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On the morning of April 30, the Spanish website Diario Red and the television channel Canal Red began to release a series of leaked audio recordings between powerful right-wing figures in the Americas. They called it HondurasGate.

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Nearly a year after workers voted to authorize a strike, non-union city and commercially contracted security officers in Baltimore, MD, walked off the job on April 9 on an Unfair Labor Practice strike against their employers, Abacus Corporation, Metr... more

In 2026, fascism in the US is rising while “the left” descends further into powerlessness, goofiness, and irrelevance—but, author William C. Anderson argues, it doesn’t have to stay that way. In this episode of Rattling the Bars, Anderson returns to ... more

In her new book, The Complicit Lens, media scholar Robin Anderson reveals how legacy media in the US presented Israel’s genocidal violence in Gaza as defensive and justified, casting doubt on IDF bombings, employing passive language to deflect blame ... more

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Robin Anderson
Professor Emerita of Media Studies at Fordham University; author of The Complicit Lens
Fordham University
Episode: "You Can’t Say ‘Genocide’”: How US Media Sanitized Israel’s Destruction of Gaza
Kim Kelly
Freelance journalist and labor writer for In These Times
In These Times, The Real News Network
Episode: Kim Kelly: Coal Miners are Dying, and Trump Betrayed Them
Ghada Karmi
Physician, author, Palestinian rights advocate
Author and physician
Episode: Ghada Karmi: How Gaza Shattered the Myth of Coexistence
Oren Ziv
Reporter and photographer, co-founder of Activestill Collective
Activestill Collective
Episode: Oren Ziv: Israel Is Erasing the West Bank’s Boundaries
Sara Speller
Fifth-year PhD student in the Music Department at Harvard; president of the Harvard Graduate Students Union
Harvard Graduate Students Union (HGSU-UAW Local 5118)
Episode: Over 4,000 UAW Members on Strike at Harvard University
Zoë Feder
Seventh-year PhD student in Biological and Biomedical Sciences at Harvard Medical School; research assistant in microbiology
Harvard Medical School
Episode: Over 4,000 UAW Members on Strike at Harvard University
Jacob Wolf
Third-year PhD student in Harvard Graduate School of Education; teaching fellow
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Episode: Over 4,000 UAW Members on Strike at Harvard University
Basem Khandakji
Award-winning author and former political prisoner
Author of A Mask, The Color of the Sky
Episode: Basem Khandakji: ‘Genocide Didn’t Start in Gaza in 2023’
Andrew Goldstein
Now former Post-Gazette education reporter and acting president of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette / Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh
Episode: Meet the New Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Bosses, Same as the Old Bosses

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Maximillian Alvarez
Host and editor-in-chief with long-running involvement in labor-focused journalism and programs.
Mansa Musa
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    I wish I could like this, I’m a carpenter, and I can’t get through a single episode. Y’all just complain that you want better slave conditions when you should be working on ending all slavery. If You HAVE to work to live you are a slave. Only those born into wealth are free, and yall just want them to treat you better. lol. Sorry to say but most of y’all are parasites, all talk, just begging the masters to loosen the chains a little, some of us want to actually be free and we can’t bare your dea... more

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    I’m so grateful to have a labor news source that frames critical issues from workers’ perspectives. I’ve come to rely on this podcast for news and HOPE.

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  • Almost Perfect Except Word Choice

    Dropped Chris Hedges and the host could use less phrases like “Defund the police,” and instead just identify the problem that we need to work together to address, this show would be almost perfect. The reporting is very accurate and thorough. Love how they stand up for workers

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Ghada Karmi: How Gaza Shattered the Myth of Coexistence
Q: What possible scenarios could alter the current trajectory and bring a resolution closer, if any?
She outlines several scenarios, including geopolitical shifts involving Iran and the United States, erosions of Western support for Israel, internal Israeli demographic and political pressures, and a rising international consensus for Palestinian rights, but stresses the unpredictability and difficulty of unweaving entrenched power dynamics.
Ghada Karmi: How Gaza Shattered the Myth of Coexistence
Q: Could you describe analytically where you think we are facing in Israel-Palestine at this moment?
Karmi argues the situation is at its worst since 1948, driven by ongoing occupation, demographic fears, and unwavering Western support for Israel, making a two-state or binational solution increasingly unlikely. The path forward would require fundamental political shifts, especially in Western backing for Israel.
Kim Kelly: Coal Miners are Dying, and Trump Betrayed Them
Q: Is the Trump administration actually helping coal miners and the coal industry, or are its policies hurting them in practice?
The guests argue that while there are selective wins on safety rules, overall policy shifts under Trump have undermined worker protections, delayed enforcement, and reduced the ability of regulatory bodies to safeguard miners' health, leading to worse outcomes like ongoing black lung and delayed silica exposure protections.
"You Can’t Say ‘Genocide’”: How US Media Sanitized Israel’s Destruction of Gaza
Q: What is the core finding about how U.S. media covered the Gaza war?
The core finding is that U.S. media often operated under Israeli-influenced directives and a pro-Israel framing, resulting in self-censorship and a lack of context about occupation and international law, which distorted public understanding of the conflict.
Oren Ziv: Israel Is Erasing the West Bank’s Boundaries
Q: What do you think the future holds then?
The future looks very hard to reverse once these new settlements and outposts become entrenched, but there is some optimism at the ground level from activists who keep staying and documenting, hoping that sustained international attention and internal pressure can slow or alter the path toward a fully annexed West Bank.

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This program centers labor, social justice, and political analysis through interviews with workers, scholars, and activists. Episodes frequently explore union organizing, workers' rights, and broader systemic issues in education, media, and industry, often tying personal experiences to structural critiques of capitalism and policy. Notable strengths include a consistent focus on grassroots movements, rigorous reportage, and the involvement of prominent writers, organizers, and academics who illuminate real-world struggles and solidarity efforts. Listeners who crave context on labor battles, civil rights, and international rights issues may find this show particularly compelling, with a willingness to scrutinize mainstream narratives and spo... more

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