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The right-wing talks a big economic populist game, claiming that the working class is their chief concern. But their pro-worker words don't translate into pro-worker actions. During the first Trump administration, for instance, Republicans killed raising the minimum wage and created a higher threshold for workers to be eligible for overtime pay. Plus, Trump's Supreme Court justice selections represent the most anti-worker judges in a century. This week, we're joined by Steven Greenhouse, the labor and workplace reporter at the New York Times for 19 years, a senior fellow at the Century Foundation, and author of the book, Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor, as well as Heather Cox Richardson, author of Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America. Together, they examine the history of labor in the US and explore what populist rhetoric offers Americans when it's accompanied by policies that undermine workers. Follow The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart on social media for more:   > YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@weeklyshowpodcast > Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weeklyshowpodcast > TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@weeklyshowpodcast  > X: https://x.com/weeklyshowpod Host/Executive Producer – Jon Stewart Executive Producer – James Dixon Executive Producer – Chris McShane Executive Producer – Caity Gray Lead Producer – Lauren Walker Producer – Brittany Mehmedovic Video Editor & Engineer – Rob Vitolo Audio Editor & Engineer – Nicole Boyce Researcher/AP – Gillian Spear Music by Hansdle Hsu — This podcast is brought to you by: ZipRecruiter Try it for free at this exclusive web address: ziprecruiter.com/ZipWeekly   NetSuite For more info, head to netsuite.com/Weekly Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Steven Greenhouse, senior fellow at The Century Foundation, former longtime labor reporter at the New York Times and the author of Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor (Knopf, 2019) discusses the contrast in how Democrats and Republicans (including Project 2025) approach labor, and reflects on the legacy of the late labor organizer Jane McAlevey, who died recently. 

The GOP's 'Project 2025,' which offers a roadmap for a radically conservative government, speaks more to social issues and the culture wars than to the concerns of workers. 'On Today's Show:Steven Greenhouse, senior fellow at The Century Foundation, former longtime labor reporter at the New York Times and the author of Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor (Knopf, 2019) discusses the contrast in how Democrats and Republicans (including Project 2025) approach labor.

Steve Greenhouse, long-time labor reporter for the New York Times and author of Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present and Future of American Labor, discusses the impact of Covid on the American working class, the UAW-Big Three auto strike, challenges with organizing electric vehicles and other emerging clean-energy industries, union issues at Starbucks and much more.

For this week's episode of Off-Kilter, Rebecca sat down with longtime labor journalist Steven Greenhouse. He's someone who really needs no introduction after spending thirty-one years at the New York Times, eighteen of which he spent covering the labor beat, until 2014. He's also the author of The Big Squeeze: Tough Times for the American Worker and Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present and Future of American Labor. And these days he's a senior fellow at The Century Foundation, where he writes about wages and working conditions, labor organizing, and other workplace issues. In a conversation recorded the day after Labor Day, they had a far-ranging chat about the history of Labor Day in the United States; how he got into labor reporting; the rise of the U.S. labor movement and what's behind recent declines in union participation; some of the most exciting recent developments within American labor, including successful efforts to organize Starbucks and Amazon workers; why he's especially excited about worker-to-worker organizing as part of the future of the labor movement; and lots more. Links from this episode: Follow Steve on Twitter/X at @greenhousenyt Check out Steve's books The Big Squeeze: Tough Times for the American Worker and Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present and Future of American Labor Here's Steve's piece on worker-to-worker organizing and the future of American labor Here's his piece on union-busting at Starbucks and the holes in federal labor law that have been allowing it to happen And find all of Steve's writing for TCF here

The UAW strike against the Big Three automakers did not get resolved over the weekend, so picket lines and negotiations continue here in Detroit and around the country. On Detroit Today, we talk with Paul Eisenstein, senior contributing editor of Headlight.news, about ongoing contract negotiations and the UAW's demands. Then Steven Greenhosue, senior fellow at The Century Foundation and author of the book “Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor” joins the show to talk about what makes the UAW strikes historic and different from strikes in the past.

