Belabored Podcast #159: Fight or Die, with Barbara Madeloni and Celeste Robinson
Workers in St. Paul, Minnesota are seeking to build on a major Fight for 15 victory in neighboring Minneapolis. Plus: An update on the teacher strike wave.
Winter 2025
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Belabored Podcast #158: A Victory for Labor in Missouri
This month Missouri voters rejected “right to work” at the ballot. Two organizers from the state join us to talk about the win and what the rest of the country can learn from their incredible success.
Welcoming Kate Aronoff to Dissent ’s Editorial Board
Please join us in welcoming Kate Aronoff to the Dissent masthead!
Belabored Podcast #157: What’s a Strike and How Can I Help?
In a special panel discussion, Sarah speaks with three strike veterans about what it takes to walk off the job, build community support—and win.
Belabored Podcast #156: Striking Amazon
On Amazon Prime Day warehouse workers around the world took action against the company. We hear about some of the organizing going on in fulfillment centers from Germany to New Jersey.
Five Reasons Why the Left Should Care About Russiagate
Putin and Trump are cast in the same reactionary, nationalist mold, and their alliance ought to concern anyone who cares about democracy.
Belabored Podcast #155: The Future of Collective Action
Organizers representing teachers, housekeepers, graduate students, and airline workers discuss union power in the wake of the Janus decision.
They Had Money, We Had People
A dedicated team of volunteers persuaded thousands of new voters to support Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez—and transform the Democratic Party in the process.
Belabored Podcast #154: After Janus, with Charlotte Garden
The day labor has been dreading is here: the Janus v. AFSCME case was decided by the Supreme Court, and the public sector is now “right-to-work.” But what does this actually mean for workers?
Booked: James Connolly’s Irish Socialism, with Shaun Harkin
James Connolly’s legacy is often wrongly shrunk down to that of a martyr for Irish freedom. A new collection of his writing aims to correct this record and reclaim him for the left.
The Lasting Implications of the Singapore Summit
The long-awaited summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un ended in a diplomatic agreement with the substance of cotton candy. But it nevertheless marked an important step forward in the Korean peace process.
Belabored Podcast #153: Workers On the Frontline Today and Tomorrow
We check in on worker-led activism across the country, with interviews on UPS and AT&T strikes, behind-the-scenes resistance at Google, and the public banking movement.
Announcing Dissent ’s New Co-Editor: Timothy Shenk
We are thrilled to welcome Timothy Shenk as co-editor of Dissent alongside Michael Kazin.
Roseanne in Trumpland
At its best moments, Roseanne offered something Roseanne Barr’s tweets did not: empathy, nuance, and a portrait of white working-class life rarely seen on television.
Belabored Podcast #152: SCOTUS’s Epic Fail, with Celine McNicholas
Economist Celine McNicholas breaks down what last week’s Supreme Court ruling means for workers—and why more individual arbitration is bad news.
