College Athletes Look for Power in a Union
This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Student athletes want more than scholarships for their billion dollar labor, Dr Jill Stein and Aura Bogado respond to the State of the Union, why the Costco model beats the Walmart model, and arguably the most powerful progressive in the House retires.
This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Student athletes want more than scholarships for their billion dollar labor, Dr. Jill Stein and Aura Bogado respond to the State of the Union, why the Costco model beats the Wal-Mart model, and arguably the most powerful progressive in the House retires.
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Guests, in order of appearance: Peter Dreier, Ray Glier, Jill Stein, Aura Bogado and Robert Scheer.
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