This week we look back on some of our favorite stories from a year that had us asking—sometimes with excitement and sometimes with exasperation—"What Next”? This episode originally aired April 4.   Few were betting that a group of workers on Staten Island could win union recognition at their Amazon warehouse. Now that they've done it, can they replicate this win at other shops across the country? And what will the nation's largest unions do to help Amazon workers join the labor movement?   Guest: Steven Greenhouse, senior fellow at the Century Foundation and author of Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor.   If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Dear Prudence—and you'll be supporting the work we do here on What Next. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to help support our work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we look back on some of our favorite stories from a year that had us asking—sometimes with excitement and sometimes with exasperation—"What Next”? This episode originally aired March 21.   Few were betting that a group of workers on Staten Island could win union recognition at their Amazon warehouse. Now that they've done it, can they replicate this win at other shops across the country? And what will the nation's largest unions do to help Amazon workers join the labor movement?   Guest: Steven Greenhouse, senior fellow at the Century Foundation and author of Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor.   If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Dear Prudence—and you'll be supporting the work we do here on What Next. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to help support our work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we look back on some of our favorite stories from a year that had us asking—sometimes with excitement and sometimes with exasperation—"What Next”? This episode originally aired April 4.   Few were betting that a group of workers on Staten Island could win union recognition at their Amazon warehouse. Now that they've done it, can they replicate this win at other shops across the country? And what will the nation's largest unions do to help Amazon workers join the labor movement?   Guest: Steven Greenhouse, senior fellow at the Century Foundation and author of Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor.   If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Dear Prudence—and you'll be supporting the work we do here on What Next. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to help support our work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A former labor reporter for the New York Times, he is surprisingly optimistic: “When the first Starbucks voted to unionize in Buffalo back in December, that was a humongous deal.” Humongous! (A word that does not appear in his most recent book, Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor.)

