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Yesterday evening in Bloomington about 70 people attended a march and rally in solidarity with an international migrant strike. The event was held ...

  • Added: May 02, 2017
  • Length: 07:27
Caption: Dale Bright
Interview by Gary Kanter: Dale explains what is going on with the Martin L King County Labor Council and some of their new organizing methods.

  • Added: Apr 21, 2017
  • Length: 27:43
Caption: Professor Gordon Lafer
Americans may vote for polar opposite candidates … liberal or conservative. Their vote may express ideological differences. But, on principles and ...

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  • Added: Apr 19, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
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Three women detail their experiences in the paid labor force and how invaluable women are as workers and providers.

  • Added: Apr 11, 2017
  • Length: 08:41
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Development efforts in American cities often push out long-term residents and communities of color. Zeroing in on Baltimore, Professor Brandi Bless...

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  • Added: Mar 31, 2017
  • Length: 22:05
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An argument in favor of increasing the minimum wage to a living wage

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  • Added: Mar 15, 2017
  • Length: 04:51
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Leonard, Lynne, Mark
Interview by Gary Kanter: Lynne, Leonard, and Mark continue their discussion about what the election of Trump and the GOP mean to the working class.

  • Added: Feb 10, 2017
  • Length: 27:50
Caption: Charlie Chaplin in The Great Dictator
As a follow-up to last week’s program, “The Elected Coup,” tonight we confront The Authoritarian Creep.

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  • Added: Feb 07, 2017
  • Length: 58:15
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  • Added: Feb 01, 2017
  • Length: 27:44
Caption: Timely, in-depth, progressive analysis since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: As Trump Moves into the White House, Democrats Need a Bold New Vision; Sca...

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  • Added: Jan 12, 2017
  • Length: 29:01
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Caption: Tia Koonse, UCLA Labor Center
Interview by Ken Winkes: Tia explains the reports on low-wages, the people who receive them, and the industries that pay them.

  • Added: Dec 16, 2016
  • Length: 27:58
Caption: Cedric de Leon
The “right to work.” The phrase sounds fair and equitable. After all, who shouldn’t have a right to work if they wish to? Twenty-six states now hav...

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  • Added: Dec 06, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
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Caption: Timely, in-depth, progressive analysis since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Election Recounts in Key Battleground States Will Reveal Deep Flaws in U.S...

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  • Added: Nov 30, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
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Caption: George Lakey at Occupy Philly
The Scandinavian countries … Sweden, Norway and Denmark … boasts the world’s happiest, most productive people. They have equality, low unemployment...

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  • Added: Nov 29, 2016
  • Length: 29:01
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Caption: Phillip Lindquist
Interview by Lori Province: Phillip describes wage thief and what you can do about it.

  • Added: Nov 18, 2016
  • Length: 28:30
Caption: FLOC
Interview by Ken Winkes: Dr. Duncan continues the discussion about international labor relationships with a focus on migrant workers. For more inf...

  • Added: Nov 11, 2016
  • Length: 27:55
Caption: April Sims, WSLC
Interview by Lori Province: April talks about I-1433 (Raise Minimum Wage and Earn Sick Days) and Labor Neighbor.

  • Added: Oct 21, 2016
  • Length: 28:11
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Each summer, people from all around the country gather for the Soros Justice Fellowship Conference -- three days of meetings, conversations, and wo...

  • Added: Oct 04, 2016
  • Length: 39:16
Caption: Chuck Collins
I have heard that inequality in America is at its highest point since the age of the Robber Barons. If true, many suspect it may get worse before i...

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  • Added: Oct 03, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
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On Labor Day, let’s consider the Rodney Dangerfield theory of labor. Coined after the now-deceased comedian, this theory along with a winner-take-a...

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  • Added: Sep 03, 2016
  • Length: 06:20
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Caption: Dan Barry
In the winter of 2009, a social worker with the Iowa Department of Human Services, received an anonymous tip: A couple dozen disabled men were liv...

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  • Added: Aug 15, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
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Caption: Jim Cullen, Progressive Populist
Interview by Ken Winkes: Jim brings us good information about what the government has done for the people.

  • Added: Aug 12, 2016
  • Length: 27:58
Caption: Jim Cullen, Progressive Populist
Interview by Ken Winkes: Jim provides a survey of positive progressive progress. For more information, go to http://www.populist.com/.

  • Added: Aug 05, 2016
  • Length: 27:52
Caption: Men at "antipass" protest, near Johannesburg, 1950, Credit: Margaret Bourke-White/Time-Life/Getty Images
As a photographer for Life and Fortune magazines, Margaret Bourke-White traveled to Russia in the 1930s, photographed the Nazi takeover of Czechosl...

  • Added: Jul 19, 2016
  • Length: 56:31
Caption: Paul Hope, Educator
Interview by Ken Winkes: Paul goes over what happen to funding of education in Washington’s legislative session.

  • Added: Jun 17, 2016
  • Length: 56:10