Working People: A podcast by, for, and about the working class today (now in partnership with In These Times magazine and The Real News Network). Working People is a podcast about working-class lives in 21st-century America. In every episode, you'll hear interviews with workers from around the country, from all walks of life. We'll talk about their life stories, their jobs, politics, and families, their joys and hopes and frustrations. Overall, Working People aims to share and celebrate the diverse stories of working-class people, to remind ourselves that our stories matter, and to build a sense of shared struggle and solidarity between workers around the country.
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episode 10: The 2020 Election & Building Working-Class Power
By popular demand, we teamed up with Protean Magazine and brought a panel of amazing people together—Ash (Horror Vanguard), Mel (Protean), Bryan (Strikewave), Lyta (Current Affairs), and Max (Working People)—to break down the top presidential candidates from a working-class perspective and share their thoughts on how working people should approach elections.
Additional links/info below...
- Ash's Twitter page; The Horror Vanguard Twitter page and Patreon
- Mel's Twitter page; Protean Twitter page and Patreon
- Bryan's Twitter page; Strikewave Twitter page and website
- Lyta's Twitter page; Current Affairs Twitter page and website
Working-Class 2020 Reading List...
- Alexia Fernández Campbell, Vox, "The Boldest and Weakest Labor Platforms of the 2020 Democratic Primary"
- Sarah Jones, NY Mag, "Klobuchar’s Alleged Staff Mistreatment Is a Valid Concern for American Workers"
- Carly Regina and Joanna Wuest, Jacobin, "Labor Has Only One Candidate: Bernie Sanders"
- Dan Solomon, Texas Monthly, "What You Should Know About Bernie Sanders And A Controversial Proposal To Bring Toxic Waste To Sierra Blanca"
- Molly Redden, HuffPost, "Pete Buttigieg’s McKinsey Client List And A Canadian Grocery Scandal"
- Ryan Grim and Lee Fang, The Intercept, "Joe Biden Lied about His Record on Social Security"
- Astead W. Herndon, The New York Times, "Elizabeth Warren Isn’t Talking Much About ‘Medicare for All’ Anymore"
- C.M. Lewis and Kevin Reuning, Strikewave, "Union Membership for 2019 Is Out. Here's How Labor Did"
- Celine McNicholas, Margaret Poydock, and Lynn Rhinehart, Economic Policy Institute, "Unprecedented: The Trump NLRB's Attack on Workers' Rights"
- Steven Greenhouse, NY Mag, "A to F+: Grading the Presidential Candidates on Their Labor Plans"
- Eric Levitz, NY Mag, "Two More Signs Trump's 'Great' Economy Is Failing Workers"
- Jane McAlevey, In These Times, "How to Elect Democrats Who Actually Answer to Workers"
Featured Music (all songs sourced from the Free Music Archive: freemusicarchive.org)
- Lobo Loco, "Malte Junior - Hall"
- Beethoven, "Moonlight Sonata"