Richard Ojeda, retired Army major, former West Virginia state senator and the Democratic nominee for Congress in North Carolina's 9th District, sits down with Peter Pappas. He grew up in coal country, where his choices at 18 were to dig coal, sell dope or join the Army, and he makes his case on three fronts.
On labor: why he wants every job unionized and right-to-work repealed ("when you don't have a seat at the table, you're on the menu"). On health care access: keeping VA care close to home for the veterans around Fort Bragg.
On taxes: making the first $45,000 of income tax-free and asking billionaires to pay more, as Peter presses him on how to close the gap. Also in this episode: the 2018 West Virginia teacher strike, public schools and vouchers, data centers and the water they use, Flock cameras, ICE reform, and his pledge to hold a town hall in every county.
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