We welcome your comments via text. That is 202 7488003. Tell us your name and where you are texting from and you can post your comments on facebook, x and instagram cspanwj. The Biggest Challenges you see facing American Workers, things like job security, pay, remote work, unions, etc. 202 7488000 is the line to use for those of you who are working. 202 7488001, if you are unemployed or looking for work. We will get to your comments and suggestions momentarily on washington journal. We will start with nerd while its look at seven stats about American Workers. They do a lot of financial facts. Labor day snaps not, seven thats about American Workers. When labor day became a federal holiday in 1894 before Artificial Intelligence and remote work, the American Workforce faced other significant disruptions. Workers were beginning to leave the farming jobs that up until the 1800s had made over half the work force. According to a 19 66 Wesleyan University study, many of those farmers as well a
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Now on bbc news, unspun world withjohn simpson. Hello, and thanks forjoining me for unspun world here at the bbc s london headquarters. The world is in a parlous state, we know that. But supposing the main, the dominant western country, the United States, were to be run by a man who had Open Contempt for nato, admired Vladimir Putin and kimjong un, but seemed to be spoiling for a fight with china. Well, according to one opinion poll this week, that man could be ten points ahead ofjoe biden in the opinion polls. Well, in one opinion poll. That could easily be an anomaly. Yet none of the western governments whose doings i monitor on a daily basis seems to have made the slightest preparation for the possibility that donald trump might very well be back in office in 16 months time. Do me a favour. Just get your union guys, your leaders, to endorse me. Cheering. Other, that is, than to pray it doesnt happen. The odds are still probably slightly against a trump victory, but it would create a
I monitor on a daily basis seems to have made the slightest preparation for the possibility that donald trump might very well be back in office in 16 months time. Do me a favour. Just get your union guys, your leaders, to endorse me. Cheering. Other, that is, than to pray it doesnt happen. The odds are still probably slightly against a trump victory, but it would create a massive upheaval, not least in russias war against ukraine. Only three months ago in that war, Vladimir Putin seemed to be on the ropes as a result of the mutiny by his most effective ally, Yevgeny Prigozhin. But now. Theres lots of distrust and also fear from people who are close enough to mr putin that something that happened to prigozhin could happen to them if they disappoint the big boss. 70 years after women got the vote in mexico, the two main candidates at next years election will, as things stand, both be women. What effect will that have on a country so traditionally macho . Theres been a real push to make s