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Fall 2022
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Can DSA Go the Distance? 
In a matter of years, DSA has turned from a musty debate club for retired social democrats into an electoral powerhouse of young, ecumenical radicals. What’s next?
Our Segregation Problem
Throughout the United States, racial separation remains a common feature of collective life. The consequences are significant for left political organizing aimed at building a multiracial working-class majority.
Where Do We Go From Here?
If there’s a chance to make a better world, our best shot comes from building a working-class majority.
Belabored: The Union on the Hill, with Janae Washington and Taylor Doggett
Two congressional staffers discuss the push to unionize Capitol Hill.
Workers of the World
In a tangled global economy, how can international labor solidarity go beyond symbolic support?
Belabored: Shutting Down the Ports, with Steve Gerrard and Liverpool Dockworkers
British dockworkers join the podcast to talk about ongoing strikes in Liverpool and Felixstowe.
Starbucks Workers Take on the South
How have organizers claimed victories in a more hostile legal and political climate?
Belabored: Strippers Seek Justice at Work, with Velveeta
A group of strippers at the Star Garden Topless Dive Bar in North Hollywood hopes to break new ground in organizing their field nationwide as part of the Actors’ Equity Association.
Belabored: Wildcat Oil Strikes and the Energy Crisis, with Ewan Gibbs
In Scotland, Grangemouth oil refinery workers are just the latest to realize their power after two years of pandemic, when they were deemed essential—and watched industry profits spike—while they accepted pay freezes.
Belabored: Delivery Workers Stuck in Searing Heat
UPS workers are sharing photographs of triple-digit temperature readings inside their trucks. The Teamsters say drivers are suffering from heat-related illnesses at an alarming rate.
Belabored: Train Strikes Revive British Unions, with Alex Gordon
The president of the RMT joins the podcast to talk about the union’s recent strike and what’s next for rail workers.
