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How The Pandemic Radicalized Workers | Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar

2022-08-25 News & Politics
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Krystal and Saagar are joined by journalist and show collaborator Max Alvarez to better understand how the covid pandemic radicalized essential workers To become a Breaking Points Premium Member and watch/listen to the show uncut and 1 hour early visit: https://breakingpoints.supercast.com/ To listen to Breaking Points as a podcast, check them out on Apple and Spotify Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breaking-points-with-krystal-and-saagar/id1570045623 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Kbsy61zJSzPxNZZ3PKbXl Merch: https://breaking-points.myshopify.com/ Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0E005CD6DBFF6D47 Max Alvarez: https://www.orbooks.com/catalog/the-work-of-living/

Top Comments (10)

@SeanMurphy00 2022-08-25

The pandemic didn’t radicalize workers it radicalized large corporations. What you’re seeing from employees and the average consumer is the pushback.

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@anonanon1604 2022-08-25

I think the lesson many Americans learned from the pandemic is "NEVER be essential" if you value your life and your family. Find a job where you don't actually do anything even remotely productive or necessary and you will be greatly rewarded for no reason.

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@1massboy 2022-08-25

While the pandemic was a terrible thing overall. The bright spot was people learn that corporations don’t give a crap about their employees. And that employees have to get together and form unions In order to get reasonable pay in treatment by their employers.

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@Ssickos7294 2022-08-25

Corporations will drop you just like that if they’re not making enough money. Nothing has changed:

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@Buckywunder 2022-08-25

Bought Max's ebook right away! Awesome job, Max!

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@rebeccajohnson523 2022-08-25

Love max! I really appreciate having someone who speaks so well representing people like myself and most of the people in my community and really throughout the country. Keep doing the good work 👍

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@jamessilveria5148 2022-08-25

I remember that 15 minutes of solidarity. It was a good 15 minutes

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@IntegrationalEdu 2022-08-26

What a great-hearted soul Max is! Always an honor to hear him speak.

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@RoseyJohn1 2022-08-26

Max is so elegant with his delivery. His passion for people is very apparent and I wish his work the very best.

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@dab702_ 2022-08-26

How come non of those working people are truckers? They’re probably the most essential.

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