The Right to Organize: Starbucks Workers Stand Strong in the Face of Firings

The Right to Organize: Starbucks Workers Stand Strong in the Face of Firings

On today's episode Walter Smolarek and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss the wave of organizing exploding across Starbucks locations nationwide, and how the company is desperately trying to thwart the union by illegally firing employees who are involved. As the class struggle continues to heat up nationwide, corporations are attempting to trample on the right to organize at the workplace.

Professor Richard Wolff is an author & co-founder of the organization Democracy at Work. You can find his work at rdwolff.com.

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New Cold War Witch Hunt Targets Journalists Opposed to US Empire

New Cold War Witch Hunt Targets Journalists Opposed to US Empire

The war in Ukraine has ushered in a new era of global politics, and it has also ushered in a new political witch hunt against dissenting voices. With more and more intensity, the corporate media – inc...

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Tax Day: Exposing the Lies of the Rich

Tax Day: Exposing the Lies of the Rich

On today's episode Walter Smolarek and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss the extreme injustices of the U.S. tax system. Monday was Tax Day — no cause for celebration for millions of ordinary people. But ...

20 Apr 202227min

Politicians Push for an Even Wider War in Ukraine

Politicians Push for an Even Wider War in Ukraine

On today's In the News roundtable, Brian Becker, Esther Iverem, Nicole Roussell and Walter Smolarek discuss how powerful figures in the West are pushing for even graver acts of reckless escalation i...

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Ukraine War & the New Era in Global Politics: Where Are We Headed?

Ukraine War & the New Era in Global Politics: Where Are We Headed?

On today's episode Nicole Roussell interviews Brian Becker about the new phase of heightened conflict that world politics is entering. As the United States moves aggressively to maintain its position ...

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Historic Price Surge Continues -- Recession Coming?

Historic Price Surge Continues -- Recession Coming?

On today's episode Brian Becker and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss what's coming next for our economy as inflation rises and pressure mounts on the Federal Reserve to pull back its extraordinary suppor...

13 Apr 202233min

Ukraine Fighting Shifts As NATO Eyes Even Further Expansion

Ukraine Fighting Shifts As NATO Eyes Even Further Expansion

On today's In the News roundtable, Nicole Roussell, Esther Iverem and Walter Smolarek discuss how the fighting in Ukraine is intensifying in the country’s east at the same time as the United States ...

12 Apr 20221h 19min

Give War a Chance: NATO and Neo-Nazis Want Ukraine Conflict to Go on Forever

Give War a Chance: NATO and Neo-Nazis Want Ukraine Conflict to Go on Forever

The war in Ukraine is entering a new phase. NATO leaders are meeting and are clearly worried that the Zelenskyy government might agree to a negotiated end to the war. Brian Becker and Dr. Gabriel Rock...

7 Apr 20221h 7min

Amazon Workers Rise: Union Wins Historic Victory Against Corporate Giant

Amazon Workers Rise: Union Wins Historic Victory Against Corporate Giant

On today's episode Brian Becker and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss how Amazon workers in Staten Island made history by forming the first labor union in the United States at the corporate giant. Meanwhile...

6 Apr 202232min

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