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Beaten Down, Worked Up The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor

Steven Greenhouse

“A page-turning book that spans a century of worker strikes.... Engrossing, character-driven, panoramic.” — We live in an era of soaring corporate profits and anemic wage gains, one in which low-paid jobs and blighted blue-collar communities have become a common feature of our nation’s landscape. B...

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The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart

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The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart

The book was highlighted as a key lens for understanding the gap between Republican populist rhetoric and anti‑worker policies, with the author pointing out contradictions in statements versus actions on wages, safety standards, and union rights. The episode used its analysis to illustrate how the party’s rhetoric failed to translate into support for the nation’s forgotten workers.

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Episode: Trump, Vance, and The Republican Anti-Worker Playb...

The book examines the past, present, and future of American labor. It was discussed in relation to the disconnect between Republican populist rhetoric and anti-worker policies.

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Donald Trump and J.D. Vance talk a good ballgame. They talk the talk, but they don't walk the walk.

The Republican Party doesn't walk the walk. The judges they've appointed to the Supreme Court and other courts are quite anti-worker, anti-union.

Donald Trump says, I'm for the nation's forgotten men and women, but he didn't raise a finger to increase the minimum wage.

He says he's all for coal miners, but his administration actually weakened standards for safety for coal miners.

He said, I'm fighting hard for coal miners, yet the number of coal mining jobs dropped by 25% when he was president.

American History Tellers

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American History Tellers

The book discussed the history of unions and worker power in America, analyzing factors that caused their decline such as globalization and the gig economy, alongside the current resurgence of labor momentum.

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And in his latest book, Beaten Down, Worked Up, The Past, Present and Future of American Labor, he writes about the history of unions and worker power in America and the factors that have fueled its d...

— Episode: The Legacy of The Triangle Fire | 5

Episode: The Legacy of The Triangle Fire | 5

The book discussed the history of unions and worker power in America, analyzing factors that caused their decline such as globalization and the gig economy, alongside the current resurgence of labor momentum.

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And in his latest book, Beaten Down, Worked Up, The Past, Present and Future of American Labor, he writes about the history of unions and worker power in America and the factors that have fueled its decline, like globalization, the gig economy, and what he calls America's corporate war against labor unions.

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