Listen: If President Joe Biden was so Pro-Labor, Why Did Hard-Pressed Voters Reject His Heir Apparent?
President Joe Biden’s “pro-labor” record was widely touted ahead of the election—but failed to resonate with enough American voters struggling with a plethora of very real problems.
By Bob Hennelly
On this episode of “We Decide: America at the Crossroads 2024 from WBAI and the Pacifica Radio Network hosted by Jenna Flanagan—we’re going down to North Carolina to see just what activists working with the Rev. Dr. William Barber and the Moral Monday movement are doing to bring more transparency to what they contend is an ongoing anti-democratic power grab by the state GOP.
We also continue to explore the disconnect between the way Beltway Democrats and campaign consultants saw the U.S. economy and actual voters ahead of the November election. James Parrott, senior advisor fellow at the Center for New York City at The New School, discusses if President Joe Biden was so pro-labor, why did millions of low-wage and low-wealth reject Vice-President Kamala Harris and embrace President-Elect Donald Trump?
We also get a live update from UAW Local 21-79 members who went on strike at the world-famous Strand Book Store in Lower Manhattan.
Pacifica Affiliate Manager and correspondent Ursula Ruedenberg brings us the uplifting story of how one Iowa County voted to raise taxes on itself to fund longterm land conservation efforts.
And last, but not least, we dig further into how the 2024 election played out with Native Americans and rural America with John Kane, Native American broadcaster and activist. Kane speaks to us from his home on the Seneca Nation territory in Upstate New York. He is joined by Teresa Purcell, a longtime progressive political consultant specializing in mobilizing rural communities, and founder and CEO of the Rural Strong Network. Purcell is based in Washington State and got up very early for us! Thank you, Teresa!
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