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Madge is off Celebrating Martin Luther King Day with her black friend, Oprah Winnefield, so Richard Bluestein is covering for her today. Richard interviews Dorian Warren, A Political Science Professor who was instrumental in the Wal-Mart living wage controversy last year.It’s good so listen to it. Madge will be back TOmorrow.
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Madge is off Celebrating Martin Luther King Day with her black friend, Oprah Winnefield. Madge will be back tomorrow.
Special guest host Richard Bluestein interviews Dorian Warren, a Political Science Professor who was instrumental in the Wal-Mart living wage controversy last year.
Dorian’s academic background and how he got involved in the worker’s rights movement.
Trying to fight Walmart on a site-by-site basis.
Costco wages/benefits vs. Walmart’s.
Does the government subsidize Walmart’s healthcare benefits?
Other corporate offenders.
How healthcare became tied in with US jobs in the first place.
Dorian’s research interests.
What Dorian has observed about progressive federalism on the political left.
Political backlash?
Walmart as a political player.
How the Big Box movement made it to the Chicago political table.
The intentions behind the Big Box movement.
The future of the Big Box movement.
Living wages vs. no new jobs at all.
The appeal of Walmart.
Walmart’s new ad campaign.
Walmart’s computerized employee scheduling system.
Politicians that Dorian thinks are on the right track.
The new minimum wage.
San Fransisco’s minimum wage.
The middle class and salary.
Does trickle-down economics work?
Chinese worker abuse at Apple factories.
Politlcal bribery.
This site gives out campaign contribution information.
How to get politically involved.
More information on Walmart:
walmartwatch
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