Heartland Labor Forum

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Heartland Labor Forum episodes

December 03, 2020 “Blood Runs Coal” & COVID + Healthcare Workers
The brutal murder in 1968 of Jock Yablonski and his family by United Mineworker president Tony Boyle sent shockwaves through the labor movement. Its impact inspired a surge in union democracy across labor’s ranks. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll talk about it to Mark Bradley, author of Blood Runs Coal. Then, we’ll hear from respiratory therapists who have travelled to places where the pandemic is strongest to care for its victims. Their stories are riveting. Tune in Thursday at 6pm, rebroadcast Friday at 5am.
1 hr
November 27, 2020 Two Lies & A Truth About Thanksgiving
Who were the Europeans at the first Thanksgiving? Were they Pilgrims or colonizers? Were they religious Freedom Riders or Religious Tyrants? And what about the myth of the welcoming soon-to-be […]
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1 hr 1 min
November 20, 2020 Election Results & How Did the Working Class Vote?
While labor is celebrating Joe Biden’s win, the election results in Kansas and Missouri are a disaster for the working class. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll do […]
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1 hr
November 13, 2020 Revisiting Harvest of Empire & The Hard Road of Hope
Almost a decade ago, Democracy Now!’s Juan Gonzalez published his path breaking book, Harvest of Empire. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll update it on how US imperialism […]
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1 hr 1 min
November 06, 2020 Options for New Employment & Are We Ready for A Shorter Work Week?
As companies downsize in a bad economy, workers on temporary furloughs are being fired. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we talk to Jim Kolve, coordinator of the Missouri […]
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1 hr
October 30, 2020 School’s Back, or Is It? & The Historical Role of Labor Parties
Wine and aspirin sales are skyrocketing for parents. What’s to blame? This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll sing the “Virtual School Blues”. Then, what? A political party based […]
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1 hr 2 min
October 21, 2020 Election 2020 – More Interviews & Dirty Missouri
It’s all politics. First we’ve got some candidates for the Kansas legislature who are in hot races. We’ll ask them questions important to the working class. We’ll hear from Sen. […]
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59 min
October 15, 2020 Imagining A Post-COVID Future: Roundtable
What’s the world going to look like after the pandemic? This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll have a roundtable panel discussion with economists, labor and business leaders and […]
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1 hr 1 min
October 06, 2020 Election 2020: Interviews with Candidates
This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll hear from candidates in seven races for the Missouri General Assembly. We’ll ask them how they stand on key issues for working […]
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59 min
October 01, 2020 David Roediger: The Sinking Middle Class & Rose Feurer: Mother Jones-Her Monuments & Museums
How did politicians get obsessed with saving the middle class, and when did middle class become just white guys while the economy increasingly failed to work for the diverse working […]
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1 hr

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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…