A century ago labor issues were at the heart of American politics. How could American workers, increasingly employed by large corporations, escape “wage slavery” and be assured of an “American standard of living,” determined by morality and democratic politics and not just by the employer-dominated labor market? How could the rights of citizens be protected as the power of capital… return to article
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Reader Comments (1)Page 1 of 1 pagesSome strong suggestions, but still need some more oomph to get through the incredible amount of ignorance of their own interests plaguing the laborers in this country.
So many workers are sleep walking in the macho pseudo vision of the Bush regime. How do we awaken those who for some reason can’t see past the labor catastrophy we’re enduring these days?
Include but not really identify with mainstream Democratic Party structure?
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