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How We Got Here, Part 4: Disempowerment and Debt
Many Americans are in deep debt. Household debt has reached an all time high at over $14 trillion. This means many workers have to do a lot more just…
5 years, 6 months ago
How We Got Here, Part 3: The Road to Shareholder Capitalism
Big companies spend more of their profits on enriching shareholders and executives than they do on increasing compensation for employees. Today, we t…
5 years, 6 months ago
How We Got Here, Part 2: The Attack on Worker Power
Only 1 in 10 workers in America are part of a union. And for many people, having one would make it a lot easier to advocate for better pay and protec…
5 years, 6 months ago
How We Got Here, Part 1: The 'Great Risk Shift' From Companies To Workers
Tens of millions of people in the US are either out of a job or still working without meaningful protections, benefits, or wage increases. And if som…
5 years, 6 months ago
Workers Have Lost Benefits, Power, And Protections
On Monday, we're airing the first in a special five-part series by KQED reporter Sam Harnett and editor Alan Montecillo. It digs into how workers in …
5 years, 6 months ago
The People of Color Tasked With 'Fixing' Silicon Valley's Race Problem
Tech companies in Silicon Valley are turning to Black employees and other workers of color to help them respond to Black Lives Matter protests nation…
5 years, 6 months ago
Why Are Bay Area Hospitals Still Struggling To Get Personal Protective Gear?
New records obtained by KQED show local Bay Area hospitals have reported supply chain problems and the need for support and equipment from public age…
5 years, 6 months ago
The COVID-19 Outbreak At San Quentin State Prison
Within one week in June, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases at San Quentin State Prison grew more than 700 percent. Prison authorities have now r…
5 years, 6 months ago
Artists Reimagine Where Money Goes in A Police-Free Oakland
In Oakland, a city that’s seen school closures and a rapid rise in homelessness in recent years, the police budget takes up around 44% of the general…
5 years, 6 months ago
'This Is A Fight For Everyone': Asian Parents And Black Lives Matter
Growing up, Sarah Mizes-Tan's father encouraged her to always stand up to anti-Asian racism whenever she saw it. That's because he had experienced di…
5 years, 6 months ago