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  • AAS reduces carpenter, tenant to "live-in girlfriend"

    18 MAY 2020 · In the weeks after COVID-19, a couple in Del Valle, TX struggled to pay rent. They were both employed in carpentry, worked at the same business, and were tenants on the same lease. A reporter for the Austin American-Statesman implied the man was the sole breadwinner and leaseholder, while mentioning the woman only once: as a "live-in girlfriend." This reinforces sexist stereotypes about societal roles and completely erases the role of women in blue-collar professions. We speak with Sage Westbrook, a carpenter and one of the tenants in the story, to correct the record about her work. We also talk about the struggles women face in male-dominated blue-collar professions.
    28m
  • Del Valle needs real social services, not empty promises

    22 APR 2020 · We hear from Richard Franklin, the president of Youth Unlimited and former Del Valle School Board member, about Del Valle's fight for community health services.
    41m 31s
  • Capitalism puts profit before workers' lives

    22 APR 2020 · We speak with Austin DSA organizer Marina Roberts about her article in the Austin Chronicle, "Capitalism Has Failed Americans in This Crisis." We also discuss the latest wave of anti-government protests and the latest reports of Austin's police racism. https://www.austinchronicle.com/columns/2020-04-10/opinion-capitalism-has-failed-americans-in-this-crisis/
    40m 38s
  • The myth of "green capitalism"

    18 NOV 2019 · Winn discusses the mythology surrounding "green capitalism" and offers science-based alternative solutions "with teeth" to combat climate change.
    27m 55s
  • Permian highways to hell and the roots of the Amazon's destruction

    18 NOV 2019 · Brianna discusses the commodity booms driving the construction of the Permian Highway Pipeline and the destruction of the Amazon, with a specific emphasis on class alignment and the dynamics of capitalist land control.
    30m 3s
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  • Gloria La Riva extended interview

    25 JUN 2019 · 2016 presidential candidate, journalist, and political organizer Gloria La Riva reports back from her trip to Venezuela after her national Venezuela speaking tour. This extended version of our interview contains an extra 9 minutes of discussion.
    1h 8m 8s
  • Gloria La Riva in San Antonio (2019)

    10 JUN 2019 · Gloria La Riva speaks about her recent trip to Venezuela and the state of U.S. imperialism in Latin America. This was recorded at the Esperanza Peace & Justice Center in San Antonio, Texas, on June 7, 2019.
    50m 23s
  • Lawsuit seeks justice for survivors in Austin

    13 MAR 2019 · This week, we speak with Julie Ann Nitsch, one of the plaintiffs in a lawsuit against Austin officials that seeks justice for rape and sexual assault survivors. We are also joined by Elizabeth Myers, a partner with Thompson & Knight, who is representing Julie and the other plaintiffs in this lawsuit.
    29m 57s
  • Solidarity Forever: Denver teachers win big against hostile district

    18 FEB 2019 · Denver teachers won massive gains from Denver Public Schools after just three days of striking. This follows 15 months of being stonewalled by DPS during contract negotiations. During the course of the strike, Denver Public schools insisted on keeping schools open, risking the safety of students. The district additionally threatened to report immigrant teachers to ICE and suspend the licenses of school nurses, among other Trumpian tactics, but were ultimately powerless to stop teachers’ solidarity. Moira Casados Cassidy, an ELL teacher and union organizer, joins us from Denver to take us through the unfolding of this struggle. https://denverteachers.org
    29m 55s
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