Film

Oct 1, 20222 min read

Body.Electric. Is a Science Fiction Anthology Series by Patrick Hale - Artist Works

“You could basically do anything. And so I took that one step further and I was like, okay, let me make a movie on my own or at least get...

Aug 4, 20222 min read

"We choose to go to the Moon" - JFK on Space Exploration

“That goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills…And new hopes for knowledge and peace are there.” "We...

Jul 27, 20221 min read

Prayer of the 54th Regiment Before the Battle of Fort Wagner - Morgan Freeman

“We want 'em to know that we went down, standing up!” Morgan Freeman delivers a powerful prayer during one of my favorite scenes in the...

Jul 25, 20223 min read

Nuclear Surplus Energy: China vs. United States

“China is building more reactors than the rest of the world has built over the past 35 years.” Energy is Everything. It sustains all...

Jul 13, 20222 min read

Ain’t I A Woman? Reverend Addie Wyatt on Sojourner Truth

“I born 13 children and seen almost all sold off into slavery.” Addie L. Wyatt (March 8, 1924 – March 28, 2012) was a leader in the United

Jun 28, 20221 min read

My soul has grown deep like the rivers - Langston Hughes

“I heard the singing of the Mississippi when Abe Lincoln went down to New Orleans, and I’ve seen its muddy bosom turn all golden in the suns

Jun 9, 20221 min read

Mother Jones - Labor Leader Diaries - Excerpt 3

Mother Jones is one of my heroes.

May 28, 20221 min read

Political Economy Project (Excerpt)

The future depends on it... To move beyond the entrenched binary that pits capitalism versus socialism, the political economy project...

Oct 13, 20211 min read

Mother Jones in West Virginia Coal Fields Making Speeches to Excite Miners - #Blair100

“...you're men of honor, respectable decent hard-working, and you've let them come in and rob you blind!” On June 20, 1920, Mother Jones...

Sep 2, 20211 min read

Remembering 1921: The Battle of Blair Mountain - David Rovics Audio Essay

“There is another America. Remember it. Those miners died for you. You should at least know who they were. And then let's all follow...

Aug 17, 20211 min read

Richard Trumka Tribute - American System TV

“...of the leaders of the AFL-CIO since the second world war, Trumka has been one of the very best and that doesn't translate...

May 25, 20213 min read

Mother Jones - Labor Leader Diaries

Mother Jones, a north star for us all. Mary G. Harris was born August 1st, 1837 in Cork, Ireland. In 1847, the Irish faced starvation...

May 4, 20211 min read

Behind the velvet curtains with AFI’s Todd Hitchcock - Labor Goes To The Movies

Chris talks with Todd Hitchcock, Director of Programming at the American Film Institute Silver Theatre and Cultural Center. In Part 1 of...

Apr 27, 20211 min read

HAYMARKET: The Bomb, The Anarchists, The Labor Struggle - Labor Goes To The Movies

Chris and Elise talk with director Adrian Prawica about his new film Haymarket: The Bomb, the Anarchists, the Labor Struggle, which is...

Mar 29, 20211 min read

Identifying Features & Lapsis with Sarah Jaffe & Andrea Arenas - Labor Goes to the Movies

Elise and Chris discuss films from the DC Labor Filmfest Spring Screening Series with Andrea Arenas, Communications & Policy Coordinator...

Mar 19, 20211 min read

A Woman’s Work: The NFL’s Cheerleader Problem - Labor Goes to the Movies

Elise and Chris discuss “The NFL’s Cheerleader Problem” with director Yu Gu and mark the anniversary of “Salt of the Earth,” the classic...

Mar 16, 20211 min read

#BamazonUnion Solidarity Mashup Wizard of Oz & Pink Floyd Dark Side of The Moon

Support the Amazon worker union drive in Bessemer, Alabama seeking to join the RWDSU (Retail, Wholesale, Department Store Union)...

Mar 8, 20211 min read

Union Rights, President Biden, & Pete Seeger's Solidarity Forever

“Make your voice heard,” Biden tells workers. President Biden calls on working people across the country to exercise their right to form...

Mar 7, 20211 min read

Not Just Viruses: Epidemic Cinema and Working-Class Vulnerability - Labor Goes to the Movies

Elise and Chris talk pandemics, movies and class with Tom Zaniello, a film and media scholar who has written several books on films about...

Feb 23, 20211 min read

Labor goes to the Movies - Stand! with Danny Schur

If you like movies and are interested in the labor movement, hang out with Labor Heritage Foundation Executive Director Elise Bryant and...