#1559 Company Towns are a Bad Solution to a Real Problem
Air Date: 5–13-2023
Today, we take a look at the history and resurgent idea of the company town, sometimes described by other names to obscure the reality, and the problem of affordable housing they are trying to solve.
Read more#1133 Understanding Authoritarianism (Throwback)
Original Air Date: 9-15-2017
#1558 States of Hate, Right-Wing Legislatures Go Full-Tilt While the Courageous Fight Back
Air Date: 5–9-2023
Today, we take a look at the hyper-polarization of our era and the anti-democratic instincts of the right taking hold in state legislatures. Building on a decade of gerrymandering and voter suppression within a structurally undemocratic American system that has helped Republicans create minority rule in many places and unearned super-majorities in others, they have now turned to simply ejecting their elected political opponents from fully representing their constituents.
Read more#1557 Tactics and Counter-Tactics of the Struggle for Labor Rights
Air Date: 5–5-2023
Today, we take a look at the history and present of the labor movement to demonstrate how times may change but the fundamental struggle, including many of the exact tactics, remains the same. Plus, get ready to get excited about salts, the secret ingredient in labor movement.
Read more#1556 Oil Wealth and Oligarchy, Over 100 Years of Polishing Unredeemable Reputations
Air Date: 5–2-2023
Today, we take a look at the intertwining of oil wealth, philanthropy, and culture washing from John Rockefeller to the sheiks of the Middle East.
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