Leonard Lopate at Large

Mon, Nov 20, 2023 13:00 PM

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Race, Class, and Gender - . “Michael Zweig has produced an important educational resource for young labor, racial justice, and environmental activists by providing a clearly written, well

Synopsis: Race, Class, and Gender -. “Michael Zweig has produced an important educational resource for young labor, racial justice, and environmental activists by providing a clearly written, well-documented account of the economic, political, and historical forces driving social events -. —Bill Fletcher, Jr., past president, TransAfrica; former education director of the AFL-CIO; consultant to union and racial justice strategic campaigns; co. "A new wave of activists against inequality, racism, patriarchy, environmental destruction, and homophobia is arising in America. But when mainstream economics informs these struggles, the cupboard is often bare, the issues seen, if at all, as except -. —Everett Ehrlich, U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs from 1994 to 1997 - . "In this deep and rich study, Michael Zweig shows how the capitalist class maintains power by seeding and exploiting division along lines of race, gender, nationality, religion, and belief. In examining movements of the past and present, this work cha -. —Sara Nelson, president Association of Flight Attendants, Communications Workers of America -

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