Heartland Labor Forum

By KKFI 90.1 FM Kansas City Community Radio

Heartland Labor Forum is Kansas City's only program about the workplace. It is produced by and for our working people. We have been agitating on the air since 1989. Find out who is busting unions and ... more

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The podcast currently has 870 episodes available.

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October 27, 2016 The Mythology of Work: How Capitalism Persists Despite Itself and The First War on Terror 1919
Join us for this week’s Heartland Labor Forum as we focus on some of the earliest victims of the US War on Terror – Italian-Americans. We will talk with a leading authority on the contributions of Italians to the Industrial …
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57min
October 21, 2016 The South African Miner Massacre and the Spirit of Marikana and Hesitant Comrades: The Irish Revolution and the British Labour Movement
On August 16th 2012, thirty-four platinum mineworkers were gunned down by the police under the auspices of South Africa’s African National Congress. The ensuing outrage became a turning point in […]
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58min
October 21, 2016 The South African Miner Massacre and the Spirit of Marikana and Hesitant Comrades: The Irish Revolution and the British Labour Movement
On August 16th 2012, thirty-four platinum mineworkers were gunned down by the police under the auspices of South Africa’s African National Congress. The ensuing outrage became a turning point in South African history. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, …
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58min
October 16, 2016 Four Generations: Life On The East Side, Family, Work and The Police
Four Generations: Life On The East Side, Family, Work and The Police Host David Bell talks with four Generations of the same family that have lived on the east Side […]
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57min
October 16, 2016 Four Generations: Life On The East Side, Family, Work and The Police
Four Generations: Life On The East Side, Family, Work and The Police Host David Bell talks with four Generations of the same family that have lived on the east Side of KCMO. This week’s broadcast will be with the two …
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57min
October 14, 2016 The KC Rent Bubble and Citizens for Community Benefits Agreements
There’s a real estate bubble in Kansas City and it’s swelling rents to supersize, especially for the working poor. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll find out why […]
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59min
October 14, 2016 The KC Rent Bubble and Citizens for Community Benefits Agreements
There’s a real estate bubble in Kansas City and it’s swelling rents to supersize, especially for the working poor. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll find out why and what are the prospects for more affordable housing. Then, …
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59min
October 07, 2016 Manny Ness: Southern Insurgency; The Coming of the Global Working Class and Chiluba Musonda: From Zambia to KC
Are we developing a global working class? This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we talk to Immanuel Ness about his new book, Southern Insurgency. Then, Chiluba Musonda came to […]
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58min
October 07, 2016 Manny Ness: Southern Insurgency; The Coming of the Global Working Class and Chiluba Musonda: From Zambia to KC
Are we developing a global working class? This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we talk to Immanuel Ness about his new book, Southern Insurgency. Then, Chiluba Musonda came to Kansas City from Zambia as a student. He will tell …
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58min
September 30, 2016 Tim Sheard: Someone Has to Die and Will Uber Take Over the Bus System?
This week on the Heartland Labor Forum: as ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft encroach on services provided by public transit systems, the KC Area Transportation Authority has contracted with […]
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FAQs about Heartland Labor Forum:

How many episodes does Heartland Labor Forum have?

The podcast currently has 870 episodes available.