Gordon Lafer's guest appearances

Gordon Lafer

ChatChat - Claudia Cragg

Liberal Fix

Matthew Filipowicz

1869, the Cornell University Press Podcast

Bring It In | The Future of Work, Jobs, and Education

Shannon Watts

Paul Ryan

Matt Wall

Ben Johnson

Alex Hutchinson

Jerry Lynch

Sarah Jones

Julie Lythcott-Haims

Joe De Sena

Ted Cruz

Tom Jones

Barbara Oakley

John Perkins

Peter Brown

Caroline Heldman

OwlTail

“If I’m running a business and I can’t afford to pay my electricity, I can’t say the electric company is lazy.” So, why are so many companies over the last few weeks going on TV and calling workers lazy? Gordon Lafer has been fighting for the rights of workers for over 30 years. He is a political economist who has served as Senior Labor Policy Advisor for the U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Education and Labor and has a history of Labor Union activism. He has written widely on labor and employment policy issues and is the author of one of our favorite books, The Job Training Charade. He started his political work as an economic policy analyst in the Office of the Mayor in New York City under Mayor Ed Koch. Lafer is currently an associate professor in the Labor Education &amp; Research Center at the University of Oregon and a research associate of the Economic Policy Institute. This episode raised some really important questions around the true effectiveness of job training, wage inequality and the role of government to create a more equitable climate for workers. This is definitely one you’re not going to want to miss, so let's bring it in!

“If I’m running a business and I can’t afford to pay my electricity, I can’t say the electric company is lazy.” So, why are so many companies over the last few weeks going on TV and calling workers lazy? Gordon Lafer has been fighting for the rights of workers for over 30 years. He is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_economy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">political economist</a> who has served as Senior <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour_law" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Labor Policy</a> Advisor for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">U.S. House of Representatives</a>' Committee on Education and Labor and has a history of Labor Union activism. He has written widely on labor and employment policy issues and is the author of one of our favorite books, The Job Training Charade. He started his political work as an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_policy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">economic policy</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_policy_analyst" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">analyst</a> in the Office of the Mayor in New York City under Mayor <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Koch" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ed Koch</a>. Lafer is currently an associate professor in the Labor Education &amp; Research Center at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Oregon" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">University of Oregon</a> and a research associate of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_Policy_Institute" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Economic Policy Institute</a>. This episode raised some really important questions around the true effectiveness of job training, wage inequality and the role of government to create a more equitable climate for workers. This is definitely one you’re not going to want to miss, so let's bring it in!

#46: Gordon Lafer — Author of “Job Training Charade”, Fmr. Sr. Labor Representative for U.S. House of Representatives, Economist

This episode features Gordon Lafer, author of The One Percent Solution: How Corporations Are Remaking America One State at a Time.

Liberal Fix Radio with Guest Gordon Lafer

1869 is the podcast of Cornell University Press. In episode 4, we chat with Gordon Lafer, author of The One Percent Solution: How Corporations are Remaking America One State at a Time. Lafer talks about the impact big business has on our daily lives and how so few people pay any attention to it because it happens at the state level and not the federal level.Visit cornellpress.cornell.edu or sagehouse.blog to find out more about this book and the others published by Cornell University Press.

1869 is the podcast of Cornell University Press. In episode 4, we chat with Gordon Lafer, author of The One Percent Solution: How Corporations are Remaking America One State at a Time. Lafer talks about the impact big business has on our daily lives and how so few people pay any attention to it because it happens at the state level and not the federal level. Visit <a href="http://cornellpress.cornell.edu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">cornellpress.cornell.edu</a> or sagehouse.blog to find out more about this book and the others published by Cornell University Press.

1869, episode 4: Gordon Lafer