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Posted Jan 20, 2025
Trump Back in Office Doubles Down on Intensifying the Global Climate Crisis
Interview with Antonia Juhasz, a leading energy, climate, and environmental justice author, analyst, and investigative journalist, conducted by Scott Harris
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Trump Pardon of J-6 Insurrectionists: A Disaster for Democracy, Rule of Law
Jonah Minkoff-Zern talks about his group's position on Donald Trump's campaign pledge to pardon convicted Jan. 6 insurrectionists which were explained in their recent...
Facebook Dumping Fact-Checking Promotes Trump Lies and Disinformation
Ahmed Baba talks about his recent article, "How Zuckerberg’s Meta Policy Changes Empower Trump’s Disinfo Machine," re: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's announcement that Facebook...
Los Angeles Wildfire Catastrophe, the Climate Crisis and the Future of Public Policy
Michael Richardson talks about the real-world impact of the climate crisis we see now in the catastrophic fires in Los Angeles and the increasing...
Amazon Labor Union’s Christmas Strike Succeeds in Organizing First National Action
Sultana Hossain discusses her union's recent national holiday strike, the ongoing campaign pressuring Amazon to negotiate with the union to sign and implement fair...
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Resistance Roundtable: How Democrats Lost the Working Class
Vivek Chibber, professor of sociology at New York University, presents a class analysis of the Nov. 5 election, noting that the Democratic party had...
Youth and Elders Call on Gov. Hochul to Sign the Climate Change Superfund Act
On Tuesday and Wednesday, Dec. 10-11, about 100 climate activists occupied a New York State Capitol reception room to urge Gov. Kathy Hochul to...
What’s in Store for the Working Class in 2025?
The Monthly Labor Report's first broadcast after the Nov. 5 election: Michael Zweig, economist and labor historian, discusses the role labor must play in...
Monthly Labor Report — #13 The Texas AFL-CIO is Going Strong by...
Leonard Aguilar, secretary-treasurer of the Texas AFL-CIO talks about the strategies and prospects for this massive organized labor body.Hosted by Michael Zweig and Richard...
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The L.A. Apocalypse Was Entirely Predictable
Today on TAP: The hills above my hometown regularly catch fire, and developers regularly build there nonetheless.
Maps: Track Where the Fires in California Are Burning
Fires driven by fierce winds scorched parts of the Los Angeles area, destroying homes and choking the sky with smoke.
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