A Dictator Goes on Trial and Hamilton Nolan: The Hammer: Power, Inequality, and the Struggle for the Soul of Labor

Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernandez goes on trial this month in New York for drug trafficking. Honduran workers faced repression, corruption and forced migration during his reign. We’ll ask whether the US and Canada should be held accountable for supporting his regime. Then, we’ll talk to journalist Hamilton Nolan, about his new book: The Hammer: Power, Inequality, and the Struggle for the Soul of Labor. He thinks Organized labor could change the economic and social course of American life – but it needs to get out of its own way. Our feature is Know Your Rights with Michael Amash.


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