Few were betting that a group of workers on Staten Island could win union recognition at their Amazon warehouse. Now that they've done it, can they replicate this win at other shops across the country? And what will the nation's largest unions do to help Amazon workers join the labor movement? Guest: Steven Greenhouse, senior fellow at the Century Foundation and author of Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor. If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Dear Prudence—and you'll be supporting the work we do here on What Next. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to help support our work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Few were betting that a group of workers on Staten Island could win union recognition at their Amazon warehouse. Now that they've done it, can they replicate this win at other shops across the country? And what will the nation's largest unions do to help Amazon workers join the labor movement? Guest: Steven Greenhouse, senior fellow at the Century Foundation and author of Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor. If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Dear Prudence—and you'll be supporting the work we do here on What Next. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to help support our work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stand Up is a daily podcast. I book,host,edit, post and promote new episodes with brilliant guests every day. Please subscribe now for as little as 5$ and gain access to a community of over 800 awesome, curious, kind, funny, brilliant, generous souls Check out StandUpwithPete.com to learn more NEWS FROM Tuesday April 5 2022  34 minutes Steven Greenhouse is a senior fellow at The Century Foundation, where he writes about wages and working conditions, labor organizing, and other workplace issues. Before coming to The Century Foundation, he was a reporter for the New York Times for thirty-one years, spending his last nineteen years there as its labor and workplace reporter, before retiring from the paper in December 2014. He is the author of Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor, published by Alfred A. Knopf in 2019. As the New York Times' labor and workplace reporter from 1995 to 2014, he covered myriad topics, including conditions for the nation's farm workers, the Fight for $15, Walmart's locking in workers at night, the New York City transit strike, factory disasters in Bangladesh, and Scott Walker's push to cripple public employee unions. Greenhouse joined the New York Times in September 1983 as a business reporter, covering steel and other basic industries. He then spent two-and-a-half years as the newspaper's Midwestern business correspondent based in Chicago. In 1987, he moved to Paris, where he served as the New York Times' European economics correspondent, covering everything from Western Europe's economy to the collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe. After five years in Paris, he served as a New York Times correspondent in Washington for four years, covering economics and the Federal Reserve and then the U.S. Department of State and foreign affairs. Greenhouse's most recent book, Beaten Down, Worked Up, looks at key historic episodes that built the nation's labor unions and shows how unions and worker power helped build the world's largest, richest middle class as well as a fairer, more democratic America. The book explains how the decline of worker power in recent decades has hurt workers and the nation, fueling income inequality and weakening the voice of workers in politics and policymaking.  The book also examines the future of the labor movement, looking at new forms of worker power, such as the Fight for $15, the #RedforEd teachers' strikes, and some innovative efforts to lift Uber drivers and other gig workers. A native of Massapequa, New York, Greenhouse is a graduate of Wesleyan University (1973), the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism (1975), and NYU Law School, from which he graduated as class valedictorian in 1982. His first book, The Big Squeeze: Tough Times for the American Worker, was published in April 2008 by Knopf. It won the 2009 Sidney Hillman Book Prize for a non-fiction book that advances social justice. Greenhouse has also been honored with the Society of Professional Journalists Deadline Club award, a New York Press Club award, and a Gerald Loeb Award for Distinguished Business and Financial Reporting. He continues to freelance for, among others, the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, the New Yorker, the Guardian, the Atlantic, the American Prospect, the Columbia Journalism Review, AARP Magazine, and Nieman Reports.   1:05 Dr. Omékongo Dibinga is the UPstander. His life's mission is to inspire all across the globe to take a stand when they witness an injustice, no matter how small or large. He is a motivational speaker, trilingual poet, TV talk show host, rapper, and professor of cross-cultural communication at American University. His Urban Music Award winning work has best been described by Nikki Giovanni as “outstanding, exciting, and new while being very old.” His book, From the Limbs of My Poetree was described by Essence Magazine as “a remarkable and insightful collection of exquisite poetry that touches sacred places within your spirit.” He was one of 5 international recipients out of 750,000 to win the first ever “CNN iReport Spirit Award.” He has received over 1,000,000 views on CNN.com. Omékongo's writings and performances have appeared in O Magazine, as well as on TV and radio from CNN, BET, and the BBC to NPR, Music Choice, and Voice of America in millions of homes in over 150 countries. He has also written songs for major motion pictures as well as organizations such as NASA and the Enough! Project. He has spoken before the United Nations, partners with the State Department to conduct youth leadership trainings overseas, and speaks to leadership and youth student conferences across the country. 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Few were betting that a group of workers on Staten Island could win union recognition at their Amazon warehouse. Now that they've done it, can they replicate this win at other shops across the country? And what will the nation's largest unions do to help Amazon workers join the labor movement? Guest: Steven Greenhouse, senior fellow at the Century Foundation and author of Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor. If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Dear Prudence—and you'll be supporting the work we do here on What Next. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to help support our work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As they stand up, slow down, form unions, leave an abusive relationship or just stir up good trouble, the characters in this multi-generation novel entertain and enlighten, make us laugh and rage, and encourage us to love deeply, that we may continue the fight for justice. Praise for Standing Up: Tales of Struggle by Ellen Bravo and Larry Miller: A love story, a tale of parenting, friendship, and solidarity — and a wonderful depiction of stepping into power. Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, chair, Congressional Progressive Caucus I felt as if Norma Rae or Studs Turkel had written a novel. Steven Greenhouse, author of Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor Wonderful story of class, class struggle and regular people, about change and also joy. Bill Fletcher, Jr., author of The Man Who Fell Out of the Sky and Solidarity Divided These powerful tales of struggle will enrich our real and daily lives. Gloria Steinem, activist and author An essential novel for any union organizer or labor movement enthusiast. AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler Great storytelling about standing up to injustice, filled with hope, powered by love and interdependence. Ai-jen Poo, director of National Domestic Workers Association Buy your copy: http://hardballpress.com/fiction--poetry.html  About the Authors  Ellen Bravo is a lifelong activist, she is the former director of 9to5 (the group that inspired the movie,) and co-founder of Family Values @ Work, a network of state coalitions working for family-friendly policies. Ellen is the award-winning writer of three non-fiction books, including Taking on the Big Boys, or Why Feminism is Good for Families, Business and the Nation. Her first novel, Again and Again, won praise for being a “riveting page-turner that tackles some of the most important issues of our day — campus sexual violence, male privilege, and beltway politics.” Among her commendations is a Ford Foundation Visionary award.  For more information, visit https://ellenbravo.com/.  Larry Miller has lived in a number of cities as a union and community activist. Over the years he has been a member of 8 different union locals, including AFSCME, Machinists, Steelworkers, Teamsters, Transportation Workers Union and the Milwaukee Teachers Education Association. After being laid off in his late 30s, Larry got a college degree and then taught high school for Milwaukee Public Schools for 17 years. He loved learning from his students and delighted to see many of them fight for social justice. He also became an editor at Rethinking Schools. Standing Up: Tales of Struggle is published by Hard Ball Press Tim Sheard is the Executive Editor of Hard Ball Press Veteran nurse Timothy Sheard is a writer, publisher, mentor to writers and union organizer with the National Writers Union, UAW Local 1981. After writing 7 mystery novels featuring hospital custodian-shop steward Lenny Moss, he launched Hard Ball Press to help working class people write and publish their stories. Timothy believes that when workers write and tell their stories, they build rank and file solidarity and union power, as well strengthening the fight for social justice solidarity. Their stories help to combat the anti-labor and anti-working class assaults by the One Percent. Hard Ball Press is the premier publisher of working class life. You can watch EML's interview with Tim Sheard here: https://www.empathymedialab.com/post/pandemic-nurse-s-diary-a-tribute-to-healthcare-workers-fighting-covid-19  About Empathy Media Lab The Harmony of Interest Book Talk series explores ideas that positively shape our world.  Empathy Media Lab is produced by Evan Matthew Papp and we are a proud member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Support media, authors, artists, historians, and journalists, who are fighting to improve the prosperity of the working class.  All Links: https://wlo.link/@empathymedialab 

