Michelle Keller is a retiree of District Council 37 and President of the New York City Chapter of the Coalition of Labor Union Women AFLCIO. She joins us from New York City to discuss the outcome of a labor agreement which attempts to force New York City retirees to accept a privatized Medicare advantage program to access free care. Should this plan go forward, they would have to pay nearly $200 a month in order to secure traditional Medicare. The matter is now before the City Council which will vote on a proposal to change the Cityâs administrative code and allow this plan to go forward.
A declassified CIA document outlining their strategies for covert action in Angola in the 1970s offers lessons for the present.
Biden's popularity continues to decline. And unlike Will Smith, the "Build Back Better" President has shown little indication that he can generate the enthusiasm needed to reverse course.
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This weekâs featured scholar is Kathryn Benjamin Golden. Golden is Assistant Professor of Africana Studies at University of Delaware. Her article is ââArmed in the Great Swampâ: Fear, MaroonâŚ
In this series, we ask acclaimed authors to answer five questions about their book. This weekâs featured author is Carole Boyce Davies. Davies is the Frank H.T. Rhodes Professor of Humane Letters atâŚ
