Kshama Sawant is a real one. Proven effectiveness as a worker advocate is a rare find--she fights smart and she fights hard, and she's 100% committed to the cause, not some ladder-climber interested in becoming a political icon or a talking head. So rare to hear from people like Ralph and Kshama...people with actual principles.
Also...Mark Fisher is no Mark Fisher...if you all get the reference. It's clear he's hedging to be friendly to the bosses. I study work for a living and he omitted a lot of the facts on alternative work arrangements, and fudged a lot of the virtues of in-person work. The real Mark Fisher never would have done that.
Thanks to all who have participated in this discussion. Professor Michael Hudson and Professor Richard Wolff economics have given expertise on these policies of corporate powers with politicians who are being bought on both sides Republicans and Democrats and groups of lobbying power. Aipec lobbying on both sides exists, and the wars of the Pentagon, the military complex, continue in Gaza and Ukraine with over 950 military bases in existence. The United States, the European Union and its allies, Nato, the World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund with coups still created. China has a socialist economy.
The underlying assumption by The Washington Post reporter about working from home is that companies actually care about workers' lives they care about the bottom line and the drive for profit. And all of the problems that were pointed out relate to losses and profit some of them downright false like the necessity of using computer telephone answering systems instead of directing the calls to a worker at home. And also ignores the reality of online Communications in terms of having meetings and interacting. Many of us make our friends online in social media groups. Even doctors in healthcare workers are using video appointments more and more. The drive to get working people back into the office has nothing to do with their social health or concerns for them as people and everything to do with profit and worker control
I know it was quite a dichotomy (the two guests) the first seemed to make us believe that we're things essentially to a corporation (closer to the truth), the latter was telling us how concerned our employers are about how and where we work! Why don't we have 6-8 weeks paid vacations (like in Scandinavia) I wish had been asked haha, if employers care about us so much?!!
The young people are phone connected, not face connected. Any brilliant notion can be shared in a moment several different ways. The hypothetical face to face kismet is in contrast to the actual heavy lift it is to arrive on the premises, at the appointed hour, day after day. But don't talk about how expensive it is to have a car to get you there. Wage slavery has you spending all your cash to keep a job that don't pay, so forget asking for a raise.
If we consider the case of the Labor Department, it is certainly true Mr. Trump's people did hurt labor law and workers could not obtain justice. On tap is a strong effort to declare the Wagner Act unconstitutional and gut the few remaining labor protections. This is a real difference in domestic policy between the parties, in contrast to the many similarities we observe across most all other policy dimensions.
Socialism is simply govt intervention in the free market, which every govt already does. It might benefit the worker it might not. Marxism requires a complete overthrow of capitalist relations, which would require mass participation. Not to mention complete chaos.
I wonder if Nader has ever gone on strike for an extended period. I doubt it. Demagogues are all the same, someone else always has to do the heavy lifting.
11:44 call it feudalism. Call it the master slave system. Take your pic. Regardless, we have had the same system for recorded time. We do not live in capitalism.
Yeah people don't get that. The free market is a hypothetical state which has never existed, the govt always shapes the economy for political purposes.
There are many methods of optimizing production and lowering the standard of living of workers. One of them is the filling of countries with migrants, and this needs to be talked about.
Not true, many countries import migrants, especially young migrants, to fill labor shortages and to prop up the failing welfare base due to an aging population. There is no real reason migration should lower living standards. Japan for instance refuses to import migrants and their living standards are declining as a result.
16:46 it is too bad you do not know what capital is. If you did, you would speak out for capitalism. Capital - cap i tal. Head or top, I am, tally. Capital is your brain, your muscles, what you produce. Criminals steel capital through unfair currency exchange.
NEVER MADE A FRIEND AT WORK, HATE DRIVING, EXHAUSTI G, EXPENSIVE, NEVER HAVE TIME FOR NOTHING ELSE 💩💩💩 CAN'T TALK ABOUT POLITICS, CAN'T TALK.,BOSS HATES!!!
Not true, Remote is better training more personal, talk to team all the time, eat better, private room in my home, even happen to work longer without the late driving, LOVE REMOTE🙏💙
Thank you all who contribute to this great show!! And thank you to a true American Hero Ralph Nader. 🇺🇸🙏🏼🙌🏽💯💯
Thanks for giving equal time to those who favor a democratic socialism.
Thank you for the quality program❤
Kshama Sawant is a real one. Proven effectiveness as a worker advocate is a rare find--she fights smart and she fights hard, and she's 100% committed to the cause, not some ladder-climber interested in becoming a political icon or a talking head.
So rare to hear from people like Ralph and Kshama...people with actual principles.
Also...Mark Fisher is no Mark Fisher...if you all get the reference. It's clear he's hedging to be friendly to the bosses. I study work for a living and he omitted a lot of the facts on alternative work arrangements, and fudged a lot of the virtues of in-person work. The real Mark Fisher never would have done that.
@falsificationism yeah I was surprised to see such a corporate toady on The Ralph Nader Radio Hour.
