When All Else Is Out of Bounds, Zap Labor
From Nixon’s wage controls to today’s interest rate hikes, the fight against inflation has targeted labor.
Who would know, from much of the media coverage, that the protests that have been happening in Greece have to do with economics? Luckily Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! is on the story, to let us know that there has been a general strike over pension reform and privatization. Here's the introduction to the segment aired on Thursday:
Uprising in Greece
Protests, Riots, Strikes Enter 6th Day Following Fatal Police Shooting of Teen
Listen to the segment.
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