Audio Update: On the Nurses’ Picket

Strike Pits Corporate-Style Management Against Patient Care

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The nurses’ strike against Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick is in its third month. I visited the picket line yesterday with my journalism class, who got a chance to talk to the striking nurses for their first major story.

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I talked to several nurses and it is clear they are in this to win enforceable staffing levels, which are important to protect both the nurses and the patients. Management has offered what the nurses call a loophole-ridden alternative designed to allow management to evade responsibility.

I recorded these impressions yesterday as I left the picket.

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Brief First Thoughts on the Hamas Attacks (Audio)

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The attacks on Israel yesterday were both surprising and expected. I’m still trying to get my thoughts together on what is a difficult and complicated situation. There have been too many hot takes on this, and we need to take a step back. I’m posting this audio for paying subscribers.

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My thinking is still somewhat rough, but I’ll be posting a longer essay Tuesday…

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