13-20 Austerity Demands Cuts; Prosperity Demands a Bigger Pie
Channel: PopulistDialogues
Date: 2013-05-13

The Great Recession has created demands by both the American and world economic and political elites for the imposition of austerity polices, saying that we cannot afford benefits for the 99% and the government services, jobs and benefits have to be cut. Guest Michael Wade with the Portland Peoples' Budget Project and Solidarity Against Austerity discusses these trends and policies, and how these efforts are being resisted by Portlanders.