The Revolution Chart: Why Workers Are Losing the Economy

Labor Force Podcast · Feb 28, 2026 · 59m

In this episode, we unpack the growing gap between political economic messaging and working-class reality. From retirement security tied to speculative markets and rising health care costs to tariffs that quietly raise consumer prices, we examine how today’s “economic populism” often leaves corporate power untouched while workers absorb the risk. We also break down new data showing unionization rising in 2025 despite an increasingly hostile labor policy environment, alongside nationwide postal worker mobilizations, major health care and academic labor disputes, and new rail safety legislation…