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'The Road to Damascus' confronts white supremacy with theater | Rattling the Bars
The new one-woman play 'The Road to Damascus' reinterprets the biblical story of Saul and the tale of Little Red Riding Hood as an allegory for white complicity in the US prison system and the possib…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
Meet the Teamsters unionizing the cannabis industry
As more states and districts around the country push for legalization, the cannabis industry has exploded in recent years, with researchers estimating that the industry could generate over $70 billio…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
Can the Amazon Labor Union beat Jeff Bezos? | Working People
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The historic union election victory at the JFK8 Amazon warehouse on Staten Island sent shockwaves through…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
A deeply personal struggle for Black liberation | The Marc Steiner Show
Dan Berger's book, Stayed on Freedom: the Long History of Black Power Through One Family's Journey, tells the story about the fight against racism in all its blatant and hideous forms. It's about spi…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
The federal govt wants to steal from prisoners' families | Rattling the Bars
Incarcerated people across the US could find their commissary funds depleted by a new proposed policy from the Bureau of Prisons to automatically deduct three quarters of all funds prisoners receive …
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
Want to unionize your workplace? These worker-organizers have some advice | Working People
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We hosted another Working People live show on Feb. 22 in New York City, in collaboration with the Action Builder / Action Network team and…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
Harvard almost rejected me for my views on Israel w/Ken Roth | The Marc Steiner Show
The censorship and purging of critics of Zionism is a longstanding phenomenon in US academia. And a recent incident with Ken Roth, former executive director of Human Rights Watch, shows even the mild…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
How obscure tax breaks make wealthy developers richer, and strangle struggling communities
Tax breaks such as TIFs, PILOTS, Brownfields Credits, Enterprise Zone Tax credits are used by corporate developers across the country to defer millions worth of property taxes for decades while worki…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
Rail workers of the world, unite! | Working People
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From unions in the United States fighting to save our supply chain from the destruction wrought by corporate tycoons, Wall Street vampires…
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago
The Mexican Revolution and the world w/Christina Heatherton | The Marc Steiner Show
From 1910-1920, armed peasants and workers reshaped Mexico in a democratic and agrarian revolution. The Mexican Revolution rippled throughout the world, influencing radical politics from Chicago to M…
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago