Behind the News: Railroad Workers w/ Ron Kaminkow & Kari Lydersen
Plus Jamie Webster on energy in western Europe.
February 27, 2023
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February 27, 2023
Behind the News: Railroad Workers w/ Ron Kaminkow & Kari Lydersen
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<p>Doug speaks with <a href="https://www.bcg.com/about/people/experts/jamie-webster" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Jamie Webster</a> of BCG about western Europe’s energy situation. Then Kari Lydersen, author of <a href="https://inthesetimes.com/article/nationalize-the-railroads-workers-on-strike-biden-wages" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">a recent <em>In These Times</em> article</a>, and Ron Kaminkow, locomotive engineer and organizer with <a href="https://www.railroadworkersunited.org" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Railroad Workers United</a>, talk about the miseries of the industry and why it should be nationalized.</p><br /><p><em>Behind the News</em>, hosted by Doug Henwood, covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global. Find the archive here: <a href="https://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/Radio.html" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/Radio.html</a></p>
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