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Posted Apr 13, 2026
Trump Blockades Strait of Hormuz after Iran War Talks Collapse
Interview with Brandon Carr, studies associate at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, and Kevan Harris, associate professor of sociology at the University of California, Los Angeles, conducted by Scott Harris
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U.S.-Israeli War on Iran Hurts All Iranians, Including Regime Opponents
Naghmeh Sohrabi discusses the impact of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, and average Iranian people not generally discussed in U.S. media, as explored in...
Trump Launches Multiple Strategies to Rig Midterm Election for GOP
David Daley discusses the ongoing efforts by Donald Trump and congressional Republicans to implement voter suppression laws and policies, including Senate debate on the "Save...
Trump’s Staggering Level of Corruption Requires Ethics Law Overhaul
Jeff Hauser discusses the multiple and unprecedented instances of Trump administration corruption that the Revolving Door Project has been investigating during the president's second...
Jewish Groups’ Passover Seder Outside Hartford CT ICE Office Protests Mass Deportation
Daniella Hobbs, a member of the Hartford Jewish Organizing Collective, talks about her group organizing a Passover seder on Tuesday, April 7 outside the ICE...
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Women’s History Month Special: Kathy Black, Life-long Union Activist, Talks About the On-going Struggle
The Monthly Labor Report welcomes Kathy Black, who served as the president of the Philadelphia Chapter of the Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW) for more than two decades, as well as an organizer with U.S. Labor Against the War. Kathy speaks about the history of women in struggle, the battles won and lost and the ongoing fight for economic and social justice.
Hosts: Michael Zweig and Richard Hill
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Economist Michael Zweig and Richard Hill discuss recent developments on the labor front and delves into the history of the struggles of working people for union representation and economic justice.
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Women’s History Month Special: Kathy Black, Life-long Union Activist, Talks About the On-going Struggle
The Monthly Labor Report welcomes Kathy Black, who served as the president of the Philadelphia Chapter of the Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW)...
The Legacy of Rev. Jesse Jackson: Pioneering Labor Solidarity
The Labor Report talks with Gene Bruskin, veteran labor organizer, anti-war activist and playwright known for leading one of the most significant private sector...
How to Win Five Strikes in Two Years? A Conversation With Faye Guenther, President...
The Monthly Labor Report interviews Faye Guenther, president of United Food and Commercial Workers (Local 3000), who leads over 50,000 members across Washington state,...
U.S. Imperialism Roars Back to Life
Stephen Zunes, a foreign policy scholar and professor in Middle Eastern studies at the University of San Francisco, analyzes and contextualizes the Jan. 3...
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