Episode

11/29 Dave Zirin: How Union Leader Marvin Miller Saved Baseball & Alan Charney: Grand Bargain Organizing

November 29, 2012

The Nation’s Sports Editor, talked with Sam about the legacy of Marvin Miller, the legendary leader of the Major League Baseball Player’s Association,
explained how horribly Baseball players were treated before Miller began organizing them, the travesty of Miller not being in the Baseball Hall of Fame and will there be a NHL season?

Alan Charney of USAction, explained what progressive groups are doing to keep the pressure on Congress for tax increases on the wealthy and to protect the social safety net and why how Obama is important.

And keep the conversation going on the morning thread! 

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