Author: Laura Flanders

New Labor Movements, New Labor Coverage: Sarah Jaffe – Laura Flanders Show

New Labor Movements, New Labor Coverage: Sarah Jaffe – Laura Flanders Show

Posted by | Oct 22, 2015 | , |

Last week fast food workers around the nation staged a one-day strike. In cities like Indianapolis, New York, Tampa, Chicago, and Detroit, workers demanded $15/hr, up from their minimum-wage, $7.25/hr that barely, if at all, covers living expenses. 1,000 restaurants and stores in 58 cities were affected by workers striking; a record high for employees at low-wage jobs, like Wal-Mart and fast-food franchises, who began protesting their minimum-wage salaries late last year. Considering the gloomy state of labor, these strikes offer a glimmer of hope in an industry where, traditionally, workers had little bargaining power and feared recrimination. –...

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Ending Mass Incarceration: Bryan Stevenson – Laura Flanders Show

Ending Mass Incarceration: Bryan Stevenson – Laura Flanders Show

Posted by | Oct 20, 2015 | , |

Mercy – more and more people are talking about it in the context of the masses of Americans incarcerated. but is mercy enough? Bryan Stevenson of the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama, has done a lot to push this debate to the front. And we look deeper at the Equal Justice Initiative’s work to address the history of slavery and lynchings with a short film by artist Molly Crabapple. All this, and Laura discusses how to end isolation, both in prisons and outside. – Laura Flanders...

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