Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20120605:16:02:00
>> and it's also refocused the national consciousness on labor and what it means for the economic health of this country. i thought this was a great op-ed in "the new york times" today, quoting timothy noah, who is author of "the great divergence." draw one line on a graph charting the decline in union membership, then superimpose a second line charting the decline in middle class income share, writes noah, and you will find that the two lines are nearly identical. richard freeman a harvard economist, has estimated that the decline of unions explains about 20% of the income gap. as we have see...
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