Thanks to all who have participated in this discussion.
Professor Michael Hudson and Professor Richard Wolff economics have given expertise on these policies of corporate powers with politicians who are being bought on both sides Republicans and Democrats and groups of lobbying power.
Aipec lobbying on both sides exists, and the wars of the Pentagon, the military complex, continue in Gaza and Ukraine with over 950 military bases in existence. The United States, the European Union and its allies, Nato, the World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund with coups still created.
China has a socialist economy.
The underlying assumption by The Washington Post reporter about working from home is that companies actually care about workers' lives they care about the bottom line and the drive for profit. And all of the problems that were pointed out relate to losses and profit some of them downright false like the necessity of using computer telephone answering systems instead of directing the calls to a worker at home. And also ignores the reality of online Communications in terms of having meetings and interacting. Many of us make our friends online in social media groups. Even doctors in healthcare workers are using video appointments more and more. The drive to get working people back into the office has nothing to do with their social health or concerns for them as people and everything to do with profit and worker control
I know it was quite a dichotomy (the two guests) the first seemed to make us believe that we're things essentially to a corporation (closer to the truth), the latter was telling us how concerned our employers are about how and where we work! Why don't we have 6-8 weeks paid vacations (like in Scandinavia) I wish had been asked haha, if employers care about us so much?!!
If you want to understand any problem in the United States, understand who stands to profit from the problem not who suffers the consequences
Yes, thank you very much for giving voice to socialism and to an exceptional leader.
Kshama is a dynamic speaker and a tough woman who gets things done!
She are BadAss, for sure.
HealingLoveALL
The young people are phone connected, not face connected. Any brilliant notion can be shared in a moment several different ways. The hypothetical face to face kismet is in contrast to the actual heavy lift it is to arrive on the premises, at the appointed hour, day after day. But don't talk about how expensive it is to have a car to get you there. Wage slavery has you spending all your cash to keep a job that don't pay, so forget asking for a raise.
If it wasn't for LONGSHOREMEN. AFL-CIO would have derailed N30 WTO shutdown in Seattle.
I stopped listening to David Feldman when he attacked Kshama for promoting violence.
Thanks
If we consider the case of the Labor Department, it is certainly true Mr. Trump's people did hurt labor law and workers could not obtain justice. On tap is a strong effort to declare the Wagner Act unconstitutional and gut the few remaining labor protections. This is a real difference in domestic policy between the parties, in contrast to the many similarities we observe across most all other policy dimensions.
Socialism is an ambiguous term. Isn't Kshama talking about Marxism?
The crux of real change is employee ownership so I totally agree with her.
Socialism is simply govt intervention in the free market, which every govt already does. It might benefit the worker it might not. Marxism requires a complete overthrow of capitalist relations, which would require mass participation. Not to mention complete chaos.
I wonder if Nader has ever gone on strike for an extended period. I doubt it. Demagogues are all the same, someone else always has to do the heavy lifting.
Talks alot hard to accomplish
20:36 ❤❤😂😂
AWESOME IT'S CAPITALISM
11:44 call it feudalism. Call it the master slave system. Take your pic. Regardless, we have had the same system for recorded time. We do not live in capitalism.
Yeah people don't get that. The free market is a hypothetical state which has never existed, the govt always shapes the economy for political purposes.
Not a politician seems like everyone is too much. You need leaders doing very important positive activities. TOO MUCH GLOBAL WARMING PROBLEM
What does Kshama think of Sean O'Brien talking at the RNC? I'm all for it. He asked both parties after all.
Hmm Reliable MASS TRANSIT?
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Jill Stein 2024
2:52 Kshama Sawant intro 4:05 Eugene Debs... 22:51 Bernie
I do not understand alot
There are many methods of optimizing production and lowering the standard of living of workers. One of them is the filling of countries with migrants, and this needs to be talked about.
Not true, many countries import migrants, especially young migrants, to fill labor shortages and to prop up the failing welfare base due to an aging population. There is no real reason migration should lower living standards. Japan for instance refuses to import migrants and their living standards are declining as a result.
18:29 when you “fight“ for something, you imply violence. You speak out.
16:46 it is too bad you do not know what capital is. If you did, you would speak out for capitalism.
Capital - cap i tal. Head or top, I am, tally. Capital is your brain, your muscles, what you produce.
Criminals steel capital through unfair currency exchange.
NEVER MADE A FRIEND AT WORK, HATE DRIVING, EXHAUSTI G, EXPENSIVE, NEVER HAVE TIME FOR NOTHING ELSE 💩💩💩
CAN'T TALK ABOUT POLITICS, CAN'T TALK.,BOSS HATES!!!
REMOTE IS GREAT🙏💙
Not true, Remote is better training more personal, talk to team all the time, eat better, private room in my home, even happen to work longer without the late driving, LOVE REMOTE🙏💙
Your Boss is the WARDEN😈
No BENIFIT
Office 💩 crap atmosphere
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Read the constitution. You have the right to collective bargaining.