Chapter
Rejecting Division and the Fight for Inherent Rights
57:36 - 1:04:41 (07:05)
This podcast discusses the need for basic income, free college education, and universal healthcare as inherent rights, refusing to let attempts to divide people get in the way. The podcast highlights the importance of treating these rights as inherent and rejecting divisions in groups that may make sense at the time.
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The coal operators in West Virginia perceived the miners in the union as a threat seeking to dominate the coal industry in the state and the US.
57:36 - 59:58 (02:22)
Summary
The coal operators in West Virginia perceived the miners in the union as a threat seeking to dominate the coal industry in the state and the US. A magazine for coal company men even claimed that the strike on cabin and paint creeks was an armed insurrection orchestrated by union-hired agitators and reinforced by socialists, according to Robert Shogan's book, The Battle for Blair Mountain.
ChapterRejecting Division and the Fight for Inherent Rights
EpisodePart One: The Second American Civil War You Never Learned About
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The concept of workers being entitled to the full social value of their product implies that they should own the means of production.
59:58 - 1:01:05 (01:06)
Summary
The concept of workers being entitled to the full social value of their product implies that they should own the means of production. This idea was debated amongst union workers, with some advocating for workers to receive fair compensation for the profits generated from their work, not shareholders or corporate executives.
ChapterRejecting Division and the Fight for Inherent Rights
EpisodePart One: The Second American Civil War You Never Learned About
PodcastBehind the Bastards
This podcast episode ponders on the different divisions in society that could arise when implementing universal basic income and how it can only work when it is treated as an inherent right and when attempts to divide people are rejected.
1:01:05 - 1:04:41 (03:35)
Summary
This podcast episode ponders on the different divisions in society that could arise when implementing universal basic income and how it can only work when it is treated as an inherent right and when attempts to divide people are rejected.