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]]> By: rc21 http://www.radioopensource.org/race-and-class/#comment-65890 rc21 Wed, 27 Sep 2006 00:23:17 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/race-and-class-mondays/#comment-65890 Or we could stop letting illegal aliens come into the country. They take these jobs for low wages. If companies did not have such a cheap source of labor,they might raise the wages of these jobs,making them a bit more desirable for the American worker. Or we could stop letting illegal aliens come into the country. They take these jobs for low wages. If companies did not have such a cheap source of labor,they might raise the wages of these jobs,making them a bit more desirable for the American worker.

]]> By: jdslavin http://www.radioopensource.org/race-and-class/#comment-65889 jdslavin Tue, 26 Sep 2006 19:37:58 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/race-and-class-mondays/#comment-65889 I start with the disclaimer that I only caught bits and pieces of this program. What I did hear, however, seemed to miss some fundamental points on the nature of our economy. So often in such discussions the focus is on things that individuals can do to "get ahead" or "raise themselves out of poverty", etc. I think this misses that fact that our economy is structured in such a way that we depend on having people filling those low wage jobs. If one person gets ahead, someone else will need to work that dead-end job. What if everyone had at least a master's degree? Then we'd have people with master's degrees flipping hamburgers and picking up trash. The question to me is how to redistribute wealth and power in our society so that the worst jobs are not so bad. As a consequence probably the coporate execs would have to give up some of their fabulous wealth. Of course such proposals are typically labelled class warfare in the U.S.... I start with the disclaimer that I only caught bits and pieces of this program. What I did hear, however, seemed to miss some fundamental points on the nature of our economy. So often in such discussions the focus is on things that individuals can do to “get ahead” or “raise themselves out of poverty”, etc. I think this misses that fact that our economy is structured in such a way that we depend on having people filling those low wage jobs. If one person gets ahead, someone else will need to work that dead-end job. What if everyone had at least a master’s degree? Then we’d have people with master’s degrees flipping hamburgers and picking up trash. The question to me is how to redistribute wealth and power in our society so that the worst jobs are not so bad. As a consequence probably the coporate execs would have to give up some of their fabulous wealth. Of course such proposals are typically labelled class warfare in the U.S….

]]> By: rc21 http://www.radioopensource.org/race-and-class/#comment-65888 rc21 Mon, 25 Sep 2006 13:10:44 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/race-and-class-mondays/#comment-65888 The Georgia bill is on appeal now. If the state will deliver free ID's to each GA resident than I think it is a great idea. Why should anyone object,unless it is their desire to see voter fraud continue. The Georgia bill is on appeal now. If the state will deliver free ID’s to each GA resident than I think it is a great idea. Why should anyone object,unless it is their desire to see voter fraud continue.

]]> By: Schumolberry http://www.radioopensource.org/race-and-class/#comment-65887 Schumolberry Sat, 02 Sep 2006 13:32:56 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/race-and-class-mondays/#comment-65887 Until about mid week a rundown of the NOW show I mentioned in the post before last can be found at http://www.pbs.org/now/ For podcasts see "NOW on Demand" bottom right; or for gen info on this show in the future use the search...for: "Election insight 2006" This show's transcripts (9/1) should be up around Thur http://www.pbs.org/now/thisweek/archive.html GA Representative Alisha Thomas Morgan (D - Atlanta) [Cobb County] spoke very insightfully on this show...and very directly to the vote disenfranchisement issue. I'm going to check to see if her radio talk show will stream. Until about mid week a rundown of the NOW show I mentioned in the post before last can be found at http://www.pbs.org/now/

For podcasts see “NOW on Demand” bottom right; or for gen info on this show in the future use the search…for: “Election insight 2006″

This show’s transcripts (9/1) should be up around Thur

http://www.pbs.org/now/thisweek/archive.html

GA Representative Alisha Thomas Morgan (D – Atlanta) [Cobb County]

spoke very insightfully on this show…and very directly to the vote disenfranchisement issue. I’m going to check to see if her radio talk show will stream.

]]> By: Schumolberry http://www.radioopensource.org/race-and-class/#comment-65886 Schumolberry Sat, 02 Sep 2006 13:11:23 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/race-and-class-mondays/#comment-65886 To be fair to NOW they <i>did</i> let Senator Stanton speak his rationale for the photo ID requirement law. Ostensibly according to his account of course he was not supporting restriction of access to voting. I am not convinced. To be fair to NOW they did let Senator Stanton speak his rationale for the photo ID requirement law. Ostensibly according to his account of course he was not supporting restriction of access to voting.

I am not convinced.

]]> By: Schumolberry http://www.radioopensource.org/race-and-class/#comment-65885 Schumolberry Sat, 02 Sep 2006 13:03:00 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/race-and-class-mondays/#comment-65885 "But let’s suppose the poor somehow rally around some cause celebre and start marching in the streets. Is this country even capable of listening any more? Will we be marching with them or aiming our water cannons at them?" Since the last post up there ATC had two pastors on on one show, one from Atlanta one from Philly I think. IIRC it was the pastor from Philly who had crashed the NT all around the lamppost. Maybe there'll be a reaction against the "abundant life" rs who try to justify cheap resource extraction for <i>us</i> and low, low wages for <i>them.</i> It's a long road but they do continue to go with the program. The other cause might be a reaction against scapegoating. The world seems full of it. Do I remember this correctly--does the Iranian prez deny the holocaust? Also, as portrayed by NOW last night you have these guys like GA's Senator Staton who have IMO come out with the weirdest justifications for obstacles to voting one can imagine. Perhaps there'll be a reaction against this. In the long run, when you take away the vote...you're subtracting attributes from a class you want to scapegoat. Or there might be reaction against meritocracy. Or maybe we'll all learn how to patiently talk sense to the abundant lifers. “But let’s suppose the poor somehow rally around some cause celebre and start marching in the streets. Is this country even capable of listening any more? Will we be marching with them or aiming our water cannons at them?”

Since the last post up there ATC had two pastors on on one show, one from Atlanta one from Philly I think. IIRC it was the pastor from Philly who had crashed the NT all around the lamppost. Maybe there’ll be a reaction against the “abundant life” rs who try to justify cheap resource extraction for us and low, low wages for them. It’s a long road but they do continue to go with the program.

The other cause might be a reaction against scapegoating. The world seems full of it. Do I remember this correctly–does the Iranian prez deny the holocaust?

Also, as portrayed by NOW last night you have these guys like GA’s Senator Staton who have IMO come out with the weirdest justifications for obstacles to voting one can imagine. Perhaps there’ll be a reaction against this. In the long run, when you take away the vote…you’re subtracting attributes from a class you want to scapegoat.

Or there might be reaction against meritocracy.

Or maybe we’ll all learn how to patiently talk sense to the abundant lifers.

]]> By: Erica http://www.radioopensource.org/race-and-class/#comment-65884 Erica Wed, 02 Nov 2005 22:11:01 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/race-and-class-mondays/#comment-65884 I haven't had the chance to look back over the archives but I assume you guys know about local orgs like United for a Fair Economy, etc., doing lots of excellent work on these issues. I used to work in this field, if you don't feel uber-connected already I'm happy to list some folks who'd be good to talk to. Also, my old advisor at Brandeis, Prof. Gordie Fellman, has a great take on class and its larger context. I haven’t had the chance to look back over the archives but I assume you guys know about local orgs like United for a Fair Economy, etc., doing lots of excellent work on these issues. I used to work in this field, if you don’t feel uber-connected already I’m happy to list some folks who’d be good to talk to. Also, my old advisor at Brandeis, Prof. Gordie Fellman, has a great take on class and its larger context.

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