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Seattle is a crossroads for information, and a popular stop for the authors, politicians and pundits making news nationally and internationally.  American Podium will take you to the lecture halls and conference rooms where some of today's most fascinating speakers are sharing their thoughts and insights about what's going on in the world today.

American Podium: Jake Rosenfeld - What Unions No Longer Do
American Podium: Jake Rosenfeld - What Unions No Longer Do
3/6/201452:03

University of Washington Associate Professor of Sociology Jake Rosenfeld looks at the decline of labor unions and its effect on inequality in America in his book, What Unions No Longer Do.

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