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American labor leader Eugene V. Debs gave a speech in June of 1918 to a movement rally in which he condemned US involvement in the First World War....
- Added: May 01, 2020
- Length: 57:48
- Purchases: 2
Over one million North Carolinians make the minimum wage at their job: Seven-twenty-five an hour. While many states and cities have recently raised...
- Added: Apr 12, 2015
- Length: 04:57
Ilan Stavans is a Mexican-American essayist, lexicographer, cultural commentator, translator, short-story author, TV personality, and teacher known...
- Added: Mar 03, 2015
- Length: 23:33
Air Occupy radio show interviews Noam Chomsky about Gaza, Occupy Wall Street movement, Labor, and the media.
- Added: Feb 20, 2013
- Length: 44:18
America’s middle class is in dramatic decline. But, what caused the downfall?
- Added: Jul 23, 2012
- Length: 28:54
Actor and Wisconsin native Tony Shalhoub addresses a crowd in Madison, WI on March 12, 2011. Shalhoub discusses the "Fab 14" Democratic senators, G...
- Added: Mar 12, 2011
- Length: 11:43
Sen. Jon Erpenbach addresses a crowd on the capitol square upon his return to Madison, WI on March 12, 2011
- Added: Mar 12, 2011
- Length: 03:18
Sen. Julie Lassa addresses a crowd on the capitol square upon her return to Madison, WI on March 12, 2011.
- Added: Mar 12, 2011
- Length: 01:51
Sen. Spencer Coggs addresses a crowd on the capitol square upon his return to Madison March 12, 2011
- Added: Mar 12, 2011
- Length: 02:04
Sen. Lena Taylor addresses a crowd on the capitol square upon her return to Madison on March 12, 2011
- Added: Mar 12, 2011
- Length: 01:35
Sen. Chris Larson addresses a crowd on the capitol square in Madison, WI
- Added: Mar 12, 2011
- Length: 02:52
Sen. Mark Miller addresses a crowd on the capitol square upon his return to Madison, WI
- Added: Mar 12, 2011
- Length: 03:40
Susan Sarandon speaks to a crowd of 100,000 in Madison, WI
- Added: Mar 12, 2011
- Length: 05:56
The attempt by Wisconsin's governor to all but eliminate union rights of state employees is one of the most important labor developments in decades.
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- Added: Feb 23, 2011
- Length: 05:02
- Purchases: 1
In Colombia, where evidence is marred by politics, emotion and time, conclusions are hard to come by.
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- Added: Nov 29, 2010
- Length: 10:56
- Purchases: 1
It's Hispanic Heritage Month, an excellent time to honor three of the most important Hispanic labor leaders in US history - Cesar Chavez, Dolores H...
- Added: Oct 01, 2010
- Length: 08:04
Republican leaders in Congress want to cut Social Security payments in order to reduce the deficit that's been caused in part by tax breaks for the...
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- Added: Aug 20, 2010
- Length: 03:21
- Purchases: 1
As a new federal report shows,unionized workers not only earn more than non-union workers, but also have much better benefits.
- Added: Aug 06, 2010
- Length: 04:19
Union organizers Tom Mooney and Warren K. Billings were the victims of one of the most outrageous frameups in U.S. history.
- Added: Jul 16, 2010
- Length: 06:05
Congress is only adding to our economic problems by refusing extra aid to the unemployed and to states faced with having to lay off many vital publ...
- Added: Jul 09, 2010
- Length: 04:10
A commentary on labor leader Harry Bridges, one of the 20th century's greatest leaders of any kind, on the anniversary of his death.
- Added: Mar 18, 2010
- Length: 04:21
President Obama's lengthy honeymoon with labor has finally ended.
- Added: Mar 05, 2010
- Length: 05:18
MSD (musculoskeletal disorder) is the most common of the serious injuries suffered by U.S. workers, but corporate interests have blocked attempts t...
- Added: Feb 26, 2010
- Length: 04:17
The number of unionized workers varies widely from state to state, but whatever the state, union members do much better than non-union workers.
- Added: Feb 18, 2010
- Length: 03:05
President Obama's State of the Union promise to help women win pay equality has been largely overlooked.
- Added: Jan 29, 2010
- Length: 03:44
