Your Call

On today's Your Call, we’ll have a conversation with Chris Hedges about his latest book with Joe Sacco, Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt.  Hedges says: “When everything becomes a commodity.. that you exploit until exhaustion or collapse, you eventually destroy human capital and you destroy the natural world and that’s what’s happening, that’s already happened to the working class.”  So is it time to revolt?  Join us at 10am PST or post a comment here.  It’s Your Call with Rose Aguilar, and you.

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On today's Your Call, as the Democratic National Convention is underway, we’ll talk about the Democratic Party.  Support for gay marriage, abortion rights, and organized labor have all been included in a draft of the party’s platform this year.  Who are the people standing behind the Democrats?  And how has support for President Obama changed since 2008?  Join us at 10am PST or post a comment here.  What does it mean to be a Democrat today?  It’s Your Call with Holly Kernan, and you.

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On today's Your Call, we’ll have a conversation about the role of unions in the presidential elections. Unions are spending more than $400M to help reelect President Obama. How are unions using their political dollars?  And what is it getting them? Join us at 10am PST or leave a comment here. What role should unions play  in electoral politics? It’s Your, with Rose Aguilar and you.

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On today's Your Call, on Labor Day, we’ll have a conversation with Simon Cordery, author of “Mother Jones: Raising Cain and Consciousness.” In 1902, she was called the most dangerous woman in America for her effective and creative labor organizing. How did she organize workers in early 20th century? And want can what can we learn from her activism? It’s Your Call, with me Rose Aguilar.

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Simon Cordery, chair of the History Department at Western Illinois University in Macomb, Illinois.