Award-winning journalist Steven Greenhouse was a reporter for the New York Times from 1983 to 2014—19 of those years covering labor and the workplace.Mr. Greenhouse has been honored with the Society of Professional Journalists Deadline Club award, a New York Press Club award, a Gerald Loeb Award for Distinguished Business and Financial Reporting, and the Hillman Prize for Book Journalism for his book The Big Squeeze: Tough Times for the American Worker.His latest book Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present and Future of American Labor is a wonderful read for any labor relations practitioner, or someone entering the field of labor relations—either on the employer side or the union side.In this episode of Labor Relations Radio, Mr. Greenhouse shares his perspective on a number of issues affecting unions in the past and present.You can follow Steven Greenhouse on Twitter at: @greenhousenyt

Award-winning journalist Steven Greenhouse was a reporter for the New York Times from 1983 to 2014—19 of those years covering labor and the workplace.He has been honored with the Society of Professional Journalists Deadline Club award, a New York Press Club award, a Gerald Loeb Award for Distinguished Business and Financial Reporting, and the Hillman Prize for Book Journalism for his book The Big Squeeze: Tough Times for the American Worker.His latest book Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present and Future of American Labor is a wonderful read for any labor relations practitioner, or someone entering the field of labor relations—either on the employer side or the union side.In this episode of Labor Relations Radio, Mr. Greenhouse shares his perspective on a number of issues affecting unions in the past and present.You can follow Steven Greenhouse on Twitter at: @greenhousenyt Get full access to LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest at laborunionnews.substack.com/subscribe

More than 30,000 Kaiser Permanente workers along the West Coast are expected to walk off the job on November 15, citing staffing and safety concerns. John Deere and Kellogg's employees have been striking for weeks.  “There's kind of this sense among workers across the United States that … they're owed big time because they worked so heroically during the pandemic. … They're also encouraged that, ‘Hey, we have President Joe Biden, who is clearly the most pro-worker, pro-union president since Franklin Roosevelt in the 1930s,'” says Steven Greenhouse, author of “Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor.”  For those who are still working — and back at the office — Press Play gets  tips on navigating potentially awkward moments with coworkers you haven't seen in a long time.  Tourists are now allowed to come into the U.S. if they show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative test taken within three days of their travel date. What does this mean for the holidays and economy?  Finally, Justine Bateman talks about her directorial debut, “Violet,” which focuses on a Hollywood producer who's battling the negative voices in her head.

