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#1560 Immigration Crisis: Biden vs. Trump, Undocumented Workers, Anti-Immigrant Hate, Migrant Abuse, and the Economic Fallout of Florida's New Law

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Air Date: 5–16-2023

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Today, we take a look at the current state and deep context for why our immigration and asylum system is broken, and why our policies have made it worse rather than better, all while stoking anti-immigrant hatred.

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#1559 Company Towns are a Bad Solution to a Real Problem

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Air Date: 5–13-2023

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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.

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​#1133 Understanding Authoritarianism (Throwback)

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​Original Air Date: 9-15-2017

Today we look at the history and structures of authoritarianism and explore how they relate to the Trump campaign and administration
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#1558 States of Hate, Right-Wing Legislatures Go Full-Tilt While the Courageous Fight Back

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Air Date: 5–9-2023

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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.

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#1557 Tactics and Counter-Tactics of the Struggle for Labor Rights

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Air Date: 5–5-2023

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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.

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