Voice of the People: Radio By and For the 99%

Voice of the People: Radio By and For the 99%

By Mark AnderlikNewsNews Commentary
Download on the App Store

Voice of the People: Radio By and For the 99% episodes

  • Imperialism - 12/9/2023

    Bailey Desper is our interview who talks about her experience organizing with unhoused people in Billings. Linda Gillison joins Soundman Jim and Mark in learning about Imperialism, the Word of the Week. We take a look at the state of free speech in the US, including over the war in Gaza. We also discuss the prospects of the

    war in Ukraine in the face of refusals to fund Ukraine. We will also cover the United Auto Workers Union which continues set a great – if unusual - example for other unions to follow, and the cost for Starbucks when their workers rebelled on Red Cup Day.

    2 hr
  • General Strike - 11/18/2023

    Our interview is

    with Prof. Richard Drake of UM on the US empire and forever wars. Sue
    Kirchmyer, soundman Jim and Mark talk about the United Auto workers call for
    preparation of a general strike, our Word of the Week.  And we look at the current state of the US
    labor movement. We also read from an account at Colombia University and what
    social work students there face when they demand opposition to genocide. Also,
    we have an updated list of 24 US labor organizations calling for a cease-fire
    in Gaza and a brief update on the Starbucks Red Cup Rebellion in Missoula.

    2 hr
  • Tentative Agreement - 11/4/2023

    The Word of the Week is "Tentative Agreement" which is what new Friend of the Show Alan Noonan, sound Soundman Jim and Mark discuss as a result of the historic and possibly transformative strike by the United Auto Workers. Our interview is with Kelcie Murphy, who brings her knowledge and experience to look at what is happening in Gaza today. We also look at the rising repression in the US for those critical of Israel in its genocide in Gaza. We also look at what workers are facing and what unions are - and are not - doing in the face of this increased repression. Finally, we read from an analysis of President Biden's disinformation claim of disinformation by the Gaza Ministry of Health on the number of Palestinian casualties.

    2 hr
  • Dehumanization - 10/21/2023

    Soundman Jim is back along with Linda Gillison, Mark and new

    friend of the show Tully Sanem who explore the Word of the Week:
    “dehumanization.” And how dehumanization concerns both the approach to the unhoused by the Missoula City government and the approach by the Israeli government and the Palestinian resistance faction Hamas. We also hear excerpts from the Palestinian rights rally in Missoula on October 14th.

    2 hr
  • American Political System - 10/7/2023

    Mark interviews Travis and Erin, unhoused Missoula neighbors

    who have just been evicted out of their outdoor houses, with a written response by Ginny Merriam, the City of Missoula’s communication director. And we hear from Missoula City Councillor Kristen Jordan on these cruel sweeps and her proposal to stabilize the situation. We also continue to look at the current United Auto Workers strike and the Kaiser Permanente strike. We bring back,
    sadly, the COVID pandemic report. We report and comment on the presentation given by former US Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch when she recently visited Missoula. And Mark reads an analysis by Rob Urie on why only 4% of citizens believe the American political system is working.

    2 hr
  • Strike - 9/23/2023

    This episode we feature an interview with Clayton, an unhoused organizer with the Unhoused Neighbors Union in Missoula at the time of a victory of stopping a sweep of the unhoused. Sue Kirchmyer, Sandy Burch and Mark take a deep dive into strikes,

    and particularly the current UAW strike. We also discuss how poverty is a crime.

    2 hr 1 min
  • Labor Day - 9/2/2023

    Sue Kirchmyer and Mark look at the surprising origins of the US Labor Day. We also look at the recent settlement of the Teamsters workers with UPS. We look at the many strikes going on in Los Angeles, a deep dig into the success of the Oakland school teachers strike, and the bargaining for the common good in all these examples. We glance at another Starbucks being organized in Missoula and explore what the United Autoworkers demand from the Big 3 automakers and the prospect of a strike in September. Finally we look at some good changes in labor law by the NLRB. We rerun our interview of David Van Deusen, President of the Vermont AFL-CIO, from last year's Labor Day show.

    2 hr
  • DSA Convention 2023 - 8/12/2023

    This episode interviews 9 members of the Democratic Socialists of America on their experiences at the DSA National Convention in Chicago and their organizing vision for the future.

    2 hr
  • The Rojava Revolution - 7/29/2023

    Mark plays a webinar of a presentation by labor leaders and

    others involved with the Rojava Revolution in Northeastern Syria, where in this war-torn region a libertarian socialist political and economic order has flourished over the past decade.

    2 hr
  • Collective Bargaining - 7/15/2023

    Linda and Mark explore what is collective bargaining and why it important for all of us. James Schumacher, our featured interviewee, talks about his job as a UPS Teamster driver, what's been going on with the union, bargaining with UPS and the likelihood of a strike on August 1st. We also look at the state of rail workers, the new strike by SAG-AFTRA, labor history from Matewan, W. Virginia, and the Federal court injunction against the Biden Admin for censorship on social media.

    2 hr

About Voice of the People: Radio By and For the 99%

From the publisher's feed

Join Mark, sound Soundman Jim, and Friends of the Show as we share and discuss local, national and international news of importance on the fight for democracy in politics, economics and culture, with…

More shows like Voice of the People: Radio By and For the 99%

Jacobin Radio by Jacobin

Jacobin Radio

1,460 Listeners