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Belabored Podcast #189: International Solidarity

Sarah Jaffe and Michelle Chen ▪ December 6, 2019

How do we reach across borders to build a truly international labor movement?

Know Your Enemy #12: She’s Got a Plan, with Rebecca Traister

Matthew Sitman and Sam Adler-Bell ▪ December 2, 2019

How does patriarchy condition women’s political careers? How does the right mobilize anti-feminism to win?

Belabored Podcast #188: What the Chicago Teachers Won

Sarah Jaffe and Michelle Chen ▪ November 15, 2019

After eleven days rallying in the streets, the Chicago Teachers Union ended their strike and inked a tentative agreement with many hard-fought gains.

Know Your Enemy #11: We Could Be Heroes, with Will Arbery

Matthew Sitman and Sam Adler-Bell ▪ November 11, 2019

A long chat with Will Arbery, the playwright behind Heroes of the Fourth Turning, a riveting new play about conservative Catholics in the Trump era.

Belabored Podcast #187: After the GM Strike, Now What?

Sarah Jaffe and Michelle Chen ▪ November 1, 2019

Autoworker Sean Crawford and Sociology Professor Ruth Milkman join us to debrief.

Know Your Enemy #10: Trump Country, with Sarah Jones

Matthew Sitman and Sam Adler-Bell ▪ October 29, 2019

Journalist Sarah Jones joins hosts Matthew Sitman and Sam Adler-Bell to discuss the myth of “Trump Country,” the pitfalls of reporting on rural America, and…the End Times.

Belabored Podcast #186: “A Boss Is a Boss”

Sarah Jaffe and Michelle Chen ▪ October 18, 2019

Two organizers discuss recent efforts to unionize nonprofit workers. Plus: an interview with Chicago teacher Kenzo Shibata about the first day on the picket line.

Know Your Enemy #9: Working-Class Conservatism, with Max Alvarez

Matthew Sitman and Sam Adler-Bell ▪ October 8, 2019

Matt and Sam talk to Max Alvarez—writer, editor, and host of the podcast Working People—about growing up working-class and conservative in a mixed-race household.

[EVENT | October 17] Fall Issue Launch: Why We Need a Working-Class Media

Editors ▪ October 7, 2019

Join us on Thursday, October 17 at 7 p.m. at Verso Books in Brooklyn for the launch of our Fall 2019 issue.

Belabored Podcast #185: Riding for Deliveroo, with Callum Cant

Sarah Jaffe and Michelle Chen ▪ October 5, 2019

An inside look at the gig economy. Plus: updates from the GM strike, a teachers’ strike looming in Chicago, and more.

Belabored Podcast #184: Organizing the Unorganizable, with Jason Moyer-Lee

Sarah Jaffe and Michelle Chen ▪ September 20, 2019

We hear about a new union in the UK organizing everyone from foster care workers to Uber drivers. Plus: an interview with a striking General Motors worker.