Belabored: Occupy’s Ten-Year Anniversary, with Stephen Lerner and Jonathan Westin
How did Occupy change the labor movement? And what lessons might it still hold for unions struggling to find their footing in an ever more crisis-prone world?
Summer 2021
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Belabored: Washington Retreats from a Just Transition, with Joe Uehlein
As hopes for ambitious climate policy fade, Joe Uehlein, Founding President of the Labor Network for Sustainability, talks about why we must decarbonize the economy while protecting workers.
Belabored: Lost in Work, with Amelia Horgan
Amelia Horgan’s new book, Lost in Work: Escaping Capitalism, asks what work is, why it sucks, and what we can do to change it.
Anxious at the Nail Salon
As infections from the Delta variant rise, so do concerns among nail salon workers about customers who do not wear masks.
Belabored: Why “Corporate Social Responsibility” Fails Workers
A close look at what happens when corporations police themselves.
Belabored: Critical Race Panic in Schools, with Jesse Hagopian
A new right-wing campaign to ban “critical race theory” aims to crack down on teachers who teach honestly about racism. How can teachers protect themselves and their students?
Belabored: Labor Solidarity in China, with Tobita Chow and Kevin Lin
A conversation about what rising U.S.-China tensions mean for workers and the labor movement in both countries.
Belabored: Strike Averted at the New Yorker, with Gili Ostfield
Reflections on what The New Yorker Union won, how they did it, and what other workers can learn from their victory.
Belabored: Back to Work
If you’re nervous about going back to work, you’re not the only one. Workers and labor advocates discuss what the lifting of pandemic-related restrictions might mean for workplace safety and labor rights.
The Tom Cat Bakers’ Long Fight for Justice
The end of the Trump administration and the start of the post-pandemic economic recovery have brought a little optimism to immigrant workers. But many are still struggling to secure their rights and just compensation.
Belabored: General Strike in Palestine
Political economy researcher Riya Al-Sanah joins us from Haifa to talk about this week’s historic general strike.
Belabored: The Value of Care, with Alyssa Battistoni
The author of A Planet to Win talks about Biden’s infrastructure proposals and why care jobs are green jobs.
