Episode 470: Arnie Arnesen Attitude May 21 2024

Attitude with Arnie Arnesen

Part 1:
We talk with Mel Goodman, National Security columnist at Counterpunch, former CIA analyst, adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins.
We discuss Pres. Biden's stance on Israel. We also discuss Israel's actions in Gaza, and the consequences. We discuss Iran, and Israel's push for an Iran war by its actions. The US needs a more stable relationship with both Iran and China. We also discuss the climate issues, and how Trump, a climate denier, is willing to let the fossil fuels companies run riot, making the climate crisis worse.
Part 2:
We talk with Robert Hennelly, a labor reporter and activist.
We discuss the defeat of the union organizing effort by UAW in the Mercedes plant in Alabama. The company illegally blocked efforts. We point out that there is a clear line from slavery, to Jim Crow, to current "right to work" laws prevalent in southern states. The low-wage cartel of governors supported the company because their budgets depend on the low-wage: attract more companies to set up in southern states. But more organizing, more union drives are needed. This company conceded on some issues, only because of the union organizing effort.
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