Outgoing Congressman David Price Weighs in on Reconciliation Compromises This week, Democratic Congressman David Price of North Carolina announced his retirement after decades in office. He joined The Takeaway to discuss the present and future of his party. How Corporate Lobbying Influences Lawmakers Democrats are still in the process of negotiating their social spending bill which is proposed to spend $3.5 trillion over 10 years to pay for huge investments in climate change, child care, education and health care. For a look at lobbying on Capitol Hill, The Takeaway talks with Lee Drutman, Senior Fellow at New America and author of “The Business of America is Lobbying.”  New Poll Shows Black Adults Are Increasingly Dissatisfied With The Direction Of The Country A new poll found that Black adults have become increasingly dissatisfied with the direction the country is headed. To discuss the findings of the latest poll, we spoke with Alicia Garza, co-founder of the Black Lives Matter Global Network, and the head of the Black to the Future Action Fund. Labor Is Having a Moment  Workers at several prominent companies across the U.S. have been going on strike in recent weeks. For more on this, The Takeaway spoke to Steven Greenhouse, former New York Times labor reporter and the author of Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present and Future of American Labor.  For transcripts, see individual segment pages. 

Outgoing Congressman David Price Weighs in on Reconciliation Compromises This week, Democratic Congressman David Price of North Carolina announced his retirement after decades in office. He joined The Takeaway to discuss the present and future of his party. How Corporate Lobbying Influences Lawmakers Democrats are still in the process of negotiating their social spending bill which is proposed to spend $3.5 trillion over 10 years to pay for huge investments in climate change, child care, education and health care. For a look at lobbying on Capitol Hill, The Takeaway talks with Lee Drutman, Senior Fellow at New America and author of “The Business of America is Lobbying.”  New Poll Shows Black Adults Are Increasingly Dissatisfied With The Direction Of The Country A new poll found that Black adults have become increasingly dissatisfied with the direction the country is headed. To discuss the findings of the latest poll, we spoke with Alicia Garza, co-founder of the Black Lives Matter Global Network, and the head of the Black to the Future Action Fund. Labor Is Having a Moment  Workers at several prominent companies across the U.S. have been going on strike in recent weeks. For more on this, The Takeaway spoke to Steven Greenhouse, former New York Times labor reporter and the author of Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present and Future of American Labor.  For transcripts, see individual segment pages. 

In this episode of The Regular People Podcast I'm joined by Leslie. Leslie has a degree in Early Childhood Education and Development and works for a Head Start program. We discuss (in order): a bit about Leslie, Leslie's job working for a Head Start program, how low-income families need to somehow have open schedules to participate in Head Start, necessary social/emotional skills, speaking skills and tracking a child's progress through Head Start, teaching children vs teaching adults and how our view of responsibility shifts as kids get older, play and its purpose, does the Head Start program work?, whether just giving people money would be more effective, how hard is it to sign up for Head Start?, incompetent managers and the Peter Principle, the difference between the Head Start program and agencies that provide Head Start services, labor power and unions, the difficulty of forming unions, automation and the future of work, having a general strike, halbwissen and the bidirectional teaching relationship, Reaganomics and monopolies, the popularity of socialism, the benefits of being in a union, and Leslie's book recommendations. Books to read: Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor by Steven Greenhouse A Troublemaker's Handbook: How to Fight Back Where You Work - And Win! By Dan La Botz Understanding Socialism by Richard D. Wolff Authors to check out: Richard D. Wolff Robert Reich Documentaries to watch: Inequality for All Saving Capitalism --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theregularpeoplepodcast/support

Labor Unions Divided Over Vaccine Mandate The Takeaway turns to Steven Greenhouse, former New York Times labor reporter and the author of “Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present and Future of American Labor,” to talk us through these divisions in labor unions. We also speak with Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers, about the division on vaccine mandates that she's seeing among teachers unions across the country.  Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board Recommends Commutation for Julius Jones On Monday, the Oklahoma parole and pardon board heard the commutation hearing of Julius Jones. In a 3-1 vote the board recommended commuting Jones' death sentence to life with the possibility of parole. Jones, who was convicted of the 1999 killing of Paul Howell continues to maintain his innocence. The final decision now goes to Governor Kevin Stitt. Joining us to discuss the long road to this recent decision is Daniel Forkkio, CEO of Represent Justice, an organization that uses the power of the media to engage audiences in reimagining the justice system, and creating real demand for change. Black Homebuyers Are Being Left Out of Pandemic Housing Boom During the pandemic, there's been a massive real estate boom in the U.S., as many people looked to leave crowded cities like New York City for the suburbs. But for Black Americans, the boom has been more like a bust, as they've been priced out of this pandemic-fueled housing frenzy. Housing inequity is nothing new in this country; there's a deep history of discrimination in the housing market against Black Americans. For more on this, The Takeaway spoke to Anne Price, president of the Insight Center for Community Economic Development, and Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, professor of African American Studies at Princeton University and author of Race for Profit: How Banks and the Real Estate Industry Undermined Black Homeownership.  For transcripts, see individual segment pages.   

