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Author Chris Hedges Says Corporations Are Destroying The American Dream

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Tags: Chris Hedges, Joe Sacco, Days of Destruction Days of Revolt, Immokalee, farmworkers, middle class, corporations, WMNF, Rob Lorei

Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. On the first part of the program this morning- an interview with Pulitzer Prize winning reporter Chris Hedges. For almost 20 years he covered conflicts in Central America, the Middle East, Africa and The Balkans. He’s written a number of best selling books including Death of the Liberal Class and War is a Force that Gives Us Meaning.

His latest book is DAYS OF DESTRUCTION DAYS OF REVOLT (NationBooks) . He and illustrator Joe Sacco ta...

Farmworkers continue Publix protests in St. Petersburg listen

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Tags: Immokalee, Publix, CIW, fair wages, fair food, Coalition of Immokalee Workers

Farm workers remain in a stand-off with Publix regarding a penny per pound increase in the cost of tomatoes. Publix refuses to compromise, but protesters are not backing down anytime soon.

The Coalition of Immokalee Workers and their supporters protested in front of two St. Petersburg Publix Supermarkets Saturday. The group brandished signs reading “Publix Profits from Poverty” and others with similar messages. They wore mocking green shirts that said “Poverty” instead of “Publix” and t...