Belabored

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Belabored Podcast #106: Nurses on the Frontline, with Jean Ross Jun 24, 2016

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Jean Ross, co-president of National Nurses United, joins us to talk about the nursing strike in Minnesota. Plus: audio from NNU Executive Director RoseAnn DeMoro's People's Summit speech on why we need to fight neoliberalism now.

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Belabored Podcast #105: A French Uprising, with Jonah Birch Jun 10, 2016

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Streets and workplaces in France have been roiling with protests against a reform that would threaten the country's 35-hour work week. Jacobin editor Jonah Birch joins us to talk about what it means for labor.

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Belabored Podcast #104: Fred Ross’s Incendiary Organizing, with Gabriel Thompson May 27, 2016

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A conversation with Gabriel Thompson about America’s Social Arsonist, his new biography of legendary organizer Fred Ross.

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Belabored Podcast #103: Get Ready for Struggle, with John Nichols May 13, 2016

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A live conversation with John Nichols, co-author of People Get Ready: The Fight Against a Jobless Economy and a Citizenless Democracy.

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Belabored Podcast #102: A Left Turn on the Campaign Trail, with Eric Fink Apr 29, 2016

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An interview with Eric Fink, a democratic socialist candidate for State Senate in North Carolina, who is challenging one of the lawmakers behind the state's HB2 “bathroom bill.”

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Belabored Podcast #101: Ireland Rising, with Ronan Burtenshaw Apr 15, 2016

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A conversation with Irish journalist Ronan Burtenshaw about the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising, its legacy, and the Irish left today.

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Belabored Podcast #100: How Uprisings Happen, with Mark Engler Apr 08, 2016

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For the 100th episode of Belabored, a special live-recorded discussion with Mark Engler, about his new book This Is an Uprising, and what the labor movement can draw from popular protest.

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Belabored Podcast #99: Because of Sex, with Gillian Thomas Mar 18, 2016

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Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act made it illegal for employers to discriminate “because of sex.” We talk with Gillian Thomas, author of a new book on the history of the Supreme Court's rulings on that little phrase, which have shaped the experiences of millions of working people.

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Belabored Podcast #98: Teachers Mobilizing for Migrant Kids Mar 04, 2016

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Following the arrest of six children in immigration raids, public school teachers in North Carolina are rallying to protect their students from deportation.

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Belabored Podcast #97: Building Black Futures with Janae Bonsu Feb 19, 2016

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Janae Bonsu, from Black Youth Project 100, talks about the group's "Agenda to Build Black Futures," and why we need to think of economic justice and racial justice as intertwined.

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