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May 1: A Nationwide 'Economic Blackout' Against Billionaires and Authoritarianism
May 1: A Nationwide 'Economic Blackout' Against Billionaires and Authoritarianism

Season 9 Episode 16

Inspired by January's mass strike against ICE terror in Minnesota, a vast coalition of labor unions, democratic organizations, and community groups a…

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'The rain was black': A plant explosion set off a toxic bomb in this Louisiana town
'The rain was black': A plant explosion set off a toxic bomb in this Louisiana town

Season 9 Episode 15

On Aug. 22, 2025, the small-town lives of residents living near the Smitty's Supply facility in Roseland, LA, changed forever when an explosion occur…

2 weeks ago

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Baltimore security guards strike for respect, healthcare, and a union
Baltimore security guards strike for respect, healthcare, and a union

Season 9 Episode 14

Nearly a year after workers voted to authorize a strike, non-union city and commercially contracted security officers in Baltimore, MD, will walk off…

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US postal workers side with communities over collaboration with ICE: "Don't be a snitch"
US postal workers side with communities over collaboration with ICE: "Don't be a snitch"

Season 9 Episode 13

While facing decades-long political efforts to throttle and privatize the United States Postal Service (USPS), and while US Postmaster General David …

4 weeks ago

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Immigrant workers launch largest US meatpacking strike in 40 years
Immigrant workers launch largest US meatpacking strike in 40 years

Season 9 Episode 12

3,800 workers and Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 7 members at the massive JBS beef processing plant in Greeley, CO walked off the job on an…

1 month ago

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Fourth-generation fisherwoman Diane Wilson goes on hunger strike against Dow Chemical
Fourth-generation fisherwoman Diane Wilson goes on hunger strike against Dow Chemical

Season 9 Episode 11

Diane Wilson is a fourth-generation fisherwoman and a lifelong resident of Seadrift, Texas. Wilson has become a global folk hero over the course of h…

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"ICE got me": The urgent fight to free Ludovic Mbock
"ICE got me": The urgent fight to free Ludovic Mbock

Season 9 Episode 10

38-year-old regional video gaming champion Ludovic Mbock, who came to the US legally from Cameroon, was snatched by ICE while applying for his yearly…

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Sean O'Brien sold workers and unions out to Trump—these Teamsters are running to oust him
Sean O'Brien sold workers and unions out to Trump—these Teamsters are running to oust him

Season 9 Episode 9

As general president of the union, Sean O'Brien has operated with a "Teamsters vs. Everybody" mentality, especially when it comes to dealing with Pre…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

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Tech workers protest Microsoft's ties to ICE terror and Israel's war crimes
Tech workers protest Microsoft's ties to ICE terror and Israel's war crimes

Season 9 Episode 8

In just six months, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) more than tripled the amount of data stored on Microsoft's Azure cloud platform,The Gu…

2 months ago

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They won their strike fair and square. Now their rich bosses are closing up shop.
They won their strike fair and square. Now their rich bosses are closing up shop.

Season 9 Episode 7

On Nov. 24, 2025, in a major and hardwon victory, Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh members finally returned to work at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette after…

2 months, 1 week ago

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