The Truth About The West Virginia Strike That The Media Won't Tell You Graham Elwood

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Channel: Graham Elwood · 2018 · News & Politics

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The Truth About The West Virginia Teacher Strike That The Media Won't Tell You | Graham Elwood

In this video, Graham Elwood examines an Intercept report on the West Virginia teacher strike, exploring worker solidarity, progressive populist candidates like Richard Ojeda, the failures of the Democratic Party, and the importance of labour movements in 2018.
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📚 Sources & Further Reading:
1. Wikipedia - 2018 West Virginia teachers' strike: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_West_Virginia_teachers%27_strike
2. Wikipedia - Richard Ojeda: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Ojeda
3. Wikipedia - The Intercept: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Intercept
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In this video I discuss the following: 
✅ Intercept report on the West Virginia teacher strike, wage increases, and public employee healthcare protection
✅ The rise of progressive populist candidates like Richard Ojeda in coal country and labor-focused politics
✅ Critiquing Democratic Party establishment failures, unbridled capitalism, and the necessity of worker solidarity in 2018

⏳ Timestamps: 
00:00 - Introduction & Intercept Report on the West Virginia Teacher Strike
01:30 - Teacher Pay Demands, PEIA Healthcare, and Worker Solidarity in Coal Country
05:00 - Richard Ojeda, Progressive Populism, and Reshaping Politics in Red States
09:30 - Democratic Party Establishment Failures, Corporate Complicity, and Supporting Labor Movements

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