Labor – Green and Red Podcast

“Fight and Win”: Author John Hanson on the 1934 Teamsters Strike in Minneapolis

September 28, 2026anti-capitalism, Labor, Peoples' History

In our latest, we talk with author and labor historian John Hanson about the 1934 Teamsters strike in Minneapolis. Listen in: Guest bio// John Hanson is the author of "Fight…

How Occupy Wall St. Gave Us Hope and Solidarity w/ Prof. Michael Gould-Wartofsky

September 17, 2026Direct Action, Labor, Materialism and Economics, Peoples' History, politics

It's the 15th anniversary of Occupy Wall Street. In our latest, we talk with scholar Michael Gould-Wartofsky (@mgouldwartofsky.bsky.social) about the conditions that led to the emergence of Occupy, the two…

9to5…The Labor Movement that Inspired Dolly Parton’s Movie and Song w/ Karen Nussbaum

September 6, 2026Labor, Peoples' History, pop culture

Dolly Parton passed away last week. She’s remembered as a legendary singer-songwriter, country superstar, LGBQT icon and champion for kids literacy, but she was also very important in telling the…

Legendary Organizer Joe Uehlein on the “Three Roads” of Labor, Climate and Music

August 17, 2026Climate, Labor, Peoples' History

After decades organizing from within the labor establishment, Joe Uehlein realized that winning real climate and economic justice meant moving beyond the limits of traditional labor and environmentalism. As former…

Anti-Austerity Protests Shake Bolivia. Here’s Why. w/ Dr. Rodrigo Acuña

June 3, 2026Foreign Policy, Labor, politics, state repression

Bolivia is suffering its worst economic crisis in four decades amid fuel shortages and rising inflation. Bolivian social movements [labor, farmers, civil society, indigenous communities] are pressing neo-liberal President Rodrigo…

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…