http://www.democracynow.org/2012/9/11/chris_hedges_dems_owe_chicago_public
As the Chicago public
school teachers’ strike enters its second day, we’re joined by the
journalist and author Chris Hedges. “The teacher strike in Chicago is
arguably one of the most important labor actions in probably decades,”
Hedges says. “If it does not prevail, you can be certain that the
template for the attack on the union will be carried out across the
country against other teachers unions and against the last redoubt of
union activity, which is in the public sector of course, fireman and
police.” Hedges continues, “It is always the ruling class that
determines the parameters of rebellion and resistance. And the Chicago
strike illustrates the bankruptcy of both traditional labor and the
Democratic Party. And that is why the Occupy movement was so important.”
Hedges is the author of the new book with illustrator Joe Sacco, "Days
of Destruction, Days of Revolt.” [Transcript to come. Check back soon.]
Guest:
Chris Hedges,
senior fellow at the Nation Institute. A former foreign correspondent
for the New York Times, he was part of a team of reporters awarded a
Pulitzer Prize in 2002 for the paper’s coverage of global terrorism. He
is the author of the new book, "Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt,"
with illustrator Joe Sacco.
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