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The Letter Carriers Union has been a central force for the working class struggle in American logistics, and Travis Albert joins Fight Back Radio to discuss the conditions of the fight today, as well as the history of the Postal Workers and the critical role that a 1970 Wildcat strike played in shaping Federal workers' rights. You can reach us by email at richard.fightbackradio@gmail.com Fight...

With the mainstream media focused on the chaos of the Trump administration, a critical struggle for self-determination and peace is unfolding on the Korean Peninsula, far from the headlines. The Korean people's 80-year fight against U.S. occupation is alive and well, and leaders like Chrisley Carpio are on the front lines of the international movement to demand an end to U.S. imperialism in Asia a...

Labor organizers typically take to the streets to fight for workers, but flight attendants are bringing the movement to the skies. Sara Nelson, the International President of the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA), joins us today to discuss the unique fights flight attendants are waging and winning, and the significance of solidarity across all working people. Support Delta flight attendants i...

Les Leopold is a longtime labor educator, author, political economist, and co-founder and executive director of The Labor Institute, a nonprofit dedicated to worker education, union activism, and economic and environmental reform. Raised in a working-class family of war refugees, Leopold studied at Oberlin College and earned a master’s degree in public affairs from Princeton University. He later w...

As the fight for Immigrant Rights in the U.S. rages on, it's important to understand that we are not just fighting to get rid of ICE, but for the legalization of all people, and the self-determination of nations. To break down what this means in the context of the Chicano National Movement, we are joined by Brandon Gehrke-Quintanilla. Brandon is a co-chair of The Legalization for All (L4A) Net...

Whether it be from the perspective of a worker or an organizer, the building trades are a world unto their own. Mike Bellamy joins us today to take dive into the particulars of working and organizing in the building trades. Mike is a rank-and-file carpenter and member of United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (UBC) Local 2955, and also serves as a warden on the executive board of...

It's no easy task to have a clear and complete picture of the havoc that the U.S. war machine is waging across the world today. In particular, the escalations in Iran, Cuba, and Venezuela are rapidly changing every day, but it is essential to understand the through-line of these struggles in the fight against U.S. imperialism. Meredith Aby joins us today, and brings with her a strong and thoro...

The US has deployed new sanctions against Cuba, waged bogus allegations of promoting extremist ideas in the US, and has imposed a defacto oil blockade on the country. All of this has been followed by military threats against Cuba, and we're all watching to see what Donald Trump says next about his plans for military any aggression. We are honored to have on the show today, her Excellency, Ambassad...

We're shooting past 100 episodes here at Fight Back! Radio, and Shayne Tremblay has been there for every single one of them. In his time between fighting for Palestine and working in construction, Shayne has been editing away on the countless interviews we've had with our amazing guests, and today he gets to be the guest. On today's show, Shayne and Richard discuss the role podcasts play in politi...

On May 14th, 2026, Virginia Democratic Governor, Abigail Spanberger, betrayed the labor movement by vetoing legislation that would have legalized and modernized the labor rights of public workers in the state. To discuss this shameful decision, and the relationship between organized labor and electoral politics, we are joined by Chris Townsend. Chris has been a union member for 47, currently serve...

The U.S. is ramping up it's aggression towards Cuba, and the Trump administration, especially Marco Rubio, are throwing out threats of a possible U.S. invasion of the socialist country. Our guest today, Jessica Plichta ,had the chance to visit Cuba in May of 2026, and she sheds some light on what life is like in Cuba, and provides an analysis on how we should view the U.S. aggressive posture towar...

Public schools are under attack in the U.S., and to discuss the role charter schools are playing, we had the honor of talking to Chris Baehrend. Chris Baehrend served as the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Local 4343 and the Charter School Chair for the Chicago Teacher's Union (CTU), and is current an organizer in CTU. You can reach us by email at richard.fightbackradio@gmail.com Fight B...

While the U.S. continues it's war on Iran, it's simultaneously targeting protesters at home, especially those standing in Palestine. To cover the onslaught of attacks on the Palestine Solidarity Movement in the U.S., we talk to multiple guests: Alan Chavoya from the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repressions tells us about Salah Sarsour, president of the Islamic Society of...

