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"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, 11 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…
2 years 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,…
2 years 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…
2 years 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…
2 years 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…
2 years, 1 month 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…
2 years, 1 month 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 …
2 years, 1 month ago
Why Do Railroad Workers Keep Dying on the Job? (w/ Nick Wurst, Matt Weaver, Mark Burrows, & Ross Grooters)
Season 7 Episode 5
"Last Wednesday, a fellow rail worker was gravely injured on the job and lost his life," a Feb 6 email from Railroad Workers United reads. "Our broth…
2 years, 1 month ago
"Shut It Down!": On the Ground at Johns Hopkins Grad Union's Practice Picket
Season 7 Episode 4
One year ago, graduate student-workers at Johns Hopkins University overwhelmingly voted to unionize under the banner of Teachers and Researchers Unit…
2 years, 2 months ago