Peoples’ History – Green and Red Podcast

How the Confederacy Won the War..The Triumph of the South’s Vision for America w/ Prof. Clayton Lust

May 5, 2026Peoples' History, politics

Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court rolled back section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. The 6-3 ruling, along partisan lines, ends 61 years of voter protections for African-Americans and…

Tin Soldiers and Nixon’s Coming . . . 56 Years After the Kent State Killings

May 3, 2026Peoples' History

It's the 56th anniversary of the killings at Kent State University. In a special encore episode, we're reposting our episode from 2020. In this episode, we commemorate the anniversary of…

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

April 30, 2026Peoples' History

Here is a repost of our May Day episode from 2021. In it, we talk about the history of May Day from pagan rituals to the Haymarket Affair to International…

Populism vs. Oligarchy: Prof. Charles Derber on How to Reclaim America from the Billionaires

April 29, 2026Materialism and Economics, Peoples' History, politics

In our latest, Scott discusses the roots of populist politics in American history, from the anti-robber baron movements of the Gilded Age to the New Deal era to the current…

Anniversaries of My Lai, Rachel Corrie Bring Haunting Memories As U.S. Attacks Iran

March 18, 2026Foreign Policy, Peoples' History

March 16th was the 58th anniversary of the My Lai massacre and the 23rd anniversary of the murder by Israeli forces of American activist Rachel Corrie in Gaza. Listen in:…

“Keep Hope Alive!”… The Legacy and Meaning of Jesse Jackson

February 18, 2026Peoples' History, politics

Rev. Jesse Jackson passed away today at the age of 84. A civil rights giant and candidate in the 1984 and 1988 presidential elections, he had a vision that kept…

Presidents Day Encore: How Neoliberals Paved the Way for MAGA

February 16, 2026Peoples' History, politics

Bob and Scott celebrate President's Day with our encore episode from 2025. Listen in: In this episode, they discuss the recent history of the presidency and look at how neoliberals…

Legendary Film Director John Sayles on Labor, the Border and Empire in Novels and Film

February 9, 2026anti-capitalism, Peoples' History, pop culture

In our latest, we talk with legendary filmmaker, screenwriter, actor and novelist John Sayles. We start with a discussion about his new novel "Crucible." But, also talk about labor, class…

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…

The Anniversary of the Greensboro Sit-ins, SNCC and Militant Nonviolence Today

January 31, 2026Direct Action, Peoples' History, politics

February 1st is the 66th anniversary of the Greensboro sit-ins where four African-American student sat in at a Woolworth's, suffering abuse from white racist patrons and eventually jail. Those actions…