Labor Unions Divided Over Vaccine Mandate The Takeaway turns to Steven Greenhouse, former New York Times labor reporter and the author of “Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present and Future of American Labor,” to talk us through these divisions in labor unions. We also speak with Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers, about the division on vaccine mandates that she's seeing among teachers unions across the country.  Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board Recommends Commutation for Julius Jones On Monday, the Oklahoma parole and pardon board heard the commutation hearing of Julius Jones. In a 3-1 vote the board recommended commuting Jones' death sentence to life with the possibility of parole. Jones, who was convicted of the 1999 killing of Paul Howell continues to maintain his innocence. The final decision now goes to Governor Kevin Stitt. Joining us to discuss the long road to this recent decision is Daniel Forkkio, CEO of Represent Justice, an organization that uses the power of the media to engage audiences in reimagining the justice system, and creating real demand for change. Black Homebuyers Are Being Left Out of Pandemic Housing Boom During the pandemic, there's been a massive real estate boom in the U.S., as many people looked to leave crowded cities like New York City for the suburbs. But for Black Americans, the boom has been more like a bust, as they've been priced out of this pandemic-fueled housing frenzy. Housing inequity is nothing new in this country; there's a deep history of discrimination in the housing market against Black Americans. For more on this, The Takeaway spoke to Anne Price, president of the Insight Center for Community Economic Development, and Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, professor of African American Studies at Princeton University and author of Race for Profit: How Banks and the Real Estate Industry Undermined Black Homeownership.  For transcripts, see individual segment pages.   

The economy has fundamentally changed, and workers have been left behind. To get into why and how, and what we can do about it, I’ve invited Sara Horowitz. Sara is the founder and executive director of the Freelancers Union and author of the new book Mutualism: Building the Next Economy from the Ground Up. After listening, learn more at Sara's website www.build-mutualism.net. Praise For Mutualism: Building The Next Economy From The Ground Up… “Horowitz gives us the model to build our next progressive institutions. Her vision provides a path forward to build the next safety net that will meet the needs of all workers in the next economy—an economy that is already here!”—Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers “Horowitz, who had the brilliant idea of founding a union for freelancers, explains in this thoughtful book how in an age of huge economic turbulence, mutualism will play a major role in building a fairer nation for every American worker.”—Steven Greenhouse, author of Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor “In describing a mutualist sector, Horowitz draws on the collective economic development strategies used by cooperative, union, mutual, and faith-based movements. I’m particularly pleased that she includes the critical bridging roles A. Philip Randolph and Bayard Rustin played in connecting these movements during the civil rights era. This book provides wonderful insights for what to do now.”—Jessica Gordon-Nembhard, PhD, economist, John Jay College, CUNY “Horowitz offers readers an entirely new way to think about our needs as workers and citizens and about the institutions we might build to meet those needs. Here is the guidebook to a language and tradition that America must rediscover in order to thrive in the twenty-first century.”—Oren Cass, director of American Compass and author of The Once and Future Worker: A Vision for the Renewal of Work in America “In this powerful, deeply encouraging book, Sara Horowitz argues that while neither markets nor governments have been able to reduce inequality or increase inclusion, we have a third option: mutualism—or the creation of organizations that combine commitment to the public good with the ability to sustain themselves economically.”—Rebecca Henderson, economist, Harvard University --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alyssa-milano-sorry-not-sorry/message

