“Injury to All” at Rutgers University
A coalition of unions representing 20,000 workers is organizing to reject the university’s austerity response to the pandemic.
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Belabored Podcast #200: Back to the Streets of Chicago
For the 200th episode of Belabored, Sarah and Michelle speak to Chicago Teachers Union Vice President Stacy Davis Gates about what it’s like to be an educator and an organizer during a pandemic and an uprising against police brutality.
Hot & Bothered: An Abolitionist Green New Deal, with Jasson Perez
What does an abolitionist, ecosocialist program look like in practice? Researcher and organizer Jasson Perez explains why working toward police and prison abolition is key to building social movements and, ultimately, expanding the horizon of a vibrant working-class life.
Educators March to Get NYPD out of NYC Schools
Organizers want to remove police from schools and replace them with counselors, social workers, and programs that create a nurturing and inclusive—rather than punitive—environment for students.
The Union Drive at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
“Amplifying our concerns about going back to work,” says museum educator Sarah Shaw, “is also a way of amplifying the concerns of other frontline workers.”
Workers at the Los Angeles Apparel Factory Are Getting Sick
In L.A., thousands of garment workers manufacture clothes for dismal pay in unsanitary factories. Now these workers are catching COVID-19.
Hot & Bothered: Putting Racial Justice First, with Patrick Houston
Connecting the dots between racial injustice and the climate crisis isn’t just a question of principle—it’s a daily reality. Organizer Patrick Houston describes how the movement can win.
Know Your Enemy: Strange Gods and Strong Gods, with Tara Isabella Burton
Matt and Sam talk to Tara Isabella Burton about the spiritual longing behind today’s politics.
The Bus Drivers’ Refusal
Transit unions around the country have declined requests from police departments to transport protesters to jail.
A Minneapolis Worker Center Becomes a Hub of Protest
“Whether it is low wages, abusive bosses, or police brutality, our community is in a lot of pain,” Shenda Kazee said. “There are so many injustices I have witnessed firsthand that never make the news. Minneapolis definitely needs to change.”
Belabored Podcast #199: Radical Seattle, with Cal Winslow
For a short time in 1919, the working class ran the city of Seattle. Radicals experienced intense police violence, and those deemed “outside agitators” faced deportation. The story of a general strike.
Hot & Bothered: Why Defunding the Police is Key to a Just Transition, with J. Mijin Cha
What will it take for the climate movement to move beyond statements of solidarity and advance a strategy of targeted divestment from racist institutions, in order to reinvest those resources—and many more, besides—in communities of color?
In “Panic Mode” and Waiting for More Relief
A couple employed by an airport catering company haven’t worked since March. They’re struggling to make ends meet.
As Florida Reopens, the Health Crisis in Immokalee Deepens
“Unfortunately, we see a lot of people getting sick and not receiving the proper medical care and resources that they need,” one farmworker said. “For the governor to continuously ignore us is incredibly irresponsible.”
Hot & Bothered: Has the Fracking Bubble Finally Burst? with Bethany McLean
The fracking boom that drove a decade of record U.S. oil and gas production was never really profitable to begin with. Has its bubble finally burst?
