Punching Out

With Rich sick, Ryan and Anita discuss abusive bosses

Noah, Ryan, and Louise discuss three groups of workers being underpaid by colleges; athletes, adjuncts, and grad students.

Noah talks to Bryan and Jake about their experiences as teachers trying to organize for better conditions in their workplaces.

Noah, Rachel, and Anita talk about student debt, at both a personal and national level.

Noah, Ryan, and Chris discuss baseball's free agency freezeout, and the way it reflects trends in and out of the sports world.

Ryan, Noah, and Lou discuss the impact climate change will have on the working class, and why the labor movement hasn't yet caught on.

Ryan, Rich, and Earl discuss the so-called government shutdown's impacts on federal employees, and lessons they could learn from the LA Teachers' strike.

Dave and Mike host a discussion with local artists Ray Ray, Tara, and Gary about their work, and the struggle to get paid for it.

Check out some of their work:

http://rayraymitrano.com/

http://www.vsw.org/

https://garylamaar.bandcamp.com/

Ryan talks with teachers Noah and Nicole about their jobs, the struggles they face, and the changes they'd make to improve their line of work.

Noah, Louise, and Greg discuss the changes to the American labor landscape over the past year, and whether workers can hope for better in the future.