when we come back on as we speak to sarah jaffe. her new book, "work won't love you back."ith us. ♪♪ [music break] amy: "what's mine is yours" by sleater-kinney. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the quarantine report. i'm amy goodman. as congress debates whether to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, fast-food workers in 15 cities held a black history month strike tuesday as part of the fight for 15 campaign and to emphasize the "crisis among black communities who have faced generations of low pay and insufficient protections on the job." these are some of their voices. >> my name is mark lopez, from detroit, michigan. i'm a fast food worker at mcdonald's. aci am on strike today for $15 n hour. >> i am a member of mcdonald's and a member of pfeiffer 15. i have it with the organization for six years. i am pregnant with a baby on the way and i already have two kids. i can't take this no more. there were times when i do not have a break. i came in on my day off. the highest check i ever got was $291. i can't take it no more. i need $50 an hour -- i need $15

in revelations aided by award winning actor ray fines for joining me now from new york city is sarah jaffe author of work we love you back how devotion to our jobs keeps us exploited exhausted and alone sarah an amazing book such arranged do it i suppose i should just ask before i ask why you're talking about why we should love our work is how different a virus seems to have a emphasized new liberal transformations in the in the class war yeah absolutely i finished reading this february of 2020 and then went immediately into lockdown and .

east in revelations aided by award winning actor ray fines of joining me now from new york city is sarah jaffe author of work will love you back how devotion to our jobs keeps us exploited exhausted and alone sarah an amazing book such a range do it i suppose i should just ask before i ask why you're talking about why we should love our work is how different a virus seems to have a emphasized new liberal transformations in the in the class all yeah absolutely i finished reading his book in february of 2020 and then went immediately into lockdown and sort of had to add a bunch of stuff to the book but it didn't fundamentally change my argument to anything i think it underlined right because you know when we're all working full we're all just connected or where we're people who are still going into work and now you know your job it you know neighborhood grocery store comes up beside risk of getting a fatal disease i think it's clearer than ever that this idea that work is supposed to be for filling in and sort of wonderful and pleasant is a big. but if someone is right now in lockdown in any cou

in revelations aided by award winning actor ray fines are joining me now from new york city is sarah jaffe author of the work we love you back how devotion to our jobs keeps us exploited exhausted and alone sarah an amazing book such arranged do it i suppose i should just ask before i ask why you're talking about why we should love our work is how it really isn't a virus seems to have emphasized new liberal transformations in the in the class all yeah absolutely i finished reading in february. and then went immediately into lockdown and sort of had to add a bunch of stuff to the book but it didn't fundamentally change my argument if anything i think it underlined it right because you know when we're all working full we're all just connected or where we're people who are still going into work and now you know your job at the you know neighborhood grocery store comes with a side risk of getting a fatal disease i think it's clearer than ever that this idea that work is supposed to be for filling in and sort of wonderful and pleasant is a big lie. but if someone is right now in lockdown in any

sarah jaffe thank you after the break new revelations thanks to all sky winners and actor ray finds of the dirty tricks used by nato governments to destroy democracy in the middle east. the world is driven by shaped by. the day or thinks. we dare to ask. secrets prisons are not usually what comes to mind when thinking about europe however he even the most prosperous can be deceived within this 0 zone there were 2 view houses were allowed to leave prison were located only cia people had access to the story investigators held they uncovered the darkest dealings of the secret services but i mean there you go 8 of nor in. hockey seem a bit sore knee yes or no for. crying for justice on. the pandemic no certainly no borders just lying to nationalities. as american people to be we don't look like seeing the whole world to be. just. commentary classes please. we can do better we should be. everyone is contributing way but we also know that this crisis will not go on forever the challenges created the response has been so many good people are helping us. it makes us feel very proud that we are