This week Beth and Jess talk about the rights of essential workers as COVID infection rates continue to soar in many US states. To learn more, Jess speaks to Sharon Block, Executive Director of the Labor and Worklife Program at Harvard Law School. Sharon describes how we can give workers a bigger say over their work - and how the costs of the pandemic are being borne disproportionately by low-wage workers, a population made up primarily of women and workers of color. Jess and Sharon also explore police union reform, labor issues in the Presidential race, and changing campaign financing in the US.   Special thanks to Mike Boucher at Sonic Pictures for production support. LinksUS Workers Need More Power - The Washington PostThe Workplace Powers That Employees Need - The AtlanticWorker Power and Voice in the Pandemic Response - Clean Slate Project at Harvard Law SchoolBeaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor by Steven Greenhouse

Labor unions got us: The 40-hour work week. The Weekend. Pensions. Employer Health Coverage. Vacations. But the sustained GOP jihad on Unions has hurt. Bill talks to former NYT Labor reporter Steven Greenhouse about his new book, Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor. Plus Bill's take on the Nevada Caucus and how the party needs to think, not about stopping Bernie, but figuring out how to win with him. Today's Bill Press Pod is sponsored by all the fine labor unions that support the Bill Press Pod: LIUNA, (LIUNA.org) The Ironworkers, ( Ironworkers.org) Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers, (smart-union.org) The Steelworkers, (USW.org)The United Food and Commercial Workers, (UFCW.org)The Teamsters, (Teamster.org) and The American Federation of Teachers ( AFT.org ). We thank them for their support.

Labor writer, Steven Greenhouse, joins Ralph to discuss his new book “Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present and Future of American Labor.” Then Steve, David, and Ralph have a spirited discussion about how the 99% can wrest power from the 1%.

The institution of work is in a crisis in the US. Americans continue to believe in the value of hard work, but for far too many, hard work is insufficient to pay the bills. The 2016 election heightened attention to the white working class, the #MeToo movement pulled back the curtain on abuses many women experience at work, the role of immigrant workers has become a divisive flashpoint, and fears of an automation-induced jobs apocalypse abound. These current challenges have historical precedents. In an engaging new book, Beaten Down, Worked Up – The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor, veteran New York Times reporter Steven Greenhouse relates how working people organized to address similar challenges in the past, how the gains they achieved began to erode, and how working people today are again finding their voice. Like their predecessors, workers are uniting in common purpose to respond to today's challenges and demand a better world of work for themselves and for future generations. Enjoy this conversation with one of the nation's leading labor reporters discussing the past, present, and future of work in America and the role of working people in determining that future. This event features Steven Greenhouse (former reporter, The New York Times) and moderator Maureen Conway (Vice President for Policy Programs, The Aspen Institute; Executive Director, Economic Opportunities Program). This event is part of the Working in America series, an ongoing discussion series hosted by the Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program that highlights an array of critical issues affecting low- and moderate-income workers in the United States and ideas for improving and expanding economic opportunities for working people. We are grateful to the Ford Foundation, Prudential Financial, and the Walmart Foundation for their support of this series. For more information, visit as.pn/workinginamerica. The Economic Opportunities Program advances strategies, policies, and ideas to help low- and moderate-income people thrive in a changing economy. We recognize that race, gender, and place intersect with and intensify the challenge of economic inequality and we address these dynamics by advancing an inclusive vision of economic justice. For over 25 years, EOP has focused on expanding individuals' opportunities to connect to quality work, start businesses, and build economic stability that provides the freedom to pursue opportunity. Learn more at as.pn/eop.

In 1950, America had the richest middle class in the world, but now U.S. workers face wage stagnation and historic wealth inequality. That's according to Steven Greenhouse, author of “Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor."

On the 125th anniversary of Labor Day, the FOX News Rundown takes a deep look at America's labor movement. According to a recent Gallup report, union membership is at its lowest levels in 15 years. While candidates are still jockeying for the support of organized labor, it is unclear if those endorsements will have the same impact in 2020 as they had in prior elections. Steven Greenhouse, author of "Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor," joins FOX News Rundown host Dave Anthony to discuss the state of unions in America. Former NFL player and coach Tony Dungy and his wife Lauren have devoted much of their lives to family and football. On the FOX News Rundown, Tony and Lauren Dungy join FOX's Chris Foster to discuss their new children's book "Carson Chooses Forgiveness," their passion for adoption and the NFL season that kicks off later this week! Plus, commentary from author Matt Palumbo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices