Heartland Labor Forum

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Heartland Labor Forum episodes

January 24, 2014 Public Education: Is This The End?
Do privatizers have the Kansas City School District in their sites? Are we looking at the end of public educational we know it in KCMO? This week on the Heartland […]
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59 min
January 17, 2014 Labor Marchers for Civil Rights
Not so long ago, Kansas City was a segregated town and so were many of our unions. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll talk to Kansas City veterans […]
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58 min
January 10, 2014 Peter, Peter, Social Security Eater!
Ever wonder why Washington is so obsessed with deficits? Meet Pete Peterson, the billionaire who spent almost half a billion to get politicians to focus on the deficit rather than […]
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59 min
January 03, 2014 Bob McChesney: Dollarocracy
This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, hear Bob McChesney chat with us about his book Dollarocracy: How the Money and Media Election Complex is Destroying America. Then, cheer up […]
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59 min
December 20, 2013 Affordable Care Act
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka has said, “And let me be frank: I am deeply troubled by the way the Affordable Care Act has been administered. Too many calls seem to […]
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59 min
December 13, 2013 “The Right to Stay Home”, 100th Anniversary of the Assembly Line
Did you know that 11 percent of Mexico’s population lives north of the border? Did you know that the decision to migrate is rarely voluntary? This week on the Heartland […]
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59 min
December 13, 2013 "The Right to Stay Home", 100th Anniversary of the Assembly Line
Did you know that 11 percent of Mexico’s population lives north of the border? Did you know that the decision to migrate is rarely voluntary? This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll talk to David Bacon, author of The …
59 min
November 29, 2013 Trottin’ With the Turkeys!
On a special Thanksgiving edition of Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll be trotting with the turkeys as we hold a celebratory Thanksgiving Music Special, featuring music with a message for our […]
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57 min
November 29, 2013 Trottin' With the Turkeys!
On a special Thanksgiving edition of Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll be trotting with the turkeys as we hold a celebratory Thanksgiving Music Special, featuring music with a message for our modern day. Thursday at 6PM, rebroadcast Friday at 5AM.
57 min
November 22, 2013 Labor: The Next Generation
They’re diverse, they’re tech-savvy, and they’re exploited. They’re young workers, and unions want them. On this week’s Heartland Labor Forum, we start a new series called Labor: The Next Generation […]
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58 min

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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…