Labor – Green and Red Podcast

How Labor and Communities are Fighting ICE in the Twin Cities w/ Journalist Amie Stager

February 12, 2026Direct Action, Labor, politics

ICE's surge into Minneapolis-St. Paul continues. After the ICE murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, labor and community groups mobilized against the federal intervention. Listen in: In our latest,…

The Rich History of General Strikes in America w/ Organizer and Writer Fred Glass

February 7, 2026anti-capitalism, Labor, Peoples' History

On January 23, 2026, we saw the first general strike in 80 years in Minnesota after the murder of Renee Good by ICE (one day before their murder of Veteran’s…

Best of G&R: Happy Scrappy Labor Day!! The Ruling Class vs Radical Organizing

September 1, 2025anti-capitalism, Labor, Materialism and Economics, Peoples' History

Encore of our 2023 Labor Day episode. Listen in: Green & Red celebrates (American) Labor Day . . . we talk a little about the history of the day,…

How Los Angeles is Resisting Trump’s I.C.E. Raids w/ Prof Enrique Ochoa

June 27, 2025Labor, Peoples' History, politics

Los Angeles is under attack by the Trump Administration. Every day we hear new stories about I.C.E. attacking, detaining and arresting citizens and non-citizens. But we're also seeing lots of…

Best of G&R: May Day vs Labor Day. How the ruling class stops radical organizing.

April 30, 2025Labor, Peoples' History

Happy May Day Tender Comrades! Here is a repost of our May Day episode from 2021. In it, we talk about the history of May Day from pagan rituals…

The Green New Deal from Below w/ Jeremy Brecher

December 18, 2024Climate, Labor, Materialism and Economics

In our latest, we discuss the Green New Deal from Below, and his new book on the topic, with author, historian and activist Jeremey Brecher. Listen in: https://bit.ly/4iKfzIy Bio// Jeremy…

Labor Update w/ Payday Report: Post-mortem on the UAW vote; and, Is Shawn Fain’s bubble bursting?

May 21, 2024Labor

In this week's collaboration, Mike Elk of Payday Report and Bob Buzzanco of Green & Red Podcast discuss the failed union vote at a Mercedes plant in Alabama, and how…

Labor Update w/ Payday Report and Green & Red: UAW elections, labor and Palestine, Unions on campus

May 20, 2024Labor, Materialism and Economics

In our weekly discussion of labor and unions, Mike Elk of Payday Report and Bob Buzzanco of Green & Red Podcast discussed the upcoming UAW vote at a Mercedes plant…

Payday Report’s Mike Elk and Green & Red launch their Labor Update!

May 6, 2024Labor

In this pilot episode, Mike Elk, founder and senior labor reporter on Payday Report, and Bob Buzzanco of Green & Red Podcast present their soon-to-be-regular podcast on Labor in the…

Best of G&R: May Day vs Labor Day. How the ruling class stops radical organizing.

May 1, 2024anti-capitalism, Labor

Happy May Day Tender Comrades! Here is a repost of our May Day episode from 2021. In it, we talk about the history of May Day from pagan rituals…