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Liz Oliva Fernández
Season 7 Episode 14
For the past six years on this show, we've talked to working people from across the United States, from virtually every walk of life, about their liv…
1 year, 8 months ago
A Veteran Longshoreman's View of the Baltimore Bridge Disaster (w/ John Blom & Marc Steiner)
Season 7 Episode 13
Nearly two months have passed since the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, and the city is still reeling from the disaster. The b…
1 year, 9 months ago
"South Baltimore is a sacrifice zone" (w/ David Jones, Angela Smothers, Carlos Sanchez, & Tiffany Thompson)
Season 7 Episode 12
"South Baltimore is a sacrifice zone," Michael Middleton and Dr. Sacoby Wilson wrote in a guest commentary published in Maryland Matters this Februar…
1 year, 9 months ago
Vina Colley
Season 7 Episode 11
"Vina Colley was Erin Brockovich before Erin Brockovich," Kevin Williams wrote in a 2020 Belt Magazine article titled, "The Poisonous Legacy of Ports…
1 year, 10 months ago
Working People Deserve Bread and Roses—and Musicals (w/ Gene Bruskin)
Season 7 Episode 10
Gene Bruskin was born to a Jewish working-class family in South Philadelphia and has been a life-long social justice activist, union organizer, poet,…
1 year, 10 months ago
Justice for East Palestine Residents & Workers Conference in East Palestine
Season 7 Episode 9
On March 23, 2024, a coalition of around 80 people convened at the East Palestine Country Club at the first gathering called by the newly formed Just…
1 year, 10 months ago
From Baltimore to East Palestine, This Is Unacceptable (w/ The Valley Labor Report & Maximillian Alvarez)
Season 7 Episode 8
24 hours after Max returned to Baltimore from East Palestine, Ohio, the shipping vessel Dali slammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge, collapsing it…
1 year, 10 months ago
Labor, Community, & Environmental Organizations Are Mobilizing to Get East Palestine Healthcare (w/ Justice for East Palestine Residents & Workers)
Season 7 Episode 7
This Saturday, March 23, unionists and labor leaders, environmental justice groups, community organizers, community members from other "sacrifice zon…
1 year, 11 months ago
Brett Cross, Uzi's Dad
Season 7 Episode 6
Brett Cross is a small-town kid who grew up in Western Texas, among the oil fields, near Odessa. He worked in the oil fields, worked his way up to do…
1 year, 11 months ago
**'The Upsurge' is Dead. Long Live 'The Upsurge'! (w/ Teddy Ostrow)**
Season 7
This is an excerpt from our most recent bonus episode featuring Teddy Ostrow. To access the entire conversation, and numerous bonus episodes we have …
1 year, 11 months ago