Labor & Immigration 4/9

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 29, 20211 min read

American Prospect’s Robert Kuttner on Biden’s 100 Day Speech, Industrial Policy, and the Fed Reserve

Robert Kuttner is co-founder and co-editor of The American Prospect and professor at Brandeis University’s Heller School. He is an author...

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...

Apr 26, 20212 min read

Constructing a New Social Compact Event w/ Dr. James C. Benton - Race & Economic Empowerment Project

Dr. James C. Benton is the Director of the Race and Economic Empowerment Project at the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working...

Apr 21, 20212 min read

Author Nicole McCandless's new children’s book Down on James Street - Published by Hard Ball Press

Overview of Down on James Street James Street is alive with the sound of jazz! In 1930‘s Pittsburgh, Dorothy wants to dance the Lindy...

Apr 21, 20213 min read

Author Alejandra Domenzain's new children’s book Para Todos For All - Published by Hard Ball Press

“This is a beautiful, powerful book… This story is a great tool for educators and will inspire children to share their stories… This book...

Apr 19, 20211 min read

John Sayles on Martin Eden - Labor Goes To the Movies

“The part both in the book and the movie that always meant the most to me is the part where he's whacking away at that typewriter,” says...

Apr 12, 20211 min read

Mark Street’s Film Work Songs - Labor Goes To the Movies

Elise and Chris talk with director Mark Street, whose latest film is Work Songs, which travels across the country talking with ordinary...

Apr 4, 20211 min read

The buddhist forklift driver, the searching mother and the UN translator - Labor Goes To the Movies

Elise and Chris discuss My Darling Supermarket, Identifying Features, Quo Vadis, Aida and Collective with retired SEIU staffer (and now...

Mar 30, 20212 min read

New Deal Descendant Dr. June Hopkins talks about Harry Hopkins' WPA, & the Need for a Job Guarantee

“The private sector will never be able to absorb every worker who wants a job, good times or bad times, it'll never happen. So my theory...

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 25, 20212 min read

Women's History Month, Machinists Union, and Long Island Migrant Labor Camps - LRPN Livestream

EXCERPT OF LIVESTREAM Labor Radio Podcast Network’s Wednesday Livestream interviews labor leaders about current labor issues with...

Mar 22, 20212 min read

Chandra Thomas Whitfield Host of In The Gap - LRPN Spotlight

“I started doing some research and I learned about the gender pay gap and the fact that black women are paid significantly less money for...

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 11, 20212 min read

Uber vs. Aslam, CA’s Prop 22, & Fighting for the Global Rights of Gig Workers - LRPN Livestream

Labor Radio Podcast Network’s Weekly Wednesday Livestream interviews labor leaders about current labor issues with rotating hosts made up...

Mar 9, 20211 min read

Legislating Policy with Matt Verghese - Policy Dialogues Ep.18

“The American people want a government that works, they want a government that is responsive to their needs and is responsive to how they...

Mar 9, 20212 min read

Jordie Abela Co-Host of Solidarity Breakfast out of Melbourne, Australia - LRPN Spotlight

“I see a lot of hope in struggle and people willing to be empathetic...it comes back to that ideal of humanity and care. And when we...

Mar 9, 20212 min read

Coalition of Labor Union Women Prez, Labor Artist, Teacher: Elise Bryant - Harmony of Interests

“If you're doing it right as a leader you should have at least five people behind you, not one, not your favorite, but at least five...

Mar 8, 20212 min read

Author Eric Lotke discusses his book Union Made Published by Hard Ball Press - Buy Your Copy Today

“I love the hero's journey that Nathan Hawley goes through as he moves from being lonely with his positive growth curves as an accountant...