Peoples’ History – Page 8 – Green and Red Podcast

The “Battle in Seattle” 25 Years Later, part 5. w/ the Houston Global Awareness Collective

December 1, 2024anti-capitalism, Direct Action, Peoples' History

On November 30th, 1999, a huge movement spanning labor, environment, human rights, fair trade and more literally shut down the World Trade Organization in Seattle. It was milestone in the…

The “Battle in Seattle” 25 Years Later, part 4 w/ Kevin Danaher

November 30, 2024anti-capitalism, Direct Action, Peoples' History

"They're writing a constitution for the entire planet that will impact everybody, every biological system, every crop, and nobody knows anything about them because they operate in secret.." -Kevin Danaher,…

The “Battle in Seattle” 25 years later part 3. w/ organizer Chris Dixon

November 29, 2024anti-capitalism, Direct Action, Peoples' History

“We did, in fact, prevent the first day of the [WTO] ministerial from occurring.” - Chris Dixon, Direct Action Network Organizer On November 30th, 1999, a huge movement spanning labor,…

The “Battle in Seattle” 25 years later Part 2 w/ former labor organizer Nancy Haque

November 28, 2024anti-capitalism, Direct Action, Materialism and Economics, Peoples' History

"It was about the anti-democratic nature of the WTO..” - Nancy Haque, organizer with Portland Jobs with Justice and Direct Action Network On November 30th, 1999, a huge movement spanning…

The “Battle of Seattle” at 25, part 1: The Global Economy since World War II

November 27, 2024anti-capitalism, Materialism and Economics, Peoples' History

Green & Red Podcast is introducing a new series . . . The Battle of Seattle at 25! On November 30th 1999, protestors shut down the WTO meeting in Seattle…

Introducing our series on the “Battle in Seattle” 25 years later!

November 24, 2024anti-capitalism, Direct Action, Peoples' History

On November 30th, 1999, a huge movement spanning labor, environment, human rights, fair trade and more literally shut down the World Trade Organization in Seattle. It was milestone in the…

“Farm to Freedom:” The Vietnamese Diaspora in the U.S. and Their Home Gardens w/ Prof. Roy Vũ

October 20, 2024Peoples' History

In our latest, we dive into the story of Vietnamese immigration to the U.S. following the war through the lens of food with our long time friend and colleague Prof…

America’s Disorder: The Frontier, Violence, Cowboys, and Trump, w/ Richard Slotkin

September 18, 2024Peoples' History, politics

Richard Slotkin has written some of the more important books explaining the way Americans have created myths to justify slavery, repression, and empire, including “Regeneration Through Violence,” “The Fatal Environment,”…

Globalize Liberation: 20 Years of Uprooting the System and Building Better Worlds w/ David Solnit

September 13, 2024Direct Action, Peoples' History

In 2004, organizer and arts organizer David Solnit published the anthology "Globalize Liberation: How to Uproot the System and Build a Better World." In the introduction he said, “the new…

Best of G&R: Remembering 9/11

September 11, 2024Foreign Policy, Peoples' History

Last night's debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris brought up many issues of war in the Middle East and Palestine on the eve of the anniversary of September 11th.…