Just a year ago almost no one had ever heard of him. Just a name in a crowd. A fairly obscure member of the New York State Assembly. Just one in a packed pool of Democratic candidates running for mayor of New York City. A longshot. Now he is the leading candidate in the city’s mayoral race next Tuesday, November 4. A \Democratic socialist who has ignited a movement. A glimmer of hope amid dark days. Hope for not just New York City, but elsewhere around the country, and a road map for other progressive candidates.

BIG NEWS! This podcast has won Gold in this year’s Signal Awards for best history podcast! It’s a huge honor. Thank you so much to everyone who voted and supported. 

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Written and produced by Michael Fox.

All clips in this episode were taken from Zohran Mamdani’s Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/zohrankmamdani/

Resources:

• Your guide to the billionaire-backed groups working to push Dems right in 2026
• 4 Reasons why Trump is afraid of Zohran Mamdani
• CNN Anchors shill for Cuomo as mainstream media attacks Mamdani again
• Corporate media is trying to take down Mamdani. This is why they’re failing.
• Democrat elites try to destroy Zohran Mamdani’s chance at NYC mayor—will they succeed?
• Zohran Mamdani delivers stunning blow to ‘billionaire-backed status quo’ in NYC

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In September, before the current ceasefire deal was announced, we spoke with two Palestinians in Gaza—Mohamed Abu Tawila (a former English teacher) and his nephew Abdul Rahman (a would-be college student)—about surviving 700 days of genocidal destruction at the hands of Israel’s military and with the full backing of the United States. In this critical follow-up episode, we speak once again with Mohamed Abu Tawila from Gaza to get an on-the-ground account of life for Palestinians after the shaky implementation of the ceasefire began on Oct. 10.

Additional links/info:

• Mohamed’s Instagram account
• Living Water Mutual Aid in Gaza Chuffed fundraiser page and Instagram account
• GoFundMe campaign to support Mohamed’s water delivery operation and his family
• Maximillian Alvarez, Working People / The Real News Network, “‘Hearts are crying and bodies are bleeding’: Gazans describe their daily struggle to survive”
• Tareq S. Hajjaj, Mondoweiss, “Israel’s repeated ceasefire violations are part of its strategy to keep waging war on Gaza”
• DropSite News, “Israel kills over 100 Palestinians in overnight bombardment of Gaza; thousands killed in Sudan's El-Fasher”

Featured Music:

• Jules Taylor, Working People Theme Song

Credits:

• Audio Post-Production: Alina Nehlich

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Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Friday, October 31, 2025.

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Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Thursday, October 30, 2025.

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In this special crossover edition of Working People and The Marc Steiner Show, hosts Maximillian Alvarez and Marc Steiner examine how the “artificial intelligence” (AI) boom is shaping the economy and the impact it is already having—and will continue to have—on working people’s lives, livelihoods, and jobs. Alvarez and Steiner speak with two members of a new mutual aid and advocacy group called Stop Gen AI, which formed this year out of the critical need to provide material support for creatives, knowledge workers, and anyone else impacted by generative AI.

Guests:

• Kim Crawley is a former cybersecurity professor and co-author of The Pentester Blueprint. She founded Stop Gen AI in May 2025 in response to the immense socioeconomic harm generative AI has done to her and her peers, and to the vast environmental, cultural, scientific, psychological, and economic harm it does to the world. Stop Gen AI is unique for its anticapitalist focus and commitment to raising survival funds for people who are struggling.
• Emmi is an information security expert with experience across many niches of the industry, including application security across a number of verticals, and she is a specialist in insider threat and cyber threat intelligence. She joined the efforts of Stop Gen AI in 2025 due to the overwhelming amount of friends she has seen lose their entire lives and careers due to the out-of-control AI bubble. She also has nearly two decades of experience with boots-on-the-ground union organizing, protesting, and activism.

Additional links/info:

• Stop Gen AI website and Mastodon page 
• Stop Gen AI Twitch Fest information
• Khiree Stewart, WBALTV 11, “'Just holding a Doritos bag': Student handcuffed after AI system mistook bag of chips for weapon”
• Marc Steiner & Maximillian Alvarez, The Marc Steiner Show, “Trump and Silicon Valley’s plan to rule the world with AI weapons”

Credits:
Featured Music: Jules Taylor, Working People Theme Song; Stephen Frank, Marc Steiner Show Theme Song
Studio Production: David Hebden
Audio Post-Production: Alina Nehlich


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Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Wednesday, October 29, 2025.

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Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Tuesday, October 28, 2025.

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ICE agents are detaining thousands of people a day from communities across the country. But people are resisting. And it’s having an impact. Millions have protested in recent weeks, from the #NoKings rally to demonstrations in front of immigration detention centers, and protests against ICE in their communities. Neighbors in one Chicago suburb pushed back by yelling and honking car horns when ICE agents descended on their community. Elsewhere they’ve handed out thousands of whistles to neighbors at risk. And people are lifting up their cell phone cameras and their voices, and putting their bodies on the line to foil ICE raids in cities around the country.

BIG NEWS! This podcast has won Gold in this year’s Signal Awards for best history podcast! It’s a huge honor. Thank you so much to everyone who voted and supported. 

And please consider signing up for the Stories of Resistance podcast feed on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Spreaker, or wherever you listen.

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Please consider supporting this podcast and Michael Fox’s reporting on his Patreon account: patreon.com/mfox. There you can also see exclusive pictures, video, and interviews. 

Written and produced by Michael Fox.


Resources:

• Community residents stand up against ICE – man goes free
• Neighbors confront ICE in Chicago suburb
• Chicago residents push back on ICE — October 15
• Illinois State Senator Karina Villa Confronts ICE — September 15
• Video shows neighbors 'boxing in' federal agents making ICE arrests in Hillsboro
• Protests erupt as ICE agents conduct raids in New York City's Chinatown
• New Yorkers Confront ICE and Homeland Security Agents During Chinatown Raid
• New Yorkers Protest ICE - October 21, 2025
• People in NYC protest ICE — October 21, 2025

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Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Monday, October 27, 2025.

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Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Friday, October 24, 2025.

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