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Before the 1980s, mass layoffs were often tied to economic recessions. Today, they are shrewd corporate strategy. Modern mass layoffs are connected to leveraged buyouts or stock buybacks. Steve’s guest, Les Leopold, explains how the process works and how it came to be through the maneuverings of Wall Street and the two political parties.

Les is the author of Wall Street’s War on Workers. He and Steve talk about the very real impact on people’s lives, from the coal miners of Mingo County, West Virginia, to Steve’s personal struggles after Verizon’s 2009 lay-offs. They discuss organizing, the value of a job guarantee, and intersectionality within a class analysis.

Les Leopold is executive director of the Labor Institute, which he co-founded in 1976. He has written several books on the finance sector’s looting of America. His upcoming book, Wall Street’s War on Workers, is being published by Chelsea Green Publishing. Follow his substack:
https://substack.com/@lesleopold1

@les_leopold on Twitter

00:15 Introduction and Personal Story
00:17 Guest Introduction: Les Leopold
00:38 Impact of Mass Layoffs and Wall Street's Role
01:20 Discussion on Les Leopold's Book
01:43 Personal Struggles and the Cruel Economy
02:35 The Role of Wall Street in Mass Layoffs
02:40 The Impact of Mass Layoffs on the Working Class
04:01 The Role of Leveraged Buyouts and Stock Buybacks
05:52 Discussion on Modern Monetary Theory
06:52 Critique of the Democratic Party's Approach to Wall Street
07:05 Discussion on the Role of Policy Choices in Mass Layoffs
08:04 The Impact of Deregulation and Policy Choices on Workers
09:25 Discussion on the Impact of Mass Layoffs on Voting Patterns
11:21 Critique of the Democratic Party's Approach to Working Class Issues
12:15 Discussion on the Role of Identity Politics in the Working Class Struggle
14:06 Case Study: Mingo County, West Virginia
19:12 Discussion on the Impact of Mass Layoffs on Political Engagement
21:46 Discussion on the Potential for Political Independence
24:38 Closing Remarks on the Importance of a Class-Based Analysis
25:14 Understanding Intersectionality and Class Struggle
25:37 The Impact of Class Reductionism
25:50 The Dangers of Neoliberal Identity Politics
26:37 Exploring the Perception of the Working Class
27:04 Investigating the Attitudes of the White Working Class
28:06 The Misconception of the 'Deplorables'
31:11 The Role of Intersectional Class Analysis
32:53 The Power of Trade Union Movement
33:27 The Importance of Intersectionality in the Workplace
34:35 Building Power through Successful Trade Union Organizing
37:57 The Role of Education in Building Power
44:23 Understanding Modern Monetary Theory
46:21 The Power of Education in Shaping the Economy
48:08 Closing Remarks and Future Directions
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