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Starvation Wages Are a “Crime”: Lessons From MLK and the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Strike, 50 Years Later
H.B. Crockett and William ‘'Bill'’ Lucy discuss more.
Stand Up, Fight Back: The Rising Militancy of the Immigrant Rights Movement
Activism for immigrant rights may be about to get much more militant.Some 1.1 million undocumented people -- beneficiaries of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) or Temporary Protected Status …
Economic Update: A System Rigged Against Us
This week's show discusses the jobs created under Obama and Trump, how worker co-ops can reduce inequality, and more.
“From Mission to Microchip” — Rethinking California Labor History
How California's progressive labor movement emerged from a history filled with contention, debate, and conflict over racism and left-wing politics.
Debunking Three Myths Behind “Chain Migration” and “Low-Skilled” Immigrants
Trump has embraced the rhetoric of “chain migration.”
Reimagine, Don’t Seize, the Means of Production
A promising commons-based approach for the digital age.
Florida Prisoners Are Preparing to Strike Against Unpaid Labor
Prisoners throughout Florida are planning a January 15 work stoppage.
2017 Year in Review: The Labor Movement Turned Lemons Into Lemonade
What lessons can the labor movement learn from 2017.
Daniel Ellsberg Reveals He Was a Nuclear War Planner, Warns of Nuclear Winter and Global Starvation
Could tension between President Trump and Kim Jong-un bring us to nuclear war?
Build and Fight: The Program and Strategy of Cooperation Jackson
An excerpt from “Jackson Rising: The Struggle for Economic Democracy and Self-Determination in Jackson, Mississippi.”