The Ruthless Truth

In this episode, Ira interviews Jason Scott, an organizer with the Dump Duke campaign in St. Pete, which is fighting to stop the city from renewing its decades-long contract with Duke Energy, an investor-owned utility notorious for poor service and some of the highest electric rates in Florida.

Instead, the campaign is pushing for public power: a city-run utility owned by the community and operated to serve the people who rely on it, not shareholders. Public power puts local voices closer to the decisions being made, keeps our energy infrastructure accountable to the community, and allows revenue to be reinvested right here where we live.

A better energy future already exists. Now, we have an opportunity to fight for it in St. Pete.

⚡ Join the fight: DumpDukeFL.com and publicpowerstpete.com

"Dump Duke!" song by Jeremiah Paddock

Join Ira in an interview with Dr. Sharon Jefferson about the origins of Juneteenth and what it means to celebrate it today at a time of unprecedented attacks against Black voter rights.

Ruth and Ira dive into the radical history of pride, the harms of pikwashing and what it means to be in solidarity with LGBTQ+ people in opressed nations, such as Palestine.

Check out our Instagram @theruthlesstruthradio or @psltampabay for deatils on upcoming Pride events.

Join Ira in an interview with Nadia Askar, an organizer with the Fightback FIBA campaign. They discuss how Hillsborough County residents are trying to stop local funds from being invested into Israeli companies that directly contribute to the genocide in Palestine.

Join Ruth and Leo today for a deepdive over the leaked audios uncovered in "Hondurasgate", showing a conspirary from the US and Israel with alleged drug-trafficker former President of Honduras Juan Orlando Hernandez against the socialist movements in Latin America.

We also speak about the sad loss of our friend, community organizer, father, and husband Andrew Joseph Jr, who left us on May 16, 2026. Support his family during this hard time at https://andrewjosephfoundation.com/

Join Ira and Ruth as they discuss the historic May Day, when hundreds of thousands around the country stopped working and took to the streets to protest against wars and deportations.

Welcome back Ali! He and Ira recap everything that's unfolded in the War on Iran war this past month!! Also, we learn why the workers movement MUST be an anti-war movement!!! It's an important time to catch up as we head into the May Day General Strike, No Work! No School! No Shopping! And as always, see you in the streets!

Join Ira and special guest and environmentalist Peyton talk about how and why the US military is the biggest contributor to climate change in the world, and envision how a world without endless war could look like!

You can join the screening of the award-winning documentary "Earth's Greatest Enemy" to learn more about this topic at Sunray Cinemas this Thursday April 23 at 7:15 PM.

Get your tickets here: https://www.sunraycinema.com/movie/earths-greatest-enemy

Join Ira and special guest Mathilde as they discuss the most recent no Kings Day protest in Sarasota! Find out what's on local residence's minds and why the fight must continue! Also learn about the history of May Day with a special exclusive clip from the Psl action network featuring Karina Garcia.

No Kings day protest were a tremendous success in showing that the working class does not approve of the Trump agenda, but now is the time for us to take that energy into May Day with a general strike to show the ruling class who really makes the world run!

Join Ruth interviewing Ira about their experience with the historic Nuestra America convoy: a group of hundreds of organizers, activists, artists and influencers that defied the US blockade on the island. Tons of pounds of critical medical aid was delivered to hospitals, exposing the cruelty of the US empire and strengthening the links of solidarity with the Cuban people.