Michael Zweig Class Race & Gender Part 2 MLR 7 14 24

Michael Zweig Class Race & Gender Part 2 MLR 7 14 24

Author: mark g gevaart July 14, 2024 Duration: 55:38

This episode is part two of my discussion with Michael Zweig who is the emeritus professor of economics and founding director of the Center for Study of Working Class Life at SUNY StoneyBrook in NY. We spoke with Michael in early February of 2024 about his most recent book Class, Race, And Gender Challenging The Injuries And Divisions of Capitalisim.

That first interview is linked here Michael Zweig My Labor Radio 2 4 2024.

In April of 2024 I met up with Michael Zweig in Chicago IL at the Labor Notes Conference 2024. On Saturday 4/20/24 we had a chance to sit down and talk further about his book and gain additional insight into the work he put into the pages of this amazingly informational book.

As always we provide links to our guests works for purchase from a Union Shop. Specifically Powell's Books in Portland OR.

The members who will process your order are represented by ILWU Local 5 in Portland

Michael Zweig's Printed Works are listed and linked here. You can also find his most recent work at his publishers website PM Press.

2023 - Class, Race, & Gender Challenging The Injuries And Divisions of Capitalisim 

2011 - Working Class Majority America's Best Kept Secret (There are 2 editions of this book)

2004 - What's Class Got To Do With It? American Society in The 21st Century

1991 - Religon And Economic Justice

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