A happy International Workers' Day from Fight Back! Radio to all whole celebrate, which should be all working people. To commemorate this significant holiday, we have on the political secretary of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization and editor of Fight Back! News , Mick Kelly. Mick is a veteran of the movement, and brings us a communist analysis of May Day, the state of the US, and the int...

In the 1970s, in response to the lack of rank-and-file power in the Teamsters union, the Teamsters for a Democratic Union (TDU) reform caucus was formed with the goal of, as Ken Paff puts it, "building power from below". Ken Paff was the national organizer of TDU for most of its existence, and in this interview he discloses the history of TDU's forming, the power struggles they had w...

There's currently no shortage of struggle across the peoples' movements, many of which are dominating the mainstream news outlets. We want to highlight a critical struggle that is not making the headlines, and that is the fight for Black Liberation. This movement is alive and well in the US, and leaders like Kobi Guillory are on the front lines of resisting the racist Trump agenda, killers cops, a...

On behalf of the Fight Back! Radio team, we want to thank all of our listeners for tuning in to 100 episodes of the news and views of the Peoples' Struggles. For this special episode, we decided to flip the mic around to Richard Berg. You have heard Richard speak to countless fighters from the various Peoples' Movements, but Richard has been a lifelong fighter himself. In today's episo...

The Fight Back! Radio team categorically condemns the shameful attacks on Iran, its people, and its sovereignty by the US and Israel. We recommend that our listeners hit the streets and join the other people of conscious calling for hands off Iran, the U.S. out of the Middle East, and an end to the Zionist project. We would also like to wish everyone a happy International Women's Day (IWD). Ou...

Struggle is intensifying across the US against ICE and for immigrant rights. Our guest today, Lyla Salinas, an organizer with the Community Service Organization (CSO) San José, is on the front lines of this struggle. From protesting ICE at Super Bowl LX, to on the ground community outreach, Lyrla gives us their first-hand account and a strategy for winning rights and legalization for all. You can...

Since the ceasefire agreement in October of 2025, we've seen Israel commit daily bombings, blocking of aid, the withholding of hostages and bodies of martyrs, and no sign of giving up their genocidal agenda. We're honored to be joined by Husam Marajda, co-chair of the U.S. Palestinian Community Network (USPCN) , to unpack the current situation. Husam provides us with his analysis of the so...

The Fight Back! Radio production team sends our condolences to the family, friends, and loved ones of Renee Nicole Good, and we extend them to all those who have been taken from us by ICE. We wholeheartedly condemn Jonathan Ross for his brutal murder of Renee, and we extend that condemnation to all federal agents wreaking terror across the US, and the Trump administration for orchestrating this te...

On December 9, 2025, organizers from the US touched down in Venezuela to participate in the International Peoples' Assembly for Sovereignty and Peace conference. This was in an effort to show solidarity and support the people of Venezuela and their fight for the sovereignty of their country. Jae Franklin was one of these organizers. As a Black Queer organizer in Chicago, Jae serves as a co-cha...

From the government shutdown, to DOGE initiatives, to classic union busting tactics, federal workers in the US are under attack by the Trump administration. Colin Smalley joins us today to talk us through these attacks, the fights federal workers are waging to defend their rights, and the true motives of the Trump administration to sew chaos among the federal labor force. Colin serves as the presi...

This is a rebroadcast of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization's online event: No War Against Venezuela! The speakers at this event were Meredith Aby of the Anti-War Action Network ; Tom Burke, FRSO Organizational Secretary; Jim Byrne, FRSO member & anti-war activist; and Carlos Montes of the FRSO Central Committee. The speakers provided their analysis on the revolutionary state of Venez...

Chicago, IL – 500 organizers convened at the Chicago Teacher’s Union Hall from Friday, November 14 through Sunday, November 16 for the 52nd anniversary national conference of the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (NAARPR). The conference was the fourth of its kind since the refounding of NAARPR in 2019. It showcased the tremendous growth of the organization and its fighting...