a lot of the hard times what i call the reagan era which i think we are still in. Where companies and starting with the president of the United States, really attacked or theres a lot in their unions. And then you tell a lot of hopeful stories about different creative and innovative ways that workers have been organizing in unions and other forms. And make some policy recommendations. One of the things i had to say is a lot of folks like this are criticized because they come up short on the policy recommendations but i hope we really get into that because you really
Future of the country i. Need to rethink that is drama. To me its all about a new i might show join me in the contest and beat up the. Post. Stocks fall into Oil Prices Surge as investors worry about new tensions between the u. S. And iran look at what exactly has markets concerned. Also on the show south africas struggling economy is bracing for yet another blow a 3rd junk status reading on its debt. And will hit the road in the u. S. And meet some hard travel amazon workers this is your d w Business Report im Stephen Beardsley in brylin good to have you with us. Global markets are watching closely as tensions rise in the middle east following the u. S. Killing of a top iranian general of special concern or oil the persian gulf is home to some of the Worlds Biggest Oil producers and theyre now in the middle of an escalating crisis. The u. S. Air strike has sparked concerns that regional tensions could escalate further but tension disrupting crude supplies the strait of hormuz located