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For Broadcast July 26 2019
Part 1
Arnie Arnesen and Scott Braddock
Discussion of the recent appearance of Robert Mueller’s testimony before Congress. No new information was disclosed, although Mueller made it very clear that Trump was not exonerated in any way. Mueller also made it very clear that he is concerned about past Russian interference in US elections, and ongoing interference.
Discussion of the detainment of the American Soccer player who was detained for weeks by the Border Patrol, simply because he looked like a Mexican.
Who will challenge John Cornyn for Senate seat. There are four challengers.
A federal judge had denied the request to keep Texas under federal supervision to monitor elections, even though the court admitted that Texas had a history of voter suppression.
Part 2
Arnie Arnesen and David Blustein
94.7% of jobs created today are short term.
The topic of discussion was on the Nature of Work, and its importance to humans’ mental and physical health. Americans miss stability and a shared sense of purpose in their jobs. The effect of the “gig” or “short term work” economy on all workers was discussed, and the subsequent effects of this on people. Many protections have been stripped from workers, traced back to Ronald Reagan who attacked unions, and caused a deregulation of protections for workers, and workers are being treated like fungible commodities Much work is outsourced and offshored. American workers have been ‘taught’ by politicians that this is the fault of ‘others’, that is, immigrants or outsiders. In addition to loss of earning power (lower wages), the gig economy has also had effects on health care coverage, and psychological effects on workers (relational gaps, length of relationships, etc. )
David Blustein is Professor in the Department of Counseling , Devvelopmet, and Educational Psychology in the Lynch School of Education at Boston College. He is the author of “The Psychology of Working: A new Perspective for Career Development, Counseling, and Public Policy” and the ” Importance work in and Age of Uncertainty: The Eroding Experience of Work in America.”
Keywords:
Work
Economics
Republicans
Democrats
Elections
