This is the John Fugelsang Podcast.

Happy Labor Day.

I'm John Fugelsang here to remind you if the federal minimum wage had increased

at the rate of worker productivity since 1960, then our federal minimum wage today would be $25 an hour.

But it's not.

And more than that, this right now what we're living in is the longest period in the history of the minimum wage that workers haven't gotten

a raise.

And in case you didn't hear the headlines, the oligarchs who own our country are sitting on record profits.

So let's bring in the great Harvey Kay, who made a career at the University of Wisconsin Green Bay where he taught American history,

politics and society, served as the director of that university center for history and

social change.

He's an author and editor of numerous works, 16 books including the American Radical,

Are We Good Citizens, Thomas Payne and The Promise of America, and boy, buy this as a gift for everybody,

the fight for the four freedoms, what made FDR and the greatest generation truly great.

As Norman Lear said, no one has ever loved America or spanked it harder than Harvey Kay.

Professor, welcome back.

Thank you.

It is, now I can see you, but I know everyone else can, but it is great to see you I don't people may not realize we have

actually been friends for some time and and it's been a few months and I'm I'm ready to go to work

anytime you need me well thank you I had the great honor of a performing for some of your

students once a few years back. That's right I did a I did a lecture about the history of

comedy and politics to your university. Right it was one of the favorite events that I

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