Immigrant Workers Launch Largest US Meatpacking Strike in 40 years
Maximillian Alvarez Working People Podcast TRNN “Workers are fighting to be able to afford the same food that they produce for the rest of the country, to be able to…
A Billion-Dollar Company Poisoned Their Town, Then Moved on. Now People are Dying.
Maximillian Alvarez for TRNN Three years ago, on Feb. 3, 2023, the Norfolk Southern train derailment and chemical disaster—one of the worst industrial disasters in US history—took place in the…
Could Israel’s War in Gaza Spiral Into a Regional War?
Since the early days of this war, the conflict has not been contained to Gaza. Is a regional conflict with Iran, Hezbollah, and other actors on the horizon?
Kaiser Workers Win Big After Largest Healthcare Strike in US History
After mobilizing over 75,000 workers in a three-day strike this October, the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions won a new contract for hundreds of healthcare facilities around the country.
On the Ground at the Largest Pro-Palestine March in US History
Over 100,000 people filled the streets of Washington, DC, on Nov. 4 to demand a ceasefire and an end to US aid to Israel. TRNN was there on the ground.
Mass Protests Have Failed To Bring About Social Change. It’s Time for a New Strategy
2010-2020 saw more mass protests around the world than at any other point in human history, but the societal changes that resulted were often the opposite of what protesters demanded.…
South Korea’s War on Unions Has Geopolitical Implications
Biden has embraced deeply unpopular President Yoon Seok Yeol for his pro-US policies, willfully ignoring South Korea’s brutal crackdown on labor and its human rights implications.
Former Prisoner of 48 Years Reviews John Oliver’s Report on Solitary Confinement
Mansa Musa, who spent 48 years in prison, talks about what John Oliver’s recent Last Week Tonight segment on solitary confinement gets right and what it leaves out, including the…
East Palestine, 100 Days Later
Months after an explosive Norfolk Southern train derailment changed their lives and communities forever, residents of East Palestine, Ohio, and the surrounding area feel “numb,” lied to, and abandoned… and…
Hollywood Writers Are Striking to Save the Industry From Corporate Destruction
WGA reps say the rise of AI and streaming platforms has decimated working conditions and pay, putting the future of the industry at risk.
The Chris Hedges Report: COVID-19 Proved Workers, Not the Bosses, Make the World Run
Maximillian Alvarez discusses his most recent book on so-called ‘essential workers’ at the start of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, ‘The Work of Living’, with Chris Hedges.
‘The Government Killed Him’: A Tribute to Activist and Programmer Aaron Swartz 10 Years After His Death
As a computer programmer, Swartz changed the internet forever and fiercely fought against the privatization of knowledge. The federal government persecuted him for it until his death by suicide in…
The Holidays are the Most Painful Time of the Year to be Behind Bars
Every holiday season, prisoners suffer spikes in suicides, violence, and depression. Eddie Conway, who spent 44 years locked up, explains what people on the outside can do to help.
Big Tech Has Rigged the Game Against Artists
In their new book, “Chokepoint Capitalism,” Rebecca Giblin and Cory Doctorow examine Big Tech’s takeover of the creative labor market.
Railroad Workers Speak Out After Congress and Biden Block Rail Strike
Four railroad workers comment on Congress’s handling of the rail contract dispute, and how Wall Street’s destruction of the freight rail system is only going to